Associate Project Manager, Technology Delivery & PMO Support for our insurance client - 1882

S.I. Systems Ltd.; Toronto, Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

S.I. Systems Ltd. in Toronto seeks an Associate Project Manager to support technology delivery and PMO activities for an insurance client (1882).

This 12-month assignment combines senior administrative support with opportunities to lead small projects under supervision, ensuring alignment with the project charter and business outcomes. You will assist with project planning, resource scheduling, risk and issue tracking, and reporting across portfolios.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years with completed Project Management Education and relevant experience OR 2-5 years of combination of in-progress education and project experience
• University or College education in Project Management, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Interest in or actively pursuing related Project Management accreditations (CAPM, PMP) is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manages the project management lifecycle of small initiatives or under the guidance of a senior Project Manager/leader
• Works with a Project Manager to ensure deliverables and expected outcomes align with the Business Case.
• Ensures timely setup and management of project plans, resources and reporting using methodologies or tailoring to meet delivery needs
• Ensures stakeholders are appropriately engaged and informed.
• Identifies, develops and maintains relationships with project stakeholders, ensuring they are appropriately engaged and informed
• Develops project plans and schedules, applying appropriate estimation models, and manages performance against them
• Develops resource planning and reports
• Supports risk, decision and change management activities (identification and mitigation planning and reporting) and maintains project logs
• Establish projects in the project management and financial reporting systems
• Ongoing tool support and training for Project Managers and other resources (MS Office, MSPS or other PPM, JIRA/Confluence)
• Ensures team conflict is managed either independently or through escalation
• Maintains enterprise Project Management tools and creates and delivers relevant training documentation
• Ensures that project team members have the skills, knowledge, tools and information necessary to meet project delivery goals
• Leverages the strengths of individual team members promoting high individual and collective team performance and customizing assignments to fit individual strengths
• Ensures the effective execution of smaller projects or initiatives to deliver a product that satisfies stakeholder expectations and achieves project success criteria
• Provides support to larger or more complex projects through financial, project and performance reporting to promote effective communication and decision making, which includes: Entry and validation of project specific information for reporting, track project costs and ensure reconciliation in financial reporting systems.
• Communicates with stakeholders effectively (e.g. status reports, etc)
• Tracks and monitors process, identifies variances, and distributes reports on a timely basis.
• Track, and suggest resolution to issues and conflicts, and escalates as required
• Implements processes and procedures, including adherence to compliance and guiding project analysts through changes
• Project schedule creation, methodology, end user tool support, resource reporting, financial reporting, status reporting
• Partners with more senior Project Managers to ensure management of project scope, budget, schedule and quality to deliver the expected business value

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Reporting & analytics

Education

University or College education in Project Management or Business Administration

Tools

MS Office

MSPS/PPM tools

JIRA/Confluence

Job description

Associate Project Manager, Technology Delivery & PMO Support for our insurance client - 1882

Associate Project Manager, Technology Delivery & PMO Support for our insurance client - 1882

Duration: 12 Months

Overview:

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for providing senior administrative support and supporting or leading projects of low risk/complexity* under the guidance of a more experienced Project Manager or their leader to ensure that projects are defined, planned and delivered. The Associate Project Manager is accountable to the Project Sponsor for the delivery of business outcomes and value as set out in the project charter that outlines agreed upon project scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and required resources. This role applies either their foundational project management education to small projects under guidance, or their combination of progressive education and experience to learn project management standards, tools, processes and practices, with the desire to operate independently on assignments. The Associate Project Manager provides reporting and analysis support to larger initiatives, including business unit and portfolio and program financial/resource roll-up and performance reporting. The role also provides support and maintenance of enterprise Project Management tools and creates and delivers training and documentation. This role also operates as a senior role to Project Analysts, and is expected to provide oversight, mentorship and guidance into project administration.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the project management lifecycle of small initiatives or under the guidance of a senior Project Manager/leader
• Works with a Project Manager to ensure deliverables and expected outcomes align with the Business Case.
• Ensures timely setup and management of project plans, resources and reporting using methodologies or tailoring to meet delivery needs
• Ensures stakeholders are appropriately engaged and informed.
• Identifies, develops and maintains relationships with project stakeholders, ensuring they are appropriately engaged and informed
• Develops project plans and schedules, applying appropriate estimation models, and manages performance against them
• Develops resource planning and reports
• Supports risk, decision and change management activities (identification and mitigation planning and reporting) and maintains project logs
• Establish projects in the project management and financial reporting systems
• Ongoing tool support and training for Project Managers and other resources (MS Office, MSPS or other PPM, JIRA/Confluence)
• Ensures team conflict is managed either independently or through escalation
• Maintains enterprise Project Management tools and creates and delivers relevant training documentation
• Ensures that project team members have the skills, knowledge, tools and information necessary to meet project delivery goals
• Leverages the strengths of individual team members promoting high individual and collective team performance and customizing assignments to fit individual strengths
• Ensures the effective execution of smaller projects or initiatives to deliver a product that satisfies stakeholder expectations and achieves project success criteria
• Provides support to larger or more complex projects through financial, project and performance reporting to promote effective communication and decision making, which includes: Entry and validation of project specific information for reporting, track project costs and ensure reconciliation in financial reporting systems.
• Communicates with stakeholders effectively (e.g. status reports, etc)
• Tracks and monitors process, identifies variances, and distributes reports on a timely basis.
• Track, and suggest resolution to issues and conflicts, and escalates as required
• Implements processes and procedures, including adherence to compliance and guiding project analysts through changes
• Project schedule creation, methodology, end user tool support, resource reporting, financial reporting, status reporting
• Partners with more senior Project Managers to ensure management of project scope, budget, schedule and quality to deliver the expected business value

