Junior Project Manager/Leader - Junior - Jobs in Toronto

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Junior Project Manager/Leader On behalf of our client in the Government Services Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Junior Project Manager/Leader. Junior Project Manager/Leader – Job Description

• Modernization Project
• Support the Sr Project Manager to manage, track and update the project schedule and associated documentation
• Provide support to the project team and partners to complete and manage all required project documentation
• Create and manage project schedules, deliverables, dependencies, and accountabilities using MS Project
• Perform day-to-day project coordination and administration activities such as tracking, reporting, following up on action items, taking meeting minutes, creating briefing or presentation materials
• Contribute to integrated project plans ensuring horizontal integration of all milestones, deliverables,amp; interdependencies
• Monitor and manage project Risk, Action, Issue and Deliverable (RAID) logs
• Assist in the coordination of project resources to deliver on specific deliverables and milestones according to approved project plan including the resolution of risks and issues
• Collaborate with client and Supplier Project Leads to ensure project deliverables meet their specific requirements
• Bring forward and communicate any risks, issues, and status withinamp; across different PSRN projects and teams
• Prepare Project Leads in presenting status reporting of project milestones and deliverables for specific roll up and project governance committees
• Develop and review project status reports and scorecards according to an approved integrated plan
• Manage project documentation, version control, storage and tracking of deliverables
• Assist with coordination of meetings including creation of agendas, capture minutes and action items and follow up activities

Junior Project Manager/Leader – Mandatory Skills

• Proficiency in creating and managing project schedules using MS Project
• Knowledgeable in Project Management principles and methodologies
• Experience with facilitating meetings and creating and managing associated documents including minutes and action items
• Effective communication and consultation skills to build and manage relationships.
• Identify and analyze issues and problems and make appropriate recommendations for resolutions
• Effective communication skills to take complex information and present issues in a clear logical manner
• Knowledge of radio and/or telecommunications systems would be beneficial
• 5+ years of Project Management experience
• Project Management Skills
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting the management of projects with emphasis on I amp;IT projects
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., agile and waterfall) and principles
• Ability to build, update and maintain detailed project schedules in MS Project ensuring activities are tracked to completion and associated artifacts
• Effective management of risk, action, issue, decision (RAID) logs and project status reports
• Time management skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks with competing priorities and strict deadlines
• Experience working independently and with business and technology teams
• Expertise with PM tools (e.g., MS Project, Gantt charts, etc.)
• Relationship Management
• Interpersonal skills to collaborate with the ministry project teams, client ministries and vendors
• Consultative and negotiation skills to resolve conflicts
• Ability to understand the impact of decisions on different groups
• Foster and build productive relationships
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to create and share presentations, and project communication materials to technical project team members or business stakeholders
• Creating reports and dashboards on project status
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings with different technical and business groups and stakeholders and share meeting minutes and action item logs
• Proficiency with Outlook and MS Office Suite including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Vision
• Analytical and Problem Solving
• Ability to identify issues or problems, gather relevant information and perform analysis and build reports to support decision-making on project scope, schedule, cost
• Accurately document issues, gaps, and inconsistencies when they happen
• Communicate issues with options considered and recommended actions
• Knowledge Transfer

Junior Project Manager/Leader - Assignment Start Date ASAP – 5 months to start Junior Project Manager/Leader - Assignment Location Toronto, ON – Work Hybrid