Project Director, Enterprise Project Management Office

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• a health care spending account

• a premium defined benefit pension plan

• three personal days and two float days annually

• three weeks' vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years

• career development opportunities

• a collaborative values-based team culture

• a wellness program

• a hybrid working model

• participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day

• Health care spending account

• Premium defined benefit pension plan

• 3 personal days and 2 float days annually

• Individual contributors start at 3 weeks' vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.

• Career development opportunities

• A collaborative values-based team culture

• Wellness programs

• A hybrid working model

• Participation in Communities of Inclusion

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

As a senior team member within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), the Project Director will provide effective leadership to key priorities for Ontario Health. Reporting to the Director, EPMO the Project Director will advance the implementation of business-critical initiatives and work collaboratively with colleagues in OH to strengthen our culture of project management excellence. This two-fold responsibility will require skills of both focused management and delivering of large, complex and multi-streamed projects and using that knowledge to advise on the design of EPMO functions, all with the aim of supporting OH strategic priorities and building a high-preforming organization.

Here is what you will be doing:

Leadership

• Lead the planning, design, implementation and smooth operationalization of enterprise-wide projects that are aimed at advancing OH's goals and strategic priorities.

• Support the Director in designing new organizational project management processes and evolve the maturity of the Enterprise PMO operational model

• Working with colleagues in Strategy and Corporate Performance and Reporting, support the analysis to ensure new initiatives and major projects are aligned with strategic priorities, the ABP deliverables and OH external commitments

• Lead the development of standardized project management tools and methodologies (inc. project lifecycle management and agile methodology) and the supporting project governance processes.

• Influence and mentor other project management team members in shaping and developing project documentation and analysis.

• Ensure the quality and integrity of project delivery is upheld and team members are supported in executing on their deliverables.

• Develop and manage the execution of multi-streamed workplans including the appropriate sequencing of activities and interdependencies between teams across the organization or with external partners

• Apply implementation controls that manage trade-offs and keep deliverables and milestones on track and on time, including proactive mitigation of project risks

• Leading multiple projects and assignments with ability to adapting in response to changes in program priorities and timelines

• Apply critical thinking and relationship management skills to devise multi-pronged mitigation plans that allow for successful completion of project objectives

Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish governance processes that facilitate collaboration between internal leads and experts and build a cross-team sense of responsibility for successful achievement of project objectives

• Prepare concise materials (presentation, discussion documents, briefing notes, etc) that facilitate dialog and support the development of action-oriented plans and allow participants to feel prepared to provide thoughtful feedback

• Develop close working relationships with senior Ontario Health leaders to advance delivery of the project and ensure that our team's activities are contributing to and enabling the successful realization of their objectives

Management and Communication

• Maintain rigor and ensure completion of comprehensive project control documentation throughout the project life cycle

• Establish robust reporting and communication processes that allow for sufficient and appropriate engagement with project sponsors and senior leadership

• Ensure high quality project documentation, including charters, business cases, detailed project plans and other related project management artifacts that clearly articulate the objectives, scope and targeted outcomes for the project

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• A Masters Level Degree is required, preferably in Business, Health, Administration, or another relevant discipline.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or certification in process is required.

• A minimum of eight (8) years' experience in project management or a strategy/planning role

• Work experience in health care is a strong asset.

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven experience leading large complex projects and initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a hands-on manner, adjusting to issues as needed in a dynamic work environment

• Strong knowledge and proven application of project management methodologies

• Superior verbal and written communication skills to present complex concepts clearly and effectively for senior leaders.

• Proven experience creating high quality, clear and succinct products (e.g., presentations, reports, briefing notes, workplans) for multiple internal and external audiences.

• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and facilitation of group consensus and decision making.

• Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams that include internal employees as well as external partners and stakeholders.

• Proven ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish trust, credibility, and respect.

• Proven ability to influence project resources/teams (typically through a matrixed model)

• Strong MS Office proficiency and experience building Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint documents.

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