Must Haves:

• 0-2 years with completed Project Management Education and relevant experience OR 2-5 years of combination of in-progress education and project experience
• University or College education in Project Management, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Interest in or actively pursuing related Project Management accreditations (CAPM, PMP) is considered an asset.

Associate Project Manager, Technology Delivery & PMO Support for our insurance client - 1882

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Toronto (Hybrid, 3x/week)

Overview:

The Associate Project Manager is responsible for providing senior administrative support and supporting or leading projects of low risk/complexity* under the guidance of a more experienced Project Manager or their leader to ensure that projects are defined, planned and delivered. The Associate Project Manager is accountable to the Project Sponsor for the delivery of business outcomes and value as set out in the project charter that outlines agreed upon project scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk and required resources. This role applies either their foundational project management education to small projects under guidance, or their combination of progressive education and experience to learn project management standards, tools, processes and practices, with the desire to operate independently on assignments. The Associate Project Manager provides reporting and analysis support to larger initiatives, including business unit and portfolio and program financial/resource roll-up and performance reporting. The role also provides support and maintenance of enterprise Project Management tools and creates and delivers training and documentation. This role also operates as a senior role to Project Analysts, and is expected to provide oversight, mentorship and guidance into project administration.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the project management lifecycle of small initiatives or under the guidance of a senior Project Manager/leader
• Works with a Project Manager to ensure deliverables and expected outcomes align with the Business Case.
• Ensures timely setup and management of project plans, resources and reporting using methodologies or tailoring to meet delivery needs
• Ensures stakeholders are appropriately engaged and informed.
• Identifies, develops and maintains relationships with project stakeholders, ensuring they are appropriately engaged and informed
• Develops project plans and schedules, applying appropriate estimation models, and manages performance against them
• Develops resource planning and reports
• Supports risk, decision and change management activities (identification and mitigation planning and reporting) and maintains project logs
• Establish projects in the project management and financial reporting systems
• Ongoing tool support and training for Project Managers and other resources (MS Office, MSPS or other PPM, JIRA/Confluence)
• Ensures team conflict is managed either independently or through escalation
• Maintains enterprise Project Management tools and creates and delivers relevant training documentation
• Ensures that project team members have the skills, knowledge, tools and information necessary to meet project delivery goals
• Leverages the strengths of individual team members promoting high individual and collective team performance and customizing assignments to fit individual strengths
• Ensures the effective execution of smaller projects or initiatives to deliver a product that satisfies stakeholder expectations and achieves project success criteria
• Provides support to larger or more complex projects through financial, project and performance reporting to promote effective communication and decision making, which includes: Entry and validation of project specific information for reporting, track project costs and ensure reconciliation in financial reporting systems.
• Communicates with stakeholders effectively (e.g. status reports, etc)
• Tracks and monitors process, identifies variances, and distributes reports on a timely basis.
• Track, and suggest resolution to issues and conflicts, and escalates as required
• Implements processes and procedures, including adherence to compliance and guiding project analysts through changes
• Perform post implementation reviews
• Project schedule creation, methodology, end user tool support, resource reporting, financial reporting, status reporting
• Partners with more senior Project Managers to ensure management of project scope, budget, schedule and quality to deliver the expected business value

Must Haves:

• 0-2 years with completed Project Management Education and relevant experience OR 2-5 years of combination of in-progress education and project experience
• University or College education in Project Management, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Interest in or actively pursuing related Project Management accreditations (CAPM, PMP) is considered an asset.

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