Project Specialist - Evaluation & Strategic Initiatives (EPESI)

Durham Community Health Centre•Oshawa, ON

2d•CA$75,000 - CA$90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Specialist will support the delivery of strategic initiatives across Durham Community Health Centre by providing coordinated project support, alongside supporting evaluation, performance monitoring, implementation, and change management activities. Working within the EPESI team, the role will contribute to strengthening a consistent and structured approach to project delivery across the organization. This includes supporting planning, implementation, monitoring progress, assessing outcomes, and supporting adoption of new processes and frameworks through effective stakeholder engagement and change management approaches to ensure initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities and deliver measurable impact. The role is intended for a highly organized and analytical professional who can integrate project delivery, evaluation, implementation support, and performance monitoring within a complex and evolving healthcare environment.

Requirements

University degree in a related discipline (e.g. Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration).
Recognized project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile).
Formal training or certification in change management (e.g. Prosci).
Minimum 5 years’ experience in project coordination, project management, implementation, or program delivery roles within a complex environment
Experience working in healthcare, community health, public sector, or non-profit settings with reporting requirements to funders and leadership
Demonstrated experience supporting and implementing projects and programs with defined outcomes, performance measures, reporting requirements, and change management components. Including adoption of new processes, tools, frameworks, or continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)
Demonstrated experience applying evaluation and performance monitoring methodologies, including process and outcome evaluation, and using logic models, outcomes frameworks, or implementation frameworks to support continuous improvement.
Experience developing and supporting KPIs, dashboards, data collection processes, and organizational performance reporting, with the ability to interpret and communicate data to support operational and strategic decision-making.
Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders or departments with competing priorities and timelines
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Asana, Trello, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint
Strong organizational and coordination skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines effectively
Ability to facilitate meetings and prepare reports, briefing materials, and presentations
Strong analytical, evaluation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret, synthesize, and present data effectively.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support organizational change and adoption of new ways of working.

Responsibilities

Support the planning and delivery of projects and cross-functional initiatives
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and implementation trackers
Track progress against deliverables and timelines, identifying risks, issues, and mitigation actions
Maintain project documentation, including risk, issue, decision, and action logs
Coordinate meetings, workshops, follow-ups, and implementation activities across teams
Support the design and implementation of project and program evaluation approaches
Work with program leads to define outcomes, KPIs, reporting measures, and data collection processes
Support development of dashboards, reports, evaluation summaries, and performance updates
Analyze and interpret data to assess progress, outcomes, risks, trends, and areas for improvement
Contribute to organizational learning, continuous improvement, and evidence-informed decision making
Support consistent project governance and reporting practices across initiatives
Prepare briefing notes, status reports, executive summaries, and presentation materials
Support maintenance of project registers, reporting templates, and implementation tools
Contribute to enterprise performance reporting and strategic initiative tracking
Escalate risks and implementation concerns in a timely manner with proposed mitigation actions
Support implementation of new processes, tools, frameworks, and ways of working across the organization
Work collaboratively with teams to support adoption and consistent use of project management, evaluation, and reporting practices
Identify and help address barriers to implementation and uptake
Contribute to communication, engagement, and training approaches that support change initiatives
Support sustainability of improvements through follow-up, monitoring, and continuous improvement activities
Liaise with internal departments and external partners to support coordination and delivery
Maintain effective communication with stakeholders across multiple initiatives
Support alignment of projects and implementation activities with organizational priorities
Contribute to strengthening a coordinated and structured approach to strategic initiative delivery within EPESI