Senior Project Manager

Working language: French

This position is primarily conducted in French. Professional fluency in French (spoken and written) is required.

You will thrive in this role if…

• You are a natural leader driven by meaningful, purpose-led projects.
• Project management is instinctive to you: every new idea naturally turns into a structured plan with clear steps and deliverables.
• You are highly organized and comfortable juggling multiple files and tight deadlines.
• You truly believe in teamwork: collaborating, sharing, and building together is how you work.
• You communicate with ease across teams with diverse expertise and know how to rally people around shared objectives.
• You have a solution-oriented mindset and see every challenge as an opportunity to innovate and improve processes.
• Respect, integrity, and ethics guide your decisions and professional relationships.
• You want to be at the heart of the action and contribute to Enfant Soleil’s growth.
• You are an enthusiastic team player who believes work should also be enjoyable.

The role

The successful candidate will be part of the broader Philanthropic Development team, within the Campaigns and Raffles division. This team focuses on developing and optimizing distinctive tools and major campaigns designed to support and engage partners, while reaching current and future participants and donors. Reporting to the Senior Director, Campaigns and Raffles, the Senior Project Manager will be responsible for:

• Planning, organizing, and managing campaigns and their related events, optimizing their development and ensuring objectives are met;
• Orchestrating project implementation and mobilizing project team members while considering their realities and priorities, and ensuring smooth communication between internal and external stakeholders;
• Identifying relevant performance indicators, monitoring them, and proposing adjustments to achieve targets;
• Drafting project charters, producing mid-project and end-of-project reports, as well as a 360° post-mortem;
• Building detailed timelines that reflect collaborators’ capacities and ensuring deadlines are respected;
• Establishing budgets, monitoring them, and implementing actions required to meet objectives;
• Identifying and collaborating in the recruitment of partners and strategic partnerships, and maintaining strong, professional relationships with them;
• Anticipating operational issues and proposing solutions;
• Contributing to strategic thinking and translating vision, objectives, and strategies into concrete actions for campaign deployment;
• Working closely with the Partnerships team to identify strategies for recruiting new partners and participants;
• Supporting the Partnerships team, partners, and participants in the operational and logistical execution of campaign-related initiatives and events;
• Collaborating closely with the Communications and Marketing team to define campaign-specific communication plans;
• Actively participating in the analysis and optimization of existing campaign business models;
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of project management practices;
• Monitoring best practices and emerging trends in philanthropy to foster campaign innovation;
• Representing Enfant Soleil at recruitment events, campaign-related events, and partner-participant activities.

Your experience

• University-level education in a relevant field;
• At least 7 years of experience in a project management role;
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary projects and aligning diverse expertise toward a common goal;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong command of project management and collaboration tools (Monday is an asset);
• Knowledge of the philanthropic sector and best practices (an asset);
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Your strengths and natural talents

• Strong planning, organizational, and coordination skills;
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with rigor and attention to detail;
• Team spirit, natural leadership, and a high level of autonomy;
• Proactive and solution-oriented attitude.

Your future work environment

• A team of passionate, human, and dedicated people;
• Internal training provided by experienced team members;
• Flexible schedule based on a 35-hour work week;
• Competitive benefits package: group insurance, RRSP, employee assistance program;
• Warm work atmosphere and collaborative culture where ideas are welcomed;
• Healthy work–life balance;
• Summer schedule;
• Compensation plan aligned with pay equity principles;
• Remote work available according to current policy (flexible hybrid model);
• Vacation, personal days, and additional time off during the holiday season.

Travel: When required, ability to travel for a few days (valid driver’s licence and access to a vehicle required).

Expected start date: As soon as possible.

To apply: Please send your application to recrutement@enfantsoleil.ca

Enfant Soleil is committed to employment equity and encourages women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities to apply. The masculine form is used solely to simplify the text. Only selected candidates will be contacted.