Content Project Advisor

Job Title: Content Project Advisor

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works with the Functional Area (FA) teams to support the project management activities, including logging escalated issues
• Supports the Integration Lead and Engineering Lead on high impact projects
• Member of the IIP (Integrate, Implement, Publish) workstream management team (Track Leads, IIP Project Advisors, IIP OCM Support, Training Lead)
• Facilitates Monthly FA Track meetings with Directors, focused on escalated issues and high level update
• Closes out the IIP project once content has been published
• Plans, monitors and controls working sessions with the FA teams
• Attends change review meetings, representing the status of work and providing FA team input to adjustments in Project Plan, including the updates to the CMP Master Tracker
• Reports status, decisions, impacts, dependencies etc. to the Program Manager from the CMP IIP Prioritization working group
• Monitors dependencies and reports baseline variances.
• Manages major changes to their respective FA team, ensure alignment to overall IIP plan
• Delivers CMP internal training (e.g. training on CMP tracker, program processes etc.)
• Ensures alignment and continuous improvement of workflows and processes across the FA teams (through quarterly release plan)
• Ensures compliance of FA teams with CMP processes and recommend corrective action, as appropriate
• Cascades CMP information, as required
• Reports back to the Program Manager and adheres to format, reporting cadence and KPIs expected of the program (i.e. status, progress, financial synergies)

MUST HAVE qualifications:

• Project management expertise, 10 years
• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent
• Experience in project management of multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of best practices from PM area of expertise
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and in particular MS Project
• Strong relationship management and skills in the areas of collaboration, delegation and listening
• Solid organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to influence and engage others
• Team mindset
• Communication and negotiation skills across all levels of the organization
• Ability to drive for results
• Conflict management skills
• Knowledge of Agile fundamentals
• Flexibility and ability to work at a fast pace, managing competing priorities, often while working independently

NICE TO HAVE qualifications:

• Content Management Experience
•  Experienced with information type architecture (DITA) framework

Working Conditions:

• Some travel, within Ontario (Chatham)