Project Lead - One Person One Record

 Req ID: 205218
Location: Provincial Zone, Westway 1 
Department: OPOR Project Management Office
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, OPOR Project Management Centre of Excellence (PM CoE), the Project Lead is responsible for providing a high level of organization and support for the OPOR Program team.  The tasks performed by the Project Lead are essential to provide accurate and timely data and support for decision-making by senior management and day-to-day program management.   

The Project Lead works closely with clinical informatics leads, managers, vendors, and project managers to support project activities. In this role, you may support multiple managers, leads, project managers, or departments. The OPOR Project Lead is responsible for following and adhering to standard policies and procedures and prescribed guidelines and industry standards when completing duties. This position involves varied work within general project management procedures, which requires judgment and initiative and is expected to be able to balance a heavy workload and multiple competing tasks.   

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following: 

• Undergraduate degree. Consideration may be given to those with equivalent training and work experience. 
• Minimum of 1 to 3 years’ experience within health care informatics, project management, programs and services.   
• Knowledge and skills in the areas of Project Management methodologies, OPOR, IM/IT, and CSDS tools, applications and systems of support is considered an asset
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) designation is considered an asset. 
• Knowledge and experience in clinical informatics is considered is consided an asset.  
• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and/or organizational change management certification is considered an asset. 
• COBIT Training is considered an assest. 
• Strong knowledge of health care issues. 
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines. 
• Excellent verbal, written communication and influencing skills. 
• Highly self-motivated, directed and change oriented.  
• Proficient with MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications. 

Hours

• Long-assignment, Full-time Positions; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
• Approximately 24 months (assignment length subject to change)
• Hybrid work environment
• Travel may be required 
• Shifts may be required during implementation phases include days, nights and weekends

Compensation and Benefits

$29.91- $37.38 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.