Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Girl Guides of Canada is a national membership-based organization that empowers girls. The IT Project Manager will support the delivery of projects within the Digital Transformation program, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with goals, timelines, and budgets.
Responsibilities
- Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of digital transformation projects across Business applications such as Customer relationship management (CRM), website, data, and infrastructure workstreams
- Develop and maintain project documentation throughout the lifecycle, including charters, workplans, task lists, change requests, risk and issue logs, and communications
- Coordinate project activities, track milestones, and ensure deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget
- Prepare regular project status reports and dashboards summarizing progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies for leadership and stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure alignment between workstreams, milestones and scope items
- Manage smaller-scale initiatives or components of larger projects, escalating risks or roadblocks as required to the Program Manager
- Assist with project governance, scheduling, budgeting, and change management activities across the transformation portfolio
- Support the development of templates, tools, and best practices to improve consistency and quality in project delivery
- Participate in post-implementation reviews to document lessons learned and measure success against KPIs
- Facilitate or contribute to cross-functional meetings, ensuring follow-up actions are clearly defined and tracked to completion
- Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practices
- Provide general, ongoing support to members/volunteers, responding to/directing inquiries and consulting with the appropriate groups and individuals to support the mission and vision of GGC
- Apply organizational policies regarding diversity, inclusivity and equity to content, member communication and customer service
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- BSc/BA in Business Administration or related field
- 1-3 years of previous project management experience
- Demonstrated experience managing business or technical projects in fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of Project Management tools such as Asana, Microsoft Project, Jira or similar programs to develop Gantt charts, project workplans etc
- Experience managing project budgets
- Experience with Waterfall and Agile and use each method appropriately
- Strong process management skills
- Excellent oral and written skills in order to develop procedures, standards and best practices
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with cross-functional teams
- A strong multitasker with the ability to navigate competing deadlines
- A creative problem solver
- Customer-focused and collaborative with colleagues from all levels and departments
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and deadline-driven
- A leader that keeps pushing forward
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently
- PMP certification is considered an asset
Company Overview
Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) provides a safe space where every girl is empowered to be everything she wants to be. It was founded in 1910, and is headquartered in North York, Ontario, CA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.girlguides.ca.
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