PBSC Program Manager

Date Posted: 01/06/2025

Req ID: 41219

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Law

Department: Faculty of Law

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00057297

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world’s great law schools. The Faculty’s rich academic programs are complemented by its manylegal clinics and public interest programs. The Faculty of Law is housed in the elegant, state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historic buildings, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.

Your opportunity:

Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) is an award-winning program that provides free legal support to people and communities facing barriers to justice, with chapters in 22 law schools coast-to-coast. For nearly three decades, PBSC has been designing high-quality legal placements and training law student volunteers to help marginalized Canadians address their essential legal needs.

Reporting to the National Director, the PBSC Program Manager is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing National Office projects, with a focus on legal initiatives in various areas of law, particularly family law, as well as non-legal projects and events. This may involve the development and oversight of established undertakings, or working with the National Director on the creation of projects and then overseeing the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the program or initiative. The Program Manager also provides assistance and support with all other aspects of PBSC’s programming, as required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and implementing project phases
• Planning and implementing workflow for a group
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines
• Checking that assigned work completed meets expected standards
• Directing a smallgroup in a limited area, including responsibility for scheduling and/or workflow

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum five years of directly related experience administering/delivering access to justice programming to support low-income individuals, facilitating experiential programming for post-secondary students, and/or working within/adjacent to the legal profession (ideally in the field of family law).
• Experience researching, developing, and maintaining multi-faceted legal projects.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the legal field, including legal processes, professional regulation, and the ethical and professional obligations that govern legal practice.
• Experience drafting comprehensive, multi-year project plans, proposals, and reports.
• Experience developing and delivering training programs and materials.
• Experience planning and executing all aspects of in-person and virtual professional events.
• Knowledge of family law principles and practice in Ontario.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and motivate staff, students, and partners including members of the legal profession.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, self-starter.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Canada.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Law degree (LLB or JD) would be considered an asset
• Fluency in French would be considered an asset

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver

Closing Date: 01/20/2025, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW 

Appointment Type: Grant – Continuing 

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 13 — $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Note: This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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