Project Specialist (Learning And Innovations)

Classification & Regular Hours

Hours per Week: 35

Salary Grade: 14

About Western

Western University delivers an academic experience second to none. Western challenges the best and brightest faculty, staff and students to commit to the highest global standards. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western attracts individuals with a broad worldview, seeking to study, influence and lead in the international community. Since 1878, The Western Experience has combined academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social and cultural growth in order to better serve our communities.

About Us

The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry provides outstanding education within a research-intensive, distributed learning environment where tomorrow’s physicians, dentists and health researchers and other scholars learn to be socially responsible leaders in the advancement of human health. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is the largest Faculty on the Western University campus and employs over 2,000 part-time and full-time faculty and over 1,500 staff.

Responsibilities

The Project Specialist (Learning and Innovations) will be a key contributor to operational improvements through process reviews, project management, research administration, and oversight of distributed medical curriculum evaluation activities for Distributed Medical Education. The role will coordinate the successful implementation of priority projects, on time and within budgetary constraints, and will act as a point of contact for internal and external inquiries related to each of the projects. The Project Specialist (Learning and Innovations) will support the development of strategic initiatives within the Office of Distributed Education, collaborating with multiple stakeholders including Schulich faculty, staff, trainees, students and community and hospital partners. The role also analyzes and reports on relevant program and project metrics, presents on relevant research and educational initiatives to multi-stakeholder groups, monitors program data and other sources, to identify trends, challenges and opportunities, and prepares documents and related recommendations.

Qualifications

Education:

- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline

- Project Management Professional certification completed or in progress preferred

Experience:

- 3 years of experience in project management and facilitation in an academic or hospital (cross-sectoral) environment

- Experience assisting with the preparation of budgets and monitoring accounts preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-sectoral projects, involving a variety of stakeholders, from conception to completion within tightly prescribed timelines

- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in evaluation and research methodologies

- Skilled in mixed-method approaches using qualitative and quantitative data

- Knowledge with evaluation practices used across Canadian Medical schools

- Working knowledge of statistical packages such as SPSS and SAS, and report writing

- Ability to ensure expenditures and resources are within allotments, and to make appropriate modifications when required

- Familiarity with techniques for updating, managing and extracting data from a database

- Ability to collaborate across internal and external boundaries to meet common objectives, improve outcomes and support work beyond one's own unit

- Communication skills to clearly express ideas in an objective manner, and adapt communication style to suit the situation and audience

- Ability to ensure confidentiality and privacy is maintained through the appropriate retention and destruction of information

- Attention to detail and proofreading abilities with an excellent command of the English language

- A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation and conflict resolution skills

- Ability to work within a flexible schedule to accommodate the University’s events and activities

- Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Powerpoint, Word, and Excel)

- Knowledge of regulations and guidelines governing research in an academic environment and of best practices for reviewing and writing grant proposals is an asset

- Demonstrated knowledge of Distributed Medical Education Programs preferred

Western Values Diversity

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or phone 519-661-2194.

Please Note:

Interested applicants are asked to visit https://recruit.uwo.ca for further information and to apply online referencing job #32370 by midnight on August 30th 2023.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.