Professional Development Manager - Ottawa, Canada - Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

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Ottawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists is currently recruiting for the position of Interim Professional Development Manager. This is a one-year contract for a full-time position, Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), starting in summer 2024.

The Interim Professional Development Manager is responsible is to manage the portfolio of CAOT professional development activities (webinars, workshops, and online courses) to support Canadian occupational therapy professionals in providing evidence-informed services to promote the occupational participation of individuals and collectives.

Required Qualifications:

Entrylevel degree in occupational therapy;
Awareness of current occupational therapy terminology and trends in Canada, including in the _Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada_ (ACOTRO et al., 2021);
Exceptional organizational, time management, and problemsolving skills;
Excellent writing and editing skills;
Strong verbal communication skills;
Vision, creativity, and leadership regarding the development of professional development activities;
Current registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO) or the provincial regulatory organization in the province of practice.

Recommended Qualifications:

Current membership with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT);
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint);
Experience with organization of professional development activities;
Experience with promotion of professional development activities, events, or services;
Experience with hosting meetings and webinars on Zoom;
Experience with nonprofit organizations;
Bilingual (English and French).

Description of Duties and Authority:

Within the established policies, procedures and financial guidelines of the Association, the Interim Professional Development Manager supports Canadian occupational therapy professionals in providing evidence-informed services to promote the occupational participation of individuals and collectives through the delivery of high-quality professional development services.

The Interim Professional Development Manager's key responsibility is to manage the portfolio of CAOT professional development activities (webinars, workshops, and online courses), including conducting professional development needs analyses, inviting presenters, booking a portfolio of professional development activities, managing the promotion, supporting presenters through the review of content, and evaluating the outcomes of the CAOT professional development activities.

The Professional Development Manager is also the main contact person for CAOT members and non-members who have questions related to the _content_ of the professional development activities or _ideas_ for new procedures/activities.

As one of the occupational therapists on the CAOT team, the Interim Professional Development Manager also supports other CAOT teams with their occupational therapy knowledge and their experience with moderating.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

1) Management of professional development activities

2) Management of professional development team

3) Support CAOT as an organization

1) Management of Professional Development Activities
a) Identify and synthesize current professional development needs of Canadian occupational therapy professionals;
b) Research and invite presenters for professional development activities;
c) Plan a portfolio of professional development activities (workshops, online courses, webinars);
d) Develop an annual budget and a budget for each professional development activity, including a forecast of projected sales;

e) Support the presenters in the production of the presentation materials, such as with copy editing, reference check, terminology suggestions to align with the _Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada_ (ACOTRO et al.

, 2021),;
f) Develop and lead the promotional plan for professional development activities;
g) Draft content for promotion of professional development activities through all of CAOT's promotional channels;
h) Monitor registration for professional development activities and adjust the promotional plan as required;
i) Moderate some webinars, including facilitating the question-and-answer period;
j) Moderate some workshops;
k) Evaluate the outcome of all professional development activities and implement prompt actions when quality of the activity is at risk;
l) Oversee an annual review of registration fees, presenter fees, presenter agreement templates, and proposal forms;
m) Respond to inquiries from CAOT members and non-members related to the content of professional development activities or ideas for new activities.

2) Management of Professional Development Team
a) Lead the Professional Developmental team in managing and executing a portfolio of PD activities.

b) Support the PD team i