Senior Manager, Project & Portfolio Management

St. Clement's School; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is seeking a Senior Manager for Project & Portfolio Management to lead strategic initiatives within the ICT department. This full-time role offers a dynamic working environment focused on delivering large-scale educational projects, requiring strong leadership and project management expertise. Candidates with a commitment to fostering inclusive education are especially encouraged to apply by June 12, 2025.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including pension plan

Vacation

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven (7) years of project management experience.
• 5 years in leadership roles managing large-scale projects.
• Proven change management expertise in large, high-profile initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a strategic project management framework.
• Manage concurrent project initiatives and provide comprehensive planning and consultation services.
• Oversee financial resources and develop multi-year budget and resource plans.

Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Strategic Planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Job description

Senior Manager- Project & Portfolio Management

Exempt Level 7 : $ 12 5 , 371 - $ 1 5 0,436

Vision

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve approximately 84,000 students in nearly 200 Catholic schools in the City of Toronto and represent close to 475,000 Catholic school supporters. At the TCDSB, we grow in knowledge, with justice and hope. The TCDSB is an inclusive Catholic learning community that nurtures faith development and academic excellence through the love of God, neighbor, and self.

We fully engage students in learning that supports their academic, spiritual, socio-emotional, and physical growth and development. At TCDSB, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. The Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations our Catholic values, and the Board's Pastoral Plans are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st Century.

With a staff of 14,000, the TCDSB is a dynamic school board and is seeking a full-time Senior Manager, Project & Portfolio Management within the ICT department.

All interested applicants are welcome to apply. We are an inclusive employer.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Applications and Solutions Delivery, the Senior Manager – Project & Portfolio Management will lead the development and implementation of a strategic project management framework and business solutions to deliver large-scale initiatives to support the TCDSB. The successful candidate will manage a team responsible for designing, implementing, and managing concurrent project initiatives and provide a one-window project planning, coordination, and consultation service by leveraging the project management framework, program delivery options, recommendations, risks, and issues management strategies, keeping with TCDSB standards for project management excellence.

• Leads and manages the development of a strategic project management framework and innovative business solutions aligned with industry best practices across TCDSB
• Provides overall management and coordination of project portfolios involving integration of technical analysis from multiple sources, evaluation of policy and program planning, information management and business analytics, workforce planning, and large-scale workforce training
• Oversee business change management research, analysis, and development, options/proposals and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of programs and service delivery. Forecasts any resource requirements to implement service delivery changes and operationalize strategic directions and plans
• Develops and implements a communication framework for consistent and comprehensive flow of information to the TCDSB staff and stakeholders
• Serves as liaison with the Technology Council, ICT Senior Leadership Team, project management committees, and working groups for managing reviews of changing priorities impacting the overall project success and advising senior management and stakeholders regarding issues impacting the delivery of deliverables or services
• Oversee financial resources, reporting and develop multi-year budget and resource plans
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with key partners and stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate information flow and issue identification; present and advocate the TCDSB's position at various forums
• Responsible for overall compliance with legislative statutes, collective agreements, government and ministry policies, directives, guidelines and commitments related to programs and services
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Minimum of seven (7) years of project management experience, including 5 years in leadership roles managing large-scale projects
• Leadership experience to inspire, engage, motivate, develop and mentor professional staff to achieve results on high-profile initiatives
• Demonstrated success in strategic leadership to foster an environment of continuous improvement, creativity and excellence
• Proven change management expertise to lead large, high-profile initiatives in an integrated, large-scale data and reporting environment
• Ability to Integrate technical analysis and synthesize large amounts of information to evaluate and contribute to complex data management, business intelligence and analytics exercises
• Exhibit strong judgment to meet strategic business needs
• Ability to translate complex technical information into plain language and present it clearly and compellingly.

This is an exempt Level 7 position with a salary range of $ 12 5 , 371 - $ 1 5 0,436 along with comprehensive benefits including pension plan, vacation, and professional development opportunities.

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Who We Are

Our mission at TCDSB is to inspire learning – in every way – and support our students and employees.

Employees who work in our corporate setting are passionate and have a strong belief in our mission and making TCDSB a leader in public education. We are:

Consistent with the TCDSB's Employment Equity policy and Multi-Year Strategic Plan, the TCDSB is strongly committed to fostering and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the stakeholders and communities we serve. As such, we welcome and encourage applications from candidates who self-identify as visible minorities, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and women. You are invited to voluntarily indicate if you identify as one or more of the aforementioned communities. This information will be kept confidential.

The TCDSB is committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when contacted. We will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request. Learn more about the TCDSB Fair Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process. https://5il.co/1dkld

Our hybrid work model balances working from home and meaningful in-person interaction at our Catholic Education Centre located at 80 Sheppard Ave, E, Toronto, ON.

All interested applicants are asked to apply online no later thanThursday, June 12, 2025 via Apply To Education.

We thank all prospective applicants for showing interest in this position; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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