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Staff - Non UnionJob Category M&P - AAPSJob Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level BJob Title Project ManagerDepartment Research Support | Hermida | School of Journalism, Writing and MediaCompensation Range $6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD MonthlyThe Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.Posting End Date August 28, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.Job End Date Mar 31, 2025This position is part-time salaried 60% FTE for a maternity leave replacement, and the full-time salary range will be prorated accordingly.At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. SummaryThe Project Manager will manage the Global Journalism Innovation Lab research project, providing direction and oversight with regard to the research activities of the project, to ensure that project deliverables are fulfilled. Managing and forecasting the budget, overseeing the project schedule, and managing records of the project.The Project Manager is also responsible for developing funding applications and managing budgets and grants in collaboration with researchers, granting agencies, and departments across campus.Organizational StatusThe Global Journalism Innovation Lab is a multi-year grant-funded research and journalistic project that aims to develop and research journalism innovation in the Canadian media landscape, capitalizing on the unique position of universities as trusted generators of 21st century news, and catalyzing extensive research and knowledge mobilization in digital journalism. Our partnership includes journalists from the national non-profit digital journalism organization, The Conversation Canada and four of the global network of The Conversation publications, as scholars and students and journalists from Canada and internationally. The focus genre for the project is explanatory journalism, a little researched means of offering evidence-based information to inform public dialogue and policy action. Using a modular research approach, the project will facilitate international collaboration on six thematic objectives: journalism innovation and nonprofit media startups, Indigenous media engagement, public engagement, historical innovation in explanatory journalism, policy implications, and global comparative analysis.Work Performed

• Manages the research project budget including forecasting, implementing, monitoring and ensuring compliance with various funding sources as well as UBC.
• Planning, developing, writing and editing funding applications
• Identifies funding sources; pursuing potential funding and research partnerships
• Writing and producing financial and narrative reports for partners
• Develops and implements research project plans, timelines and strategies for research projects
• Develops and implements processes for the efficient administration, organization, and operation of the research project, including project proposals, protocols, priorities, work plans and timelines
• Manages the production and dissemination of research projects outputs, including journals, publications, liaison with journalism organizations and all other knowledge translation activities
• Organizes and runs national and international workshops, meetings, and other events, from conception through to execution and evaluation. Organizes and manages annual conferences and symposia.
• Manage and developing relationship with various partners including media organizations, research support organizations, SSHRC and UBC VPRI,
• Communicating project goals, directing research and production outputs, and working with partners to disseminate findings
• Managing requests from UBC Public Affairs and media outlets including determining appropriate resource/expert from the partnership team and facilitating connection
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates knowledge exchange strategies using web-based platforms that are tailored to the focus of the Lab.
• Identifies gaps and opportunities for improving existing research knowledge exchange strategies
• In consultation with the PI and research team, the Project Manager will lead the development of the websites and some of the research outputs. This also includes, but is not limited to, designing, maintaining and updating the website using the content management system, incorporating additional content development and design, and reporting on the digital analytics

Consequence of Error/JudgementThe Project Manager makes professional decisions and recommendations on all aspects of the research work and is responsible for the quality of research activities. Poor performance could jeopardize the research project and result in loss of funding. Errors in judgment will result in damage to the reputation of the project and the credibility of its findings, Faculty and University and endanger future industry collaborations and or/funding opportunities. Given the investigative nature of the research serious errors in judgement could have a detrimental and monetary impact on the University.Supervision ReceivedThe Project Manager reports to the Project Director. The Project Manager is given wide latitude and expected to exercise independent decision-making. Although guidance will be given by the Project Director, the Project Manager must be strongly self-motivated, able to exercise sound, independent judgment, and be aware of all possible consequences of his/her actions for the welfare of the project.Supervision GivenThe Project Manager and the Director provide direction to research teams, media and industry partners. The Project Manager directly manages and supervises (15) Undergraduate and Graduate Research Assistants, volunteers, and independent contractors.Minimum QualificationsUndergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one\xe2\x80\x99s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one\xe2\x80\x99s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusionPreferred QualificationsEnrolment in a Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Journalism. Experience in managing project budgets, demonstrated experience in grant funding application and in research project management. Academic or professional experience in researching and writing about supply chains. Ability to analyze and interpret data. Ability to gather, record and organize information. Ability to analyze problems, identify key information and issues and effectively resolve these. Ability to exercise sound judgement including the exercise of tact, discretion and confidentiality. Advanced knowledge of Excel and Word, Windows or Mac operating systems, typing skills; effective oral and written communication, organizational and time management skills. Advanced level of computer literacy in web-based technologies eg, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Wordpress, HTML, CSS. Excellent knowledge of website management and the ability to use web-based technologies at an advanced level to develop effective e-knowledge translation to disseminate research findings and support uptake.

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