Job Description

Requisition ID: 320335 Position Number: 20048804 Posting End Date: August 28, 2022 City: Winnipeg Site: WRHA Corporate Work Location: Winnipeg Corporate Department / Unit: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Job Stream: Non-Clinical Union: EXEMPT Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - 08/15/2023 Reason for Term: Other Leave FTE: 1.00 Anticipated Shift: Days Daily Hours Worked: 7.75 Annual Base Hours: 2015 Salary: $37.449, $39.697, $41.941, $44.189, $46.436, $48.683
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Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Director, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Project Management Office (PMO), the Project Manager will apply the key functions of effective project management to provide leadership to ensure overall completion of project deliverables are achieved on time and on budget for approved projects. Promotes and maintains a positive, professional, and team oriented environment. Demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the WRHA.
Under the direction of WRHA Project Management Office, applies project management principles, tools and templates throughout the project life cycle including the initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing phases. This includes management of project scope, resources, communications, risks/issues, budget, timelines, procurement, integration, quality, and implementation.

• Works closely with the project sponsor(s), project lead, and project team(s) to develop a Project Charter and Workplan, and to facilitate timely execution and ongoing maintenance of project timelines, milestones and deliverables.
• Creates and maintains the project workplan and proactively manages issues, changes to scope, budget, etc. to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Provides essential support during the implementation of the project.
• Prepares and distributes bi-weekly project status reports.
• Coordinates project team meetings and ensures appropriate documentation is maintained to capture project progress and potential challenges.
• Identifies potential risks and determines appropriate mitigation strategies to resolve and/or escalate to the Project Management Office as required.
• Assumes accountability for overall functioning of assigned project(s).

Experience

• Three to five years’ experience in planning and implementing projects essential.
• Experience in program development, introduction of new systems and change management strategies essential.
• Proven track record of producing results within time and budget constraints essential.
• Previous experience in a healthcare environment an asset.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• University degree in a related field.
• Previous training in project management.
• Project Management Professional Certification an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Not Applicable

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency with the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio).
• Project management principles, practices and techniques.
• Regional policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
• Personal Health Information Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Management principles.
• Roles and responsibilities of project team members and change management strategies.
• Leads project teams.
• Performs both independently and as a team member.
• Delegates appropriately.
• Prioritizes workload.
• Responds to simultaneous demands.
• Plans, manages, and implements change.
• Recognizes and pursues self-development opportunities.
• Influences others to achieve desired outcomes.
• Problem solves, organizes results and monitors project progress.
• Demonstrates effective communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates interpersonal, critical thinking, conflict resolution and decision-making skills.

Physical Requirements

• May be required to work extended hours.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.