Accreditation Canada Looking for Project Manager, Accreditation Canada at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Terms: Full-time 18 months contract (with possibility of extension)

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Location: Ottawa (Hybrid Work Model) | Possibility of Remote

About The Role

The project manager is a member of the team at Accreditation Canada. The project manager will be accountable for managing various projects and their scope. This includes planning, implementation, budget, schedule, and evaluation in collaboration with teams across Accreditation Canada and HSO while demonstrating a commitment to the Vision, Mission, Strategic Priorities, and Values of our organization. The project manager will support strategic and operational planning for projects which includes the identification of project goals and milestones, ongoing risk management, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation. This role will provide the opportunity to deliver and enhance your skills in project management, change management, and stakeholder engagement, which will add valuable experience to your career journey!

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the design, development, and successful completion of collaborative, team-based projects from end-to-end.
• Ensure projects and required activities are planned in a way that is focused on the delivery of value to clients and enterprise through the intended outcomes. This requires both the efficient and effective management of resources, time, work etc. to promote progress and adaptability.
• Provide critical thinking and content development leadership and support either through direct content development and/or in partnership with subject matter experts and team members.
• Facilitate decision making process including providing advice and guidance to team members and key stakeholders when decisions or options are required.
• Monitor and mitigate risks in collaboration with the project team and other key project partners.
• Develop and implement a project communication plan, including creating and contributing to key milestone project report updates.
• Ensure appropriate resources are assigned to projects.
• Formulate and manage project plans by defining deliverables, identifying key milestones, and reviewing project progress.
• Prepare project progress reports on project status, project schedules, project expenditures and actions.
• Document and communicate key lessons learned with the broader team as they arise and upon completion of projects.

Must Have Qualifications

• University degree required in a relevant field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Health Sciences).
• 3+ years of progressive and varied experience in project management.
• Understanding of the health care system.
• Strong organizational, communication, and planning skills.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Understand and able to apply the principles of change management.
• Ability to plan and implement engagement meetings and resolve issues/concerns.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong technical skill with Project Management software tools such as Jira and SmartSheet.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of equity, diversity and inclusiveness principles and the ability to recognize and integrate different perspectives, roles, experiences, cultures, and backgrounds into practices and decisions.

Desired Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Health Administration.
• An understanding of health issues, priorities, and needs while recognizing the broader trends in health care policy and system development.
• Experience in the healthcare industry.

What You Can Expect

In Your First 30-90 Days:

• Become familiar with projects currently in development to prepare for applying project management principles to the projects.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• In collaboration with other team members, develop and oversee a gated approach to project and change management planning and implementation.
• Complete our orientation program with other new hires to learn about HSO, our values of trust, inclusion, collaboration, innovation and learning, and our mission of quality improvement in healthcare and social services.
• Set your performance and learning objectives for the year in collaboration with your people manager.
• Meet regularly with your people manager to discuss your learning progression and alignment for your accountabilities.

What We Can Offer To You

• Hybrid work model.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a defined benefit pension plan.
• Time off programs, including office shutdown during last week of December.
• Professional development support.
• A culture that measures and values psychological safety, inclusion and engagement.

Who We Are And What We Do

Health Standards Organization (HSO) and our affiliates Accreditation Canada (AC) and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH) are global, not-for-profit organizations. Together, we develop standards and deliver assessment programs and quality improvement solutions that have been adopted in over 12,000 locations across five continents. Our people-centered programs and services have been setting the bar for quality across the health ecosystem for 65 years.

Join us toward a future that will lead to “Safer Care and A Healthier World.” Let’s follow a mission together, where we “empower and enable people around the world to continuously improve quality of care.”

HSO is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity and access, where all employees feel respected and valued and have an equal opportunity to achieve success. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, people from diverse races, ethnicities and/or religions, persons with disabilities, people from gender diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities. Please let us know how we can support you throughout the recruiting process, including through the provision of a ccommodations on request.

We are also proud to have been named as one of the Top 100 National Capital Region’s Top Employers in 2022 and 2023.

We are equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principles of Employment Equity. We encourage qualified applications from all genders, including visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please email HR at [email protected] . For any queries related to recruitment please email at [email protected] .

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