Project and Planning Specialist

1 week ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bank of Canada Full time

Project and Planning Specialist

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The Bank of Canada has a vision to be "a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada." No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada's economy, in a diverse and inclusive organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians.

You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.

Find out more about the next steps in our Recruitment process.

Did you know?

The Communications Department is made up of 11 business lines, including Media Relations, Web Communications, Employee Communications, Translation, Stakeholder Relations and the Bank of Canada Museum.

These teams work together to help the Bank explain its activities to the public and to its employees through various forms of communication.

We aim for our communications to be effective, inclusive and well understood by all Canadians.


In recent years, several factors have contributed to increase the department's workload, and make the delivery of its operations and the coordination of its projects more complex.

In addition to managing several projects, the Project and Planning Specialist will be tasked with reinforcing the department's project management capabilities to allow it to achieve its objectives in the most efficient way.


What will you do
Reporting to the Director, Research and Analytics, you will:

  • Increase departmental efficiency by implementing a streamlined operational planning and project management approach
  • Lead the project management aspects of the department's operations and initiatives, handing multiple projects at any given time
  • Ensure operations' and initiatives alignment with the annual departmental plan
  • Lead the selection and implementation of effective project management and planning tools
  • Improve tracking of the department's work and signal risks and issues to the management team
  • Simplify access to COM services for clients: act as key point of entry/contact to clients for sizeable projects, initiatives requiring the contribution of multiple teams, liaising and negotiating with clients and partners as required.
  • Build strong relationships and work in close collaboration with all teams in the department to plan and sequence work to achieve both the department's and clients' objectives, manage capacity and resolve issues
  • Provide advice, guidance and support to teams on matters relating to project management practices and methodologies. This also includes developing and maintaining project plans, production schedules, etc.

What you need to succeed
A resourceful problem solver with outstanding organizational skills, you have:

  • Strong knowledge of project management principles, approaches and methodologies, and familiarity with organizational change management approaches and tools
  • Solid business acumen, including the ability to translate business needs into feasible solutions
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with clients and colleagues at all levels
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting requirements concurrently
  • Excellent attention to details

Your education and experience

  • University degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., business administration, project management, communications, etc.)
  • A minimum of 7 years of professional experience with 5 years in or project management or production management, ideally in the communication, PR or marketing fields. Experience working on several ongoing projects at onece would be an asset.
  • A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification would be an asset
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, but preference will be given to experience in fields of communications, public relations or marketing

What you need to know

  • Language requirement: English and French essential (bilingual) with a minimum starting level of functional (level 4) in second official language. Training may be provided to help reach the required level of fully functional (level 5) in second official language.
  • Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
  • Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
  • Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
  • In response to the COVID19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process. All interviews are conducted virtually.

Hybrid Work Model #LI-Hybrid**The Bank is conducting a trial of a hybrid working model which provides employees with the flexibility to telework for significan

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