Intermediate Project Manager, Executive Programs

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Posting Reason:

Replacement of a temporary position

Job Type:

Employee

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

14

Job Family:

Project Management

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Telfer Executive Program

Campus:

99 Bank

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/01/15

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

2026/01/26

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range:

$80,942.00 - $102,245.00

About the Telfer School of Management:

The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is located in the heart of Ottawa and is the proud academic home of some 4,300 students,200 faculty members, over 100 staff members, and over 30,000 alumni. At Telfer, everything we do from teaching to research, to policy advice is firmly aligned with helping Canada reach its potential. We believe that better business practice means a better Canada and that a better Canada means a better world.  

Position Purpose
Manages the development and delivery of executive learning in terms of courses, projects, web resources and other pedagogical tools.  The incumbent provides a bridge between the various interested parties, both within Telfer Executive Programs (TEP) and externally, coordinates the efforts of all parties to maximize the value of the finished product, supports the various programs by conducting surveys, promoting learning, offering internal training, and performing consultations with program participants, instructors, other TEP
personnel and all other external partners.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Assists the Director, Program Design and Delivery, in the management of various projects and key stakeholders.
• Manages team workload, assignments, project monitoring and reporting.
• Determines and defines project scope and objectives by planning and managing resources needed to reach objectives in an effective and efficient manner.
• Develops and manages a detailed project schedule and work plan and prepares project budgets based on scope of work and resource requirements and tracks project costs in order to meet budget and timeline.
• Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Measures project and program performance to identify areas for improvement and monitors progress and adjusts as needed to ensure the meetings of deadlines and projects delivery. As such, also supervises the quality assurance (QA) process as it relates to projects.
• Manages project and program vendors and suppliers’ relations by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Promotes programs, client relationships and projects by participating in special presentations, meetings or informal discussions with clients, departments, programs, services, and other internal and external interested parties.
• Researches new standards, methods and/or technologies and the effect of their integration on TEP’s delivery processes and practices.
• Provides recommendations on new procedures to enhance internal TEP processes   and the quality of the service offerings to clients.

What you will bring:  

• Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field, or an equivalent combination of education (i.e., education, business) and work experience. 
• Three years of project management experience, and complex coordination requiring several parties.
• Experience with the use of mixed online media for the development of educational resources. 
• Demonstrated experience for coordinating and supporting team projects, requires experience in a multidisciplinary setting. 
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a proven ability to complete same according to agreed to scope, budget and timelines. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, project management software tools and other software. 
• Experience with the preparation and presentation of reports which requires excellent interpersonal and analytical skills. 
• Experience with the preparation of data and reports for senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. 
• Ability to work independently, to work under pressure of exacting requirements and strict deadlines. 
• Bilingualism (oral 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 hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca 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.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.