Workday Student Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Administration, Level C

Job Title

Workday Student Project Manager

Department

Student Services Support | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Compensation Range

$6,677.33 - $10,433.50 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

July 28, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Aug 14, 2024

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.

Job Summary

UBC is embarking on a multi-year project to transform its academic and administrative support processes and systems environments for the entire UBC community with “Workday Student” projected to be implemented in phases during 2023/2024. The vision for the Workday Student Program

is to transform the way UBC supports learning and research and how UBC can work to create a cohesive and integrated experience for students, staff, and faculty.

The Workday Student Project Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing projects for the development and implementation of all aspects of Workday Student within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry. This will involve significant change management as this role will be working with two different faculties, and within each very diverse academic and administrative/support units, each with unique identities, values, and sizes with long-standing practices based on pedagogical objectives and education mission. Significant prep work will be required to bring the Faculty into alignment for the transition to Workday.

This role will manage the project lifecycle, including developing project plans, assembling and coordinating project teams, assigning and identifying appropriate resources, and identifying dependencies integrating with other work-stream plans. The Workday Student Project Manager is responsible for clearly defining project timelines and ensuring milestones, deadlines and deliverables are met. This role works in collaboration with the leadership team in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry, acting as a ‘hub’ for information sharing and ensuring all parties have the information they need to make decisions for their respective deliverables. The Workday Student Project Manager maintains a “birds-eye” view of the project, considering all downstream impacts of decisions, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are informed.

Organizational Status

The Workday Student Project Manager reports directly to the Assistant Director, Office of Student Services (PharmSci) and Executive Director, Finance, Administration & Resources (Dentistry). This role requires regular cross-functional collaboration within and across the two faculties. This position works closely with multiple units within the Faculties to identify areas for synergies and to ensure the successful delivery of the project. The position will also support the liaison with UBC central offices and committees responsible for Workday Student.

Work Performed- Designs and manages multiple concurrent projects of considerable size, diversity, complexity, and risk, all of which are vital to the successful implementation of Workday Students within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Dentistry. Works closely with Department Heads and Directors as well as other faculty and staff in each of the academic and administrative support units.- Manages and leads project activities, follows up on action items and deliverables to ensure completion and keeps the project on track and focused on achieving the intended outcome.- Identifies and manages challenges, develops and implements strategies to mitigate issues, and develops contingency plans to ensure the timely completion of project deliverables. Takes a central role in articulating impacts, exploring the “what-if” scenarios for various project components, and following through with an action plan.- Provides advice on business process and functional assessment, design and development.- Collaborates with IRP streams, diverse academic disciplines and administrative units to ensure seamless integration of each of the Faculty of Pharma



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