Project Coordinator
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Minimum 3 years of experience in IT project coordination or project management, including direct responsibility for delivering small projects.
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- English
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Original job description
On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is seeking a Project Coordinator to to independently manage and coordinate a diverse portfolio of small-scale IT projects of varying scope and complexity.
Responsibilities
- Independently manage the planning, coordination, execution, monitoring, and closure of assigned small-scale IT projects.
- Ensure compliance with IT PMO methodologies, governance processes, reporting requirements, and University policies.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including project charters, project plans, schedules, status reports, and closure documentation.
- Coordinate project resources, technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project activities.
- Prepare and submit monthly project status reports, including progress updates, financial status, risks, issues, and upcoming milestones.
- Manage project financials, including budget tracking, forecasting, expenditure monitoring, and reconciliation.
- Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, and follow up on action items.
- Prepare and coordinate project governance submissions, change requests, and approvals.
- Maintain effective communication with project sponsors, stakeholders, and technical teams.
- Ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, current, and maintained in the official project repository.
- Conduct project closure activities, including confirmation of deliverable completion, financial reconciliation, lessons learned, and formal closure documentation.
- Diploma or bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in IT project coordination or project management, including direct responsibility for delivering small projects.
- CAPM or PMP certification is considered an asset.
- Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple small projects concurrently.
- Good understanding of project management methodologies, governance processes, and the full project lifecycle.
- Experience developing project charters, schedules, status reports, and closure documentation.
- Strong financial management skills, including budget tracking, forecasting, and reconciliation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned projects, and manage competing priorities.
- Collaborative, service-oriented, and able to build effective relationships across technical and business teams.
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About Affinity
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 14069
More about this job
Responsibilities
Independently coordinate small-scale IT projects from planning through closure, ensuring compliance with PMO methodologies, governance processes, reporting requirements, and University policies. Manage project documentation, resources, financials, stakeholder communications, status reporting, governance submissions, and closure activities.
Requirements
Requires a diploma or bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least three years of IT project coordination or management experience, including responsibility for delivering small projects. Candidates should have project lifecycle and governance knowledge, strong financial and organizational skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint, and excellent communication and stakeholder coordination abilities; CAPM or PMP certification is an asset.
Skills
- IT Project Coordination
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Project Lifecycle Management
- Project Governance
- Project Documentation
- Budget Tracking
- Financial Forecasting
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Vendor Coordination
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Administrative
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- IT Project Coordination
- Small-Scale IT Projects
- Project Management
- Project Management Office
- PMO Methodologies
- Project Governance
- Project Lifecycle
- Project Charters
- Project Plans
- Project Schedules
- Status Reports
- Project Closure
- Budget Tracking
- Financial Forecasting
- Expenditure Monitoring
- Financial Reconciliation
- Risk Management
- Issue Management
- Change Requests
- Stakeholder Coordination
- Vendor Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
- CAPM
- PMP
- IT Services