Intermediate Project Manager, Educational Projects

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong
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**About Teaching and Learning Support Service**:
At the Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS), our work in the fields of university education and techno-pedagogy is two-fold: we support the efforts of faculty members so that their teaching methods are more engaging for the student population. Our faculty support allows students to receive a flexible, high-quality education and to benefit from the appropriate use of technology, both of which have a direct impact on the student experience at the University of Ottawa.

Our team is comprised of professionals in the field of university education and specialists in educational technology in an academic environment. The TLSS provides unique and essential content to the University of Ottawa.

About the Project

The University of Ottawa is undertaking a project to strengthen and expand the offer of postsecondary programs in French in Ontario and the rest of Canada. The University of Ottawa will develop courses in the fields of engineering, medicine, and management. To achieve this goal, the project will require a dynamic team of professionals with various expertise and experience such as Project Managers, Educational Development and Digital Learning Specialists, Web Developers, UI/UX Design Specialists, and Multimedia Design Developers.

**Position Purpose**:
Reporting to the Director, Innovative Pedagogies and Digital Learning, the incumbent manages the development and production of online learning in terms of online courses, projects, web resources and other pedagogical tools. The incumbent provides a bridge between the various stakeholders, both within the TLSS and externally, coordinates the efforts of all parties to maximize the value of the finished product, supports the various online initiatives by conducting surveys, promoting e-learning, offering training, and performing consultations with students, professors, other TLSS personnel and all other external partners.

**In this role, your responsibilities will include**:
Assists the Manager, Digital Development, in the management of various projects and key stakeholders.

Manages team workload, assignments, project monitoring and reporting.

Determines and defines project scope and objectives by planning and managing resources needed to reach objectives in an effective and efficient manner.

Develops and manages a detailed project schedule and work plan and prepares project budgets based on the scope of work and resource requirements and tracks project costs in order to meet budget and timeline.

Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.

Measures project performance to identify areas for improvement and monitors progress and adjusts as needed to ensure the meetings of deadlines and project delivery. As such, also supervises the quality assurance (QA) process as it relates to projects.

**What you will bring**:
Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Three years of project management experience.

Experience with the use of mixed online media for the development of educational resources.

Demonstrated experience for coordinating and supporting team projects, requires experience in a multidisciplinary setting.

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a proven ability to complete same according to agreed to scope, budget and timelines.

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, project management software tools