Junior Project Coordinator

Throughline Strategy•Toronto, ON

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Throughline Strategy is seeking a Junior Project Coordinator to join their team. This role is for an early-career professional with strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and a proactive attitude. The Junior Project Coordinator will support high-impact projects in insights, strategy, and quality improvement, working with a collaborative team and receiving mentorship and training. The role involves supporting project planning, timeline and budget tracking, team coordination, process improvement, and ensuring deliverable quality. As the role progresses, responsibilities will expand to include leading internal meetings and serving as a client contact for communication and scheduling.

Requirements

Experience leading and organizing teams (volunteer and extra-curricular activities while at college or university count!)
0-2 years experience (internships, co-ops, part-time work count) in a role that required you to juggle multiple priorities.
A naturally outgoing, confident communication style. You're comfortable speaking up in meetings, asking questions, and taking ownership of next steps.
Strong critical thinking, problem solving and business communication (written and spoken) skills.
Demonstrated experience balancing multiple tasks or priorities with shifting deadlines
Demonstrated experience taking initiative and following through independently, without needing to be micromanaged
Demonstrated experience building relationships and communicating confidently with different types of people and personalities
Passion for working in a health-related field
Fluent written and spoken English.
Comfort learning new digital tools quickly
Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada
Able to travel to the United States and Europe if required.

Nice To Haves

Agency, consulting, healthcare, or another client-facing environment is a plus, but not required.
Second and third language skills are a plus!
Experience with G-Suite, MS-Office, PowerPoint, and digital collaboration tools (e.g. Zoom, Teams, Mural, Slack, Box etc.) is a plus.
Prior exposure to Netsuite/SPP, Salesforce, or Smartsheet is a bonus, but not required.
Experience integrating AI tools into planning your day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities

Help develop project plans, track timelines and budgets, and coordinate cross-functional teams to help ensure client engagements stay on time and within scope.
Support project kickoffs and help maintain project governance and documentation.
Help assign and track tasks across the project team, monitor progress against deadlines, and flag risks or roadblocks before they become problems.
Support senior team members in coordinating resources and schedules across multiple concurrent projects.
Maintain project documentation, templates, and trackers.
Help identify opportunities to improve how the team works, and bring forward ideas for new tools or processes.
Help ensure deliverables meet internal quality standards and client expectations by supporting the incorporation of client feedback and help the team deliver polished, professional work product.
Prepare for and confidently drive internal status meetings, arriving with a clear agenda, the latest project updates, and a point of view on next steps.
Serve as a key point of contact for client, helping to schedule and run status meetings, capture and distribute action items, and follow up to keep workstreams moving.
Build trust with clients and colleagues through clear, proactive communication.
Help improve workplace culture and space.
Other duties as required.