PROJECT MANAGER

at  ONTCOLLEGE OF TEACHERS

Key Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in a professional discipline relevant to the job function, such as Business Administration, Public Administration, or combined equivalent of education and experience.
• Minimum five years’ experience managing enterprise projects or post-secondary and/or professional certification (PMP, PRINCE2, etc.)
• Experience providing coaching and guidance to management in areas of project management.
• Considerable experience with group facilitation and vendor management
• Experience managing complex projects, or strategic and operational reviews within organizations
• Highly-developed written and verbal communications skills with the ability to prepare written reports and deliver effective presentations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships and develop solutions
• Knowledge of and experience with data collection and analysis techniques to inform recommendations.
• Self-directed and motivated, able to deliver agreed-upon outcomes with minimal supervision, often within short timelines.
• Demonstrated time management skills.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to work with cross functional teams and meet competing priorities and handle multiple tasks concurrently

Projects for Office of the Registrar

• Lead cross-organizational project teams to deliver projects critical to the College’s strategic plan, from initiation through to close-out and retrospectives
• Develop project plan, highlighting key tasks, resources and interdependencies to achieve goals and objectives with internal / external and project stakeholders
• Develop and monitor project schedule, including key milestones and clear deliverables along the project timeline
• Develop and track budget, in collaboration with project leadership, to ensure final project cost is within approved boundaries
• Provide leadership, direction and coaching (in project management) to teams(s) on the projects directly assigned to this role
• Manage relationships with vendors, ensuring that the best interests of the College are defined and achieved from request for proposal through to close-out
• Establish parameters and metrics for project data collection that are both quantitative and qualitative
• Provide periodic reports to College leadership on project status, risks, mitigation plans and provide recommendations

Other Organizational Projects

• Partner with department project leads for effective delivery of projects within a single or across multiple departments
• Provide project management expertise and coaching to organizational project leads in all project phases, emphasizing project management processes and methodologies to deliver objectives agreed-upon by leadership
• Leverage influence skills and work with project teams to ensure timely, successful implementation of projects & initiatives.

Key Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in a professional discipline relevant to the job function, such as Business Administration, Public Administration, or combined equivalent of education and experience.
• Minimum five years’ experience managing enterprise projects or post-secondary and/or professional certification (PMP, PRINCE2, etc.)
• Experience providing coaching and guidance to management in areas of project management.
• Considerable experience with group facilitation and vendor management
• Experience managing complex projects, or strategic and operational reviews within organizations
• Highly-developed written and verbal communications skills with the ability to prepare written reports and deliver effective presentations.
• Exceptional interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships and develop solutions
• Knowledge of and experience with data collection and analysis techniques to inform recommendations.
• Self-directed and motivated, able to deliver agreed-upon outcomes with minimal supervision, often within short timelines.
• Demonstrated time management skills.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to work with cross functional teams and meet competing priorities and handle multiple tasks concurrently.

Factors that would be considered as assets in this role include:

• Knowledge of Lean Six-Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
• Project Management certificate or designation (e.g. PMP, PRINCE 2, etc.)
• Knowledge of change management principles

This role is contracted to December 31, 2025, with the possibility of extension.
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume through our application portal no later than November 4, 2024.
The Ontario College of Teachers offers competitive salaries, pension, comprehensive benefits and a modern, progressive work environment. This position operates with a mix of remote and in-office workdays.
The College’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy that requires all staff, including prospective new employees, to be fully vaccinated by a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine has been temporarily suspended. Currently, new employees will not have to show evidence of vaccination. The College reserves the right to reactivate this policy at its discretion based on Public Health recommendations. Individuals with valid medical or other human rights-based exemptions will continue to be considered for appropriate accommodation within the policy.
The Ontario College of Teachers is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environment. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Human Resources Department to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially