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About the Role

The Project Manager supports the Chief of Strategy and Growth in planning, coordinating, and monitoring the University's strategic initiatives. The role is responsible for ensuring projects progress according to agreed timelines, facilitating communication across departments, tracking milestones, maintaining project documentation, and supporting the successful execution of institutional priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple strategic projects simultaneously across the Strategy & Growth portfolio.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines and workback schedules.
• Monitor project progress against milestones and identify potential delays or risks.
• Track project deliverables and follow up with responsible stakeholders.
• Coordinate project meetings and prepare agendas, minutes and action registers.
• Maintain project documentation, version control and project repositories.
• Liaise with internal departments to coordinate project activities.
• Coordinate communications with external consultants, partners and service providers.
• Schedule meetings and facilitate cross-functional working groups.
• Monitor completion of agreed actions and provide regular status updates.
• Prepare project dashboards, keep progress reports up to date for weekly / biweekly project huddles.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers.
• Track key performance indicators and project milestones.
• Escalate emerging risks or delays to senior management.
• Support governance committees with project documentation and reporting.
• Coordinate procurement and vendor activities where required.
• Assist in developing business cases and project documentation.
• Support budgeting and project expenditure tracking.
• Coordinate project logistics including workshops, consultations and stakeholder engagements.
• Develop and improve project management templates and tools.
• Promote consistent project management methodologies across initiatives.
• Support implementation of governance and quality assurance processes.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Administration or related discipline.
• 5-7 years' experience coordinating complex projects.
• Experience working in higher education is a highly desirable.
• Employees will be required to come on-site as needed and are expected to reside in Ontario and within a reasonable commuting distance of the office/campus.

Skills

• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience using project management methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM or similar) is an asset.
• Experience using project management software (Monday.com, Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) is an asset.

Location

• Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

• Temporary
• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5-7 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $75,000 - $80,000

Benefits

• 100% employer paid extended Health & Dental benefits
• 24/7 access to Employee & Family Assistance Program and Virtual Healthcare
• Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Competitive paid time off, starting at 3 weeks
• Tuition Benefit Program
• Access to preferred corporate membership rates with GoodLife Fitness
• Engaging employee appreciation and community-building events throughout the year

About the Company

• International Business University (IBU) stands as Ontario’s first independent not-for-profit university.
• Having received Ministerial consent for full accreditation in 2020 and DLI approval in 2023, IBU is Ontario’s only not-for-profit independent University.
• Our foundation draws inspiration from the world’s most esteemed independent universities, creating a ‘next generation’ model characterized by innovation, agility, and responsiveness.
• IBU is focused on being a truly student-centric, industry-aligned university, executing the best practices of today to build the future talent relevance of tomorrow.
• IBU is committed to curricula and learning experiences that seamlessly blend rigorous academic preparation with practical skill development, reflecting emerging technologies, evolving societal needs, and the future demands of the global workforce.

Equal Opportunity

• IBU values and embraces Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Accessibility as fundamental to our mission to educate students for career success in the business world today.
• Our desire is to ensure that our institution is a welcoming, inclusive, respectful, and safe environment for everyone.
• We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our community and are an equal-opportunity employer.
• We invite and encourage applications from all qualified individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our Institution, including equity-deserving groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment (Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQQIPA+ persons).
• If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact careers@ibu.ca.