Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.
When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making an impact every day – for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.
Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.
Team Overview
The Project Manager will report to the Director of Enterprise Agility & Strategic Enablement Team, accountable for oversight and execution of programs required to realize our corporate strategy. The Enterprise Agility & Strategic Enablement Team manages our strategic programs in partnership with business leaders. It works collaboratively with other groups to ensure initiatives in execution are aligned with corporate strategy, resources are efficiently allocated, risks are mitigated, outcomes are achieved, and benefits are realized.
The Incumbent Will
- Lead a small to medium project team; communicates the project vision and outcomes needed along with guidance to achieve outcome, coordinates team actions on project activities; coordinates flow of additional team members on and off the team as needed; and identifies areas of improvement necessary to build the capability of the team through training, coaching and mentoring.
- Work closely with the Initiative Owner, to ensure overall health and admin (risk management and mitigation, validate monthly external invoices, process timesheets, connect with workstream leads, steerco prep)
- Carry out delegated activities to support the deployment and effective utilization of project resources.
- Manage the production of project and workstream plans, ensuring that all activities are identified, are appropriately organized and resourced to deliver project objectives, and comply with the organization's project and program management framework.
- Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these.
- Manages, consolidates, aligns and cascades information to the key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan for Quarterly targets (Program Big Room Planning), and Update Planview quarterly targets to align with actual work state.
- Connect weekly/bi-weekly with workstream leads for updates to common milestones
- Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.
- Consolidate work progress across different work streams and bring in the Program view, experience working with ADO, Agile Place and Roadmaps is key.
- Draft project review reports and presentations, including key information, commentary, and recommendations to support the review process and enable stakeholders to evaluate progress and agree on change.
- Review existing operations in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered.
- Manage the delivery of research, workshops, and other activities to support the specification and agreement of project deliverables.
- Provide appropriate documentation and training to enable successful transition to business as usual. Identify and record lessons learned to inform future project activity.
- Manage relationships with internal clients and act as a business partner to them, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust, and managing the deployment of appropriate internal and/or external resources to support in delivering business strategy and plans.
- Plan and replan medium product releases as they are produced to ensure timely updates and to deliver the planned benefits as early as possible.
Screening Criteria
- Has prior project experience in planning, orchestrating, vendor & stakeholder management and delivery
- Completed an Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or in a related field
- Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and practices, including creating and monitoring schedules, budgets, meeting agendas, status reporting and risk/issue management
- Understanding of the Agile Framework
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work for multiple stakeholders
- Minimum 5 years of experience coordinating projects in a project management office or related project/program environment with competing priorities and diverse deliverables
- Working knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills and experience communicating and consulting with project executives, sponsors and stakeholders
- Proficient in: ADO, AgilePlace, Roadmaps, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Teams and other related applications
Assets
- Bilingual in both official languages (French and English)
- Experience using Planview, Lean Kit and Azure ADO or related project scheduling tools
- Advanced in: Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and other related applications
Salary Range
- Project Manager 17: Salaries are based on qualifications and experience and typically range from $81,012 To $108, 017.
Location
- Export Development Canada is a hybrid work environment.
- This role may be performed from EDC’s headquarters in Ottawa, or from the Community Hub in Toronto, or Montreal.
- Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
EDC's Commitment to Employment Equity
EDC is committed to employment equity and achieving a diverse workforce. EDC actively encourages applications from women, Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. If selected for an interview, please advise us if you need any special accommodation.
Posting Date
Aug 13, 2024, 8:20:26 AM
Primary Location:
Ontario-Ottawa
Job Type
Contract
Schedule
Full-time
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