Project Analyst - Toronto, Canada - Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

1 temporary opportunity up to 12 months.**Provide support to the Project Management Office (PMO) of a large-scale project in the analysis of documentation/data and development of project deliverables. This role will ensure the regular updating of project management plans and status reports, as well assisting in the timely communication with project stakeholders related to decisions, risks and issues. In addition, this role will support the PMO to ensure project sponsors and project managers are kept up to date on the project lifecycle.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Participate in project/program activities and deliverables pursuant to project plans by:

Coordinating status reporting, issues and risk management (including those pertaining to labour relations) and change control procedures following established policies and procedures
Participating in work plan reviews to facilitate resource capacity planning process, as required
Keeping project and portfolio managers appraised of project status and any issues and variances
Performing crossfunctional tasks and/or other projectrelated duties as required

Update and maintain project management collateral which includes:

Assisting in the development of and updates to project charters, presentations, spreadsheets and other material as required
Monitoring adherence to project schedules and budgets, tracking progress and expenses, producing status reports with critical milestones identified and escalating issues and risks to project managers
Maintaining existing project management plans and assisting in the development of new plans for future phases of work using MS project

Participate in the facilitation of stakeholder communication by:

Scheduling, coordinating and participating in meetings and events, collecting and distributing relevant materials, taking detailed meeting minutes and highlighting and following up on action items
Assisting in the preparation of clear and effective communications to project teams and stakeholders with respect to related changes and implementations.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements:

Completion of post-secondary education in Business Administration or related field at a minimum, with a preference for an undergraduate degree in, or Business Diploma, in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Information Systems, or equivalent.

2. 1 to 4 years of analyst experience demonstrating increasing responsibility, preferably in project-based environment.

Project analyst skills with solid understanding of project management methodologies and standards, with a preference for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - PMI Certification and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI Certification (In Progress).

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