Project Analyst

Manitoba Blue Cross was born out of a desire to protect our fellow Manitobans during life’s most unexpected and sometimes challenging moments. This remains our driving force today, and fuels our ongoing commitment to providing superior health and wellness benefits that are delivered with compassion and excellence in service.

As an independent and not for profit organization for over 40 years, we provide health, dental, employee assistance, disability, travel and life coverage to over half a million Manitobans.

At Manitoba Blue Cross, our people are the key to our success Consider becoming part of our team of professionals committed to providing exceptional customer service.

Join us as we serve our neighbours to support and strengthen our community.

JOB TITLE PROJECT ANALYST

REPORTS TO Manager, Project Management Office

The Project Analyst supports project teams in a variety of ways to ensure projects are completed on time, on scope, and on budget. The Project Analyst role is responsible for researching, collecting, and analyzing data for the strategic decision-making process in new project developments.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contributes to project planning, budgeting, and overall project delivery; ensuring all project expenditures and project budgets are tracked.
- Supports members of the team on their designate projects, as well as leads smaller business initiatives that require scheduling and task management expertise.
- Liaises with project team members and provides suggestions or solutions to unforeseen issues when needed.
- Analyzes project data and produces reports and insight to optimize PMO performance and to identify its weaknesses and resolve any time-related or budgetary issues.
- Shares project commitments to the team by ensuring they are aware of expectations, required tasks, performance measures for deliverables and deadlines.
- Monitors existing projects to ensure timely execution and completion and liaises with business areas as needed during all phases of the project.
- Coordinate project schedules and prepare regular progress reports for Project Managers, Project Sponsors, Leadership and Senior Leadership Team/Board of Directors.
- Proactively identifies, understands, and uses a variety of analytical approaches to review information, formulating short term and long-term reporting.
- Ensuring all project strategies are in compliance with company standards, as well as laws and regulations when applicable.
- Seeks regular feedback on deliverable approvals throughout the process and maintains log to track project approvals and deliverables.
- Develops appropriate communication plans with team, creates opportunities for team to share, and adjusts to audience needs.
- Reviews and reconciles time sheets with the project plan to determine actuals and estimate to complete; and ensure time has been entered correctly.
- Ensure adherence to all policies, processes, procedures and working principles adopted by the Project Management Office as described in the PMO documents.
- Participates, as required, in kickoff and planning sessions and meetings on all PMO projects.
- Manages common documentation for projects, ensuring consistency for project sponsors, PM's, team members and key stakeholders.
- Ensures all necessary privacy, architecture and security reviews are performed per project.
- Assists with orientation and user account setup for any project resources who are new to project work and external vendors/consultants.
- Other related duties as assigned.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES
- Dedicated to the principles of exceptional service, committed to responding to, anticipating, and addressing customer needs, for both internal and external customers.
- Post-secondary degree, certificate, or diploma in Project Management, Commerce, Business Administration, Business Analyst or equivalent. An equivalent combination of education and 2-3 years experience in the insurance industry will be considered.
- Ability to manage projects, reporting, budgets and keeping projects on schedule.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and ability to make decisions based on analytical finds.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to deal with all levels within the organization in a team environment.
- Excellent communication, research, report writing, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to research, analyze, assess, provide options and make recommendations.
- Self-directed, with exceptional organizational skills and a proven record of managing and prioritizing multiple tasks within varied and dynamic timelines on an ongoing basis.
- Knowledge of Manitoba Blue Cross products, systems and terminology is considered at asset.

We offer competitive salary, a generous employer-paid benefits package, hybrid work arrangements, a flex work schedule, generous vacation, and a health and wellness program with an on-site fitness centre. We are commi