City : Canada – Virtual

Category : P&S-Business Support

Industry : Civil and Social Organizations

Employer : Canadian Red Cross

Title : Assistant - Change Improvement

Employee Working Location : Remote (Canada) 

Employment Status : Temporary Full-time (12 months)

Salary Band : $31,838 - $44,220 / year 

The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) – an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada’s Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.  

In this role, you will :  

• Maintain project documents, presentations, workflows, processes, tools, logs, and plans as directed by the Director or a Project Manager.
• Maintain status updates, relevant tracking logs and timelines, and key project deliverables and milestones.
• Create and socialize internal project communication to ensure project team members informed about project status and issues that may impact the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality. 
• Update project systems (e.g. Smartsheet) to ensure it’s kept current and that project team members have access. 
• Collaborate with external teams and vendors to ensure that any issues are escalated appropriately. 
• Conduct research for the development of communications for all stakeholders according to the project communication plan. 
• Responsible for managing aspects of project finance administration by tracking individual expenses and with the reconciliation of invoices to contracts and financial discrepancies (Purchase Requisitions/Purchase Orders).
• Produce and distribute timely, detailed summaries and various reports to provide key information to stakeholders.
• Oversee the tracking of staff/volunteer time and records it throughout projects and change activities. 
• Support P&S program administratively which includes difference divisions.
  

What we are looking for :  

• Completion of a post secondary program in business administration/administration, or in a related field with a minimum of one to three years of work experience or combination of education and experience.
• Experience using web-based project and document systems is required, knowledge of Smartsheet and Jira would be an asset.
• Experience in program administration.   

Working Conditions :   

• Much of the work is performed in a virtual work environment.  
• May include long to moderate hours sitting and using computers and office equipment.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.  
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).  

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