Intermediate Project Manager

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Posting Reason:

Temporary replacement of a regular position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

36

Job Family:

Project Management

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Assessment, Evaluation and Curriculum Office

Campus:

Roger Guindon Hall

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/10/22

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/11/02

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range:

$85,040.00 - $107,421.00

About the Faculty of Medicine
Welcome to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada. Our learners have access to state-of-the art facilities and specialized institutions as they learn alongside world-class physicians and scientists. Consistently ranked among the top 10 medical schools in Canada, our faculty is among the top faculties of medicine in the world for research impact in biomedical and health sciences.

Position purpose:

Under the supervision of the person in charge of educational support, the incumbent will fully manage projects related to program review, assessment activities (including exams) and the implementation of entrustable professional activities (EPAs). The incumbent will work closely with the assistant dean, curriculum and the managers in charge of exams and evaluations.

Specific accountabilities:

• Manages all aspects of projects that review study programs, activities related to pre-clerkship and clerkship exams, evaluations and entrustable professional activities (EPAs).
• Supports the completion of other Undergraduate Medical Education projects, including those related to certification, support to professors, and any other initiative indicated by Undergraduate Medical Education management.
• Creates concept documents and project charters.
• Establishes project schedules using gap analysis software, measures performance and, in partnership with the program director’s office, takes appropriate action to complete projects.
• Ensures that projects run smoothly in accordance with established budgets and designs effective cost control mechanisms.
• In collaboration with the Assessment, Evaluation and Curriculum Office supervisor, ensures an optimal allocation of human resources to various projects.
• Implements and monitors the planning, quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Identifies, analyzes and measures risks associated with projects; designs risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans, conducts the required follow-up and documents the actions taken and results obtained.
• Designs and implements project communication plans.
• Drafts project reports and presents them to senior managers.
• Designs and organizes training workshops for various projects.

Knowledge, experience and skills:

Essential qualifications:

• Knowledge of project management principles normally acquired through postsecondary or university education
• Five years’ experience in a position involving comparable project management responsibilities

Other Qualifications:

• Professional certification in project management (PMP) is an asset
• Knowledge of university operations and of hospital and health-care fields
• Mastery of project management and planning methods, techniques and tools, including risk analysis
• Proven experience in designing and managing project schedules
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Advanced proficiency in using Microsoft Office software
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to negotiate effectively and solve problems
• Fluency in English and French, both spoken and written

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

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