Project Coordinator, BORN Ontario – Temporary Full-Time (1.0)

Compensation Pay Range:

$45.37-$53.39

Job Description:

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Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system.

Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that’s provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada’s best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada’s Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario

Funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by CHEO, the Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is Ontario's prescribed perinatal, newborn, and child registry with the role of facilitating quality care for families across the province. BORN collects, interprets, shares, and rigorously protects high-quality data essential to making Ontario one of the safest places in the world to have a baby. BORN also manages Prenatal Screening Ontario, whose mandate is to coordinate and oversee the operations of prenatal screening services in Ontario, supporting a cohesive and high-quality screening system.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Coordinator contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and on-going coordination of activities related to BORN partnership strengthening and networks growth projects and initiatives. The incumbent will have demonstrated knowledge and experience in project management and coordination activities including excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), project development, project implementation, process redesign, project monitoring, project budget development/ management, communications, quality, risk and evaluation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the development, integration and coordination of projects related to engagement, partnership, and networks at BORN to create consistent, coherent documentation used to guide both project execution and project control

Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, including managing relationships with key BORN partners

Coordinate changes across the entire project

Develop project schedules including identifying activities to produce project deliverables, identifying dependencies, number of work periods, analyzing activity sequences, activity durations, and resource requirements

Lead the development of all required project documentation, inclusive of network meetings, partnership forums and advisory council.

Contribute to the design and execution of stakeholder engagement frameworks and partnership plans

Work with project teams to evaluate project performance, monitor specific project results and identify ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

Work with the project teams to identify, document, and assign project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships for the human resources for the projects.

Determine the information and communications needed by the partners and ensure needed information is available to project stakeholders in a timely manner. Identify what information project participants need to know and enable access to timely, relevant sources of information

Collect and disseminate project documentation (e.g. status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting).

Support knowledge translation efforts by capturing key project content, preparing and circulating stakeholder materials, and assisting with the coordination of webinars and podcasts to promote engagement and understanding

Assess and implement risk analysis activities and mitigation strategies for projects.

Ensure that team members are provided with and use the appropriate procedures, equipment and material to perform assigned duties.

Exemplify and advance BORN's health equity journey to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, justice, and indigeneity within BORN, its data holdings, and its relationships across perinatal and child health.

Ensure that team members perform work in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO Corporate/Departmental policies and procedures. Ensure that appropriate action is recommended for those team members who do not work in compliance with the Act.

Provide support to Program/ Managers/Leads as required.

Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field (Essential)*

Master's degree in health-related field (Preferred)

Minimum three (3) years of experience engaging with partners on a provincial level, planning and supporting webinars, conferences & communication activities

Project Coordination/Management experience (Essential)

Familiarity with using Contact Relationship Management (CRM) systems (Preferred)

Competency with the Microsoft Office suite of tools (Essential)

Self-directed with the advanced ability to plan, organize and prioritize projects according to priority, and ability to ask questions and to identify difficulties in meeting deadlines (Essential)

Experience working with a Prescribed Registry under PHIPA (Preferred)

Project Management Certification (PMC) (Preferred)

LEAN Certification (Yellow belt or above) (Preferred)

Experience working with project scheduling software such as Microsoft Project (Preferred)

Criminal Record Check (Level 1) (Essential)

Bilingualism (French/English) (Preferred)

Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic/experience requirements

Timeline may be extended or shortened based on operational needs.

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.