Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Location: hirify.global Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: CAD $7,158.42–$10,292.25 per month

Company

hirify.global’s Faculty of Management advances strategic initiatives through collaboration with faculty, staff, students, academic and administrative units, campus partners, external organizations, and partner institutions.

What you will do

• Define project objectives, outcomes, scope, priorities, governance, approval requirements, and escalation processes with project sponsors.
• Develop business cases, project charters, implementation plans, schedules, resource estimates, budgets, and success measures.
• Manage multiple projects from initiation through implementation and closure, maintaining accountability for scope, timelines, budgets, quality, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Lead project teams and coordinate contributions across University units, external partners, consultants, procurement teams, and service providers.
• Manage risks, issues, changes, resource availability, stakeholder consultations, communications, readiness, training, and implementation activities.
• Report on milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies, and decisions; evaluate outcomes, document lessons learned, and hand over completed initiatives to responsible units.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
• Commitment to enhancing personal awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Nice to have

• Experience managing projects from initiation through implementation and evaluation, with accountability for scope, timelines, resources, and results.
• Project management certification, equivalent training, or applied project management experience.
• Experience developing business cases, project plans, resource estimates, budgets, and decision-support reports.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, changes, and issues across multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, establish expectations, and secure cooperation across reporting relationships.
• Strong consultation, facilitation, relationship-building, research, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting organizational change, implementation readiness, stakeholder communications, and project transitions.
• Knowledge of university or public-sector governance, academic environments, and decision-making processes.
• Understanding of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including their cultures, histories, and contemporary contexts, and the ability to apply this respectfully.
• Ability to apply inclusive and accessible approaches to project design, consultation, and implementation.
• Proficiency with project planning, scheduling, collaboration, and reporting tools, with accurate project record maintenance.
• Sound independent judgement, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, ongoing position within the Staff - Non Union group.
• Works under the direction of the Director and designated project sponsors, with functional direction over staff and contributors assigned to approved projects.
• Supports accessibility, equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous perspectives in project planning and engagement.
• Handles institutional, personal, and project information confidentially and in accordance with University requirements.
• Position is based at the hirify.global Okanagan Campus in Kelowna, British Columbia.