Chief Administrative Officer

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Posting Reason:

Replacement of a regular position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

N/A

Job Family:

Business Operations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Information Technology

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/09/28

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/10/09

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM3

Salary Range:

$132,504.00 - $165,630.00

About Information Technology:
Information Technology is a dynamic and collaborative environment. We are focused on prioritizing and optimizing technological investments that facilitate the best student experience, as well as the activities of faculty, researchers and staff. Our greatest strength is the people working with us. People like you, professionals eager to flex their intellectual muscle and achieve new heights in their career. Working here gives you access to a great IT environment, rich with a diverse range of platforms, products, and services. This is a place where innovative ideas are welcome.
In a nutshell: working here is challenging and rewarding. It will bring out the best of you. We want people that have the drive to advance IT in higher education. We have the technologies to keep your inner fires burning, and benefits that can help you sustain a better lifestyle. And all these minutes away from gyms, the Byward Market, downtown, and the Rideau Canal at lunch time for runners and skaters.

Position purpose 

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the incumbent is responsible for administrative, financial management, and leading multifunctional support divisions such as: administration, facilities management, human resources, office services, and procurement. The incumbent provides strategic and operational leadership in the planning, development and implementation of activities such as budgetary planning and control, financial strategies, and human, material and information systems resource management.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Define large complex budgets and manage the financial analysis to provision management decisions relating to short and long-term service delivery, as well as the University-wide IT strategic initiatives. Formulate financial forecasts and analyze the department spending to identify areas in which reductions can be made.

• Control the risk management; analyze cash flow, cost controls, and expenses including analyzing financial statements to pinpoint potential weak areas. Provide strategically aligned financial/risk management and resource prioritization advice to the Chief Information Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Directors and other high-level management teams within the University Community.

• Establish in partnership with the CIO and Deputy CIO the strategic vision including: fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships, supporting the development of these relationships and negotiation of contracts both internal and external.

• Oversee two labour organizations within IT: PIPSC and SSUO. Collaborate and influence on the negotiating team for PIPSC committee, consisting of 10 members. Review conflict resolution procedures and interpretation of definitions in the collective agreement with the executive team. Collaborates with Human Resources Labour Relations to clarify amendments and communicate changes to staff.

• Deliver strategically aligned and holistic human resource management on all matters that have legal, audit compliance, labour relations, health and safety, training and development, recruitment and retention and program implications to strengthen decision-making processes. Collaborate with the Chief Information Officer to develop and establish HR policies, programs and objectives for the organization including: on-boarding, performance management, career pathing, succession planning, training and development.
  

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related financial field. 

• Accounting designation (CA, CMA, or CGA) and a minimum 10 years of progressive management experience.

• In-depth knowledge of and extensive experience in financial management and the establishment of financial forecasts and measures. Advanced skills in Financial Management software
• Knowledge of University policies, information technology, regulations and procedures, and University governance and structures.

• Demonstrated leadership and management experience in a complex environment with the proven ability to analyze, interpret, and apply management principles, practices and techniques. Ability to exercise sound judgment

• Experience using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and best practices in an information technology environment.

• Experience in fostering strategic vision and cultivating stakeholder relationships.

• Expert at developing and managing large complex budgets, coordinate multiple budgets, and resource changes. Controlling the management and organization of all fiscal reporting activities. 

• Ability to read, interpret, apply and transmit information to others with respect to complex plans (business plans, space allocation plans), contracts, and collective agreements. 

• Advanced interpersonal and conflict resolution skills to influence colleagues and senior management. Organizational, problem solving, negotiating and decision-making skills with expertise in clarifying and resolving conflict situations.

• The ability to make decisions and work under pressure; proven ability to manage multiple and complex priorities.

• Bilingualism English and French (spoken and written)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

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