2018008-ACAN - Strategic and Operational Support for Centre for Continuing Education strategy

The Director of the Universiy of Ottawa Centre for Continuing Education (uOttawa-CCE) requires the services of Durivage Management Solutions Limited to provide strategic direction and ongoing operational support to enable the uOttawa-CCE to fulfill its plan and mandate for the major expansion of its professional development offerings in applied public governance, namely with the federal government, but also with other levels of government and the private sector.
 
More specifically, the responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
 

• Development, evaluation and continued expansion of the University of Ottawa’s position locally and regionally as a preferred supplier (REP and ATO) of certified Project Management, Business Process Improvement (BPI), and PRINCE2 as well as related training, namely to the federal government, but also to the private sector
• Pursue and maintain the appropriate project certifications and market differentiators
• Develop and maintain profile, working relationships and supply arrangements with government and other client and potential client organizations
• Develop and maintain a team of qualified project, BPI and PRINCE2 related trainers
• Work in collaboration with CCE staff on marketing and sales activities including providing a proposed draft of the initial open-enrollment offering

• In-depth understanding and proven experience of professional development and continuing education in the context of a university environment
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of the federal government’s project management policy and its application
• Certificate or degree in adult education with considerable practical experience in in-class delivery of workshops and blended learning for adults in both official languages
• Must have a Professional designations in project (PMP, PRINCE2, and BPI certifications as a minimum)
• Project, process, program and portfolio experience
• Extensive network of private and public sector contacts in the areas of project and training
• Proven experience in setting up project policies and project management offices
• Practical and proven experience in navigating and winning submissions and proposals
• An understanding of marketing and drawing attention to training initiatives
• Experience with audits, regulatory bodies, procedure development, recruitment and selection processes
• Experience working with front-line with different level from adminisatrative staff members to the executive level
• Must be an active member of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Global Registered Education Provider (REP®) designation
• Excellent French and English-language skills (spoken and written)