Project Manager

DEPARTMENT: Marketing

Summary

As a member of the Marketing team, the Project Manager will work in cooperation with the Creative Director and Discipline Leads to implement, execute and complete specific marketing projects while ensuring consistency with Compassion’s identified priorities and goals.

Ministry Focus

Since Compassion Canada is a Christian Mission organization whose role involves both ministry in and to the local church, both in Canada and abroad, and since it is expected of our donor base that we operate as a Christian ministry giving honour to Jesus Christ, employees of Compassion Canada shall:

a. Participate in regular chapel services and corporate prayers.

b. Pray with donors when requested by same or when deemed appropriate with donor’s permission. (This will apply to some positions more than others).

c. Conduct themselves in a Christ-like manner at work and outside the workplace.

d. Promote and defend the evangelical approach to ministry that Compassion Canada has adopted and put into practice.

It is further recognized that, since Compassion Canada is a Church-based ministry, both in Canada and abroad, each employee should be a member in good standing of a church that is in agreement with Statement of Faith of Compassion Canada.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include:

· Lead the planning and implementation of projects

· Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables

· Define project tasks and resource requirements

· Assemble and coordinate project staff

· Manage and report on project budget

· Manage project resource allocation

· Plan and schedule project timelines

· Track project deliverables using appropriate tools

· Provide direction and support to project team

· Quality assurance and risk mitigation

· Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

· Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions

· Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs

· Project evaluations and assessment of results

Qualifications

The successful candidate demonstrates:

· Critical thinking and problem solving skills

· Planning and organizing

· Decision making

· Communication skills

· Delegation

· Team Work

· Negotiation

· Conflict Management

· Adaptability

Experience & Education Required

· Qualification in project management or equivalent experience

· Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management

· Knowledge of project management techniques and tools

· Direct work experience in project management capacity

· Proven experience in people management

· Proven experience in change management

· Proficient in project management software

Initiative Required

The successful candidate must be able to work with minimal to moderate supervision.

Supervision

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Given: Project Administrator

Contact

Within: all staff, all departments

Without:

Qualifying Period

Six months

note:

The foregoing statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills of the person so classified.