Temporary Project Consultant Ii

**Posting Period**:
Open: December 31, 2024

Deadline: January 6, 2025

Non-Union

**Department Name**:

- Reporting to the Manager, the Project Consultant II is responsible for leading and managing multiple complex projects from design and implementation through to evaluation and close-out; educate, mentor and support the hospitals departments/programs in project delivery principles and practices; establish and cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in order to support the delivery of key strategic priorities; and to promote and implement change management and innovation to support the delivery of key project priorities. The role is responsible for providing coaching and guidance to team members about all aspects of the project so that team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them efficiently. The incumbent will identify all internal and external resources required to complete projects successfully. They are to collaborate with senior leaders to develop sound business cases for strategic priorities and initiatives, including cost and benefit analysis. Where required, they will support leaders in presenting to Senior Management for approval.

Rate of Pay: $46.79 - $58.48 per hour

Status: Temporary Full-time

Duration: Until December 2025

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours a week

**Qualifications**:

- College Diploma (3 years) in Project Management, Healthcare Related Discipline, Business, Computer Science, or as accepted by the hospital
- Master's Degree in related discipline or Undergraduate Degree + Designation preferred
- Certification from the Project Management Institute
- Lean Six Sigma Process Redesign (Yellow/Green Belt) preferred
- Project Management Professional Certificate preferred
- Minimum three to five years previous related experience
- Demonstrated skills in financial management and change management
- Advanced skills in negotiation, risk management and project management
- Demonstrated facilitation skills including consensus building
- Advanced problem solving, decision-making, planning and evaluation skills
- Advanced resource planning and performance measurement
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple and competing priorities on a daily basis
- Thorough knowledge of local and regional health care systems
- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated excellence in quantitative and qualitative analysis and evaluation and project leadership
- Demonstrated process improvement and business design experience
- Proficient working knowledge of industry best practices, benchmarks, and measurement/ evaluation methodologies
- Advanced negotiation skills
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC's vision, purpose and values
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

**Teaching, Learning and Research**

London Health Sciences Centre is proudly one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching and research hospitals. LHSC has an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, with education agreements in collaboration with over 55 schools, hospitals, and community agencies from across Ontario, Canada and internationally; among our many education partners, our three regional partners are Western University, Fanshawe College, and Thames Valley District School Board. LHSC provides students with a place where they can learn and discover knowledge and skills to take them forward in their careers as health care professionals. Approximately 2,900 Nursing, Allied Health and other students ranging from secondary school to university graduate level programs receive training at LHSC every year. As an employee of LHSC, you will be expected to engage in role-related teaching, professional development, and research activities in addition to standard position duties and responsibilities.

**Immunization Requirements**

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires must provide documentation related to LHSC's Health Review requirements. For more information and a detailed list of requirements, please visit Health Review Requirements LHSC.

**Work Permit