Opportunity - Program Manager, DIVERT Mental Health

Job Title: Program Manager

Project Title: DIVERT Mental Health

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025

For more information, please visit: https://www.yorku.ca/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/848/2025/05/DIVERT-Program-Manager_ENFR_May-13-2025.pdf

Contract Term: 1-Year with possibility of extension
Annual Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 plus extended health benefits
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Location: This is an in-person position on York University’s Keele campus. Occasional hybrid work may
be negotiated.

ABOUT DIVERT MENTAL HEALTH:

Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Digital, Inclusive, Virtual, and Equitable Research Training
in Mental Health Platform (DIVERT Mental Health) sets out to disrupt the mental health system for children, youth,
and families. A significant proportion of people who are marginalized in Canada do not get access to mental health
interventions and supports despite the benefits of cutting-edge research on mental health digital/virtual technologies, advances in artificial intelligence, and persuasive design of interventions. The primary goal of this transdisciplinary project will be to equip new and emerging/trainee health scientists from every university in Canada with a broad range of knowledges, skills, and mentoring supports to improve inclusivity and accessibility of the current traditional mental health system.

Along with 8 other Principal Investigators from across the country and 29 University, NGO and Industry CoInvestigators, we are building a national learning community that pushes for the integration of diverse cultural
knowledges into core academic curriculums, alongside supporting the integration of technology in mental health
research and practice. Everyone who participates is a teacher and a learner interested in expanding their understanding of mental health.

JOB PURPOSE:

DIVERT Mental Health’s Program Manager will work closely with its leadership team of 9 principal investigators
across the country based at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Program Manager is a key leader
working towards the integration of our interdisciplinary and intersectoral leaders and members. With a team of 2-3
junior assistants, the Program Manager will facilitate a large national patient-oriented research project, continuous
development of our state-of-the-art DIVERT learning platform, coordinate, and launch an innovative national
mentorship program supporting diverse trainees across the geopolitical state of Canada. The Program Manager is the central administrative leader ensuring the program runs smoothly.

Reporting to the NPI (Nominated Principal Investigator) and the DIVERT leadership committee, the Program Manager
is responsible for managing the structures and day-to-day operations of the DIVERT Mental Health Platform. The
successful individual will be integral in upholding structures of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Health
Research Training Platform.

Application Instructions: Please submit a cover letter (no more than one page) and updated resume to
divert@yorku.ca. Please indicate the job title in the subject line.

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