Junior Resource Manager

DJE Holdings; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Resource Manager to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in enhancing client experiences and ensuring seamless operations within the agency. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, showcasing exceptional organizational and communication skills. With a focus on resource management, the position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative projects while collaborating with a talented team. If you're passionate about operational efficiency and eager to learn, this role could be your next career step.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in resource management or project management.
• Strong proficiency in Excel with the ability to analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Manage data entry and maintenance of staff allocations in RMSS.
• Support weekly utilization reporting and resource request processes.

Skills

Resource Management

Project Management

Operational Efficiency

Excel Proficiency

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

RMSS

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

ChatGPT

Job description

At Edelman, we are in relentless pursuit of an equitable, impactful, respectful, and culturally curious workplace that drives innovative thinking, cultivates diverse ideas, and promotes true collaboration among our employees and our partners. Each day and on each project, our goal is to ensure that our colleagues bring who they are to our firm — shaping cultural moments and movements at Edelman, with our clients and for society.

Sure, public relations is part of who we are, but in recent years we’ve evolved to become a full service, next generation agency where you have the freedom to do great innovative work and achieve professional fulfillment. Today, we have a strong creative team, outstanding planning capabilities, deep data expertise, and a leading-edge digital team that is looking to take communications to the next step.

Edelman Canada is searching for a detail-oriented, proactive Junior Resource Manager to join our team. This role sits at the centre of the business and plays a critical part of how our clients experience Edelman, how our teams integrate to deliver brilliant work, and how our agency functions, evolves and grows every day.

What are we looking for? A go-getter who wants to become a key part of a forward-thinking, integrated team. We want passion and excitement. We want someone who is unafraid to ask questions, is willing to challenge the norm and is eager to learn from the best in the business. Our team has tireless enthusiasm, the drive to deliver, a focus on efficiency and the motivation to up-level their knowledge and skills.

Resource Management

Edelman Junior Resource Managers are organized, proactive individuals who will not be intimidated by a fast-paced environment, detail oriented work and multi-tasking. Their demeanor invites partnership and trust, and they have a demonstrated ability to handle sensitive data with confidentiality and good judgment. They have exceptional communication skills, and are comfortable escalating or following up with stakeholders when requests get roadblocked. Spending a solid portion of their day managing data is interesting to them, and they’re eager to learn and grow by partnering with the broader Resource Management team.

Responsibilities include…

• Owns data entry and ongoing maintenance of staff allocations in the resource management tool (RMSS), leveraging staffing plans and other inputs from project managers and account leads, keeping data up-to-date ongoing
• Support with weekly utilization reporting across all specialty pools
• Supports the resource request process, including trafficking incoming requests, booking into RMSS, and confirming that resources have onboarded as anticipated
• Provides resourcing data to inform allocation review meetings, team management, and support with ad-hoc needs
• Analyze resourcing data to identify trends, capacity gaps, and opportunities for optimization
• Provides administrative support to the resource management team, including ongoing updates to processes, internal skillset database, and liaison with Global partners
• Partners with other Resource Managers across the Edelman network globally, coordinates resource request intake and resource sharing when needed

About Your Background:

• 2–3 years of experience in resource management, project management, or operations within an agency or fast-paced, integrated environment
• A strong interest in operational efficiency and resource management principles
• Excellent time management, organizational, and communication skills
• Exercises good judgment when working with confidential or sensitive information
• Strong proficiency in Excel, comfortable using formulas, pivot tables, and charts to analyze data
• Foundational knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, ChatGPT, and a resource management and/or project management tool (e.g., RMSS, Smartsheet)

Edelman Canada is committed to the safety and well-being of our employees and to preventing the spread of COVID-19 in our workplaces. We are therefore requiring that all new hires as of October 1, 2021 be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide proof of vaccination as part of the hiring process, in accordance with our policies and applicable laws. Edelman Canada also has policies and procedures in place to accommodate employees and applicants who are unable to be vaccinated for medical or other reasons protected by applicable human rights legislation.

Should you be interested in applying for this role, please send your résumé and cover. Only those candidates short listed for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in working with Edelman Canada.