Planning & Project Manager (Remote)

Title: Planning & Project Manager

Department: Global Talent Bridge

Salary: $76K - $81K CAD

Location: Remote (Candidates based in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia or willing to relocate)

Reporting to:  Senior Director, Strategic Partnership

Description:  

World Education Services is seeking a Manager, Projects and Operations, to drive operational excellence and manage special projects for the GTB Team. The focus will be on project management, workplan development, resource planning, and operational support, including event coordination and process design.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnership, the Manager, Projects and Operations will work with internal teams and external stakeholders to execute the GTB team’s mandate. This role is pivotal in ensuring seamless integration and collaboration across various stakeholders, supporting budgeting, intra- and inter-departmental planning, operational initiatives, program evaluation, and resource allocation.

The Manager, Projects and Operations will be a resource to the team with knowledge and insight into the operations of the Global Talent Bridge Department (GTB), the larger Social Impact Division, and the work WES does towards the economic mobility of immigrants, refugees and international students.

Responsibilities  

1) Project Management

•  Manage workplan development, resource planning processes, presentation preparation, reporting, and general project management.
•  Optimize project planning for GTB and Partner events, streamlining workflows, and ensuring collaboration and alignment across stakeholders.
•  Manage large projects over an extended timeline (months) and provide logistical and administrative support, through things like group meeting scheduling, material preparation or note-taking or drafting communications such as emails, PowerPoint decks, infographics, and agendas for key stakeholder meetings.
•  Provide project management and coordination, including setting up and managing internal collaboration platforms (i.e., Confluence) that allow our remote and distributed team to work efficiently and often asynchronously.
•  Support stakeholder communications management, including using email (Outlook), instant messaging (Teams) and other tools to ensure people have access to the right information and materials for collaboration.

2) Departmental Planning

•  Manage departmental annual planning and strategic planning processes ensuring alignment with division and enterprise strategic plans and social impact goals, while maximizing efficiency and effectiveness of departmental activities
•  Manage the department’s preparation in various processes, such as annual and quarterly departmental reviews, quarterly Board meetings, and annual priority setting, performance monitoring, and budget-setting.
•  Manage departmental reporting processes and tools including collaboration with the …