Project Manager – Early Learning and Child Care

Job Title: Project Manager – Early Learning & Child Care Systems Public Sector
Job ID: 89982
Location: Remote within Canada 6-month contract (with possible 12-month extension)

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead a systems modernization initiative focused on early learning and child care administration. This is a net-new role responsible for guiding the project from initiation through development, implementation, and operations start-up. The work involves consolidating fragmented processes for licensing, grants administration, educator certification, and compliance tracking into a single integrated platform.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the project through development, implementation, and operations start-up

• Define objectives, budget, team structure, and governance

• Manage schedules, critical path, risks, issues, and change requests

• Coordinate vendors and diverse stakeholders

• Support implementation and ensure a clean transition to operations

• Drive the project through to formal sign-off

What you must have:

• Valid PMP certification in good standing

• Minimum 5 years as a Project Manager leading complex projects involving large data migrations

• Minimum 2 years experience in a Canadian government or equivalent public-sector environment

• Minimum 3 years experience working with large, diverse stakeholder groups

• Minimum 2 years hands-on experience implementing or managing permitting, compliance, and licensing software

Strongly Preferred

• Direct experience with AMANDA (or very similar permitting/licensing platforms)

• Experience in early learning / childcare environments

• Understanding of Canadian childcare legislation

• Experience with Case Management systems

• Proven ability to recover off-track projects and adapt approach mid-stream

Salary/Pay Rate: $105.00/ hour


Term: 6-month contract (with possible 12-month extension)


Other Information:

• Duration: 6 months (approx. 127 business days), with potential 12-month extension

• Fully remote within Canada

• Working hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday–Friday

• Candidate must provide their own computer and equipment (Windows preferred)

• Rate is all-inclusive

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.


For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com