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Job Description On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is seeking a Project Manager – Early Learning Child Care to lead a large-scale, capital-funded IT project from initiation through closeout. The role requires strong project leadership, governance, scheduling, budget management, risk and issue management, vendor coordination, stakeholder engagement, implementation support, and transition planning. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing complex, high-value IT projects, preferably within public sector or government environments. They should possess strong knowledge of enterprise systems, capital-funded initiatives, and formal project management methodologies. Responsibilities Manage the project during the development, implementation and operations start-up by ensuring that resources are made available and that the project is developed and is fully operational within previously agreed time, cost and performance parameters Formulate statements of problems; establish procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified project elements to solve these problems, and obtain approval thereof. Define and document the objectives for the project; determine budgetary requirements, the composition, roles and responsibilities and terms of reference for the project team. Report progress of the project on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the life cycle Meet stakeholders and other project managers and state problems in a form capable of being solved. Prepare plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analyzing or displaying problems; work with a variety of project management tools. Ensure all deliverables and milestones are completed as planned. Manage project change requests Develop and support project schedules Develop and maintain work breakdown structures. Product appropriate reports and identify scheduling and/or dependency issues. Conduct and provide critical path analysis. Assist in schedule Co-Ordination efforts with internal external project stakeholders Project sign-off. Mandatory Required Skills: Must have valid PMP certification in good standing 5 years experience coordinating complex projects with large data migrations as a Project Manager 2 years working with the Canadian Government 3 years experience working with a large stakeholder group with a variety of backgrounds 2 years of experience implementing/managing permitting, Compliance and Licensing Software Desirable 2 years' experience with early learning and childcare Understanding of the Childcare legislation in Canada Previous experience implementing AMANDA software. Strong online document management Experience with implementing Case Management systems Affinity Earn Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/ About Affinity Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca Job Number: 13870

What you’ll do

Lead a large-scale, capital-funded IT project for early learning child care from initiation through closeout. Manage resources, budgets, schedules, and stakeholders to ensure the system is fully operational within agreed parameters.

Requirements

Requires a valid PMP certification and at least 5 years of experience managing complex projects with large data migrations. Must have experience with the Canadian Government and implementing permitting, compliance, or licensing software.

Listed skills

• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Management
• Data Migration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Permitting Software
• Compliance Software
• Licensing Software
• Case Management Systems
• Budget Management
• Risk Management
• Vendor Coordination
• Implementation Support
• Transition Planning
• Critical Path Analysis
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Governance
• PMP Certification

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Government & Public Sector
• Consulting
• Software