Reporting to the Director, Emergency Management & Resilience, the Portfolio Manager will support the day-to-day effort on multiple strategic and tactical initiatives within the operations and resilience portfolio.
Included in their duties, the Portfolio Manager will be responsible for the management of the Welcome Desk service and associated guest services team. Through this work, the Portfolio Manager will liaise with RRU finance, IT services, student services and the people and culture team to ensure all front-line transactional requirements are effectively delivered. The Portfolio Manager role requires a strong understanding of the rationale behind business practices associated with the space and on-campus accommodation booking system.
The Portfolio Manager plays a critical role within the team, providing support to initiatives led by the AVP as well as the Director of Emergency Management & Resilience, advancing objectives around maturing of RRU’s risk-aware, resilient and efficient approach to the planning and completion of all work assignments and routine operations.
The Portfolio Manager will be the team lead on all policy work, whether it be renewal of existing policies or development of new policy statements, procedures, standards and associated documentation. Through this work, the Portfolio Manager will lead consultations relevant to policy work and represent the Operations and Resilience team in discussions led by other organizational policy owners.
The Portfolio Manager will provide direct organizing and coordination support as well as the tracking of progress within the following program areas: campus use, space planning and management, parking management, emergency planning and preparedness.
The Portfolio Manager will be responsible for effective records management and document control within the portfolio.
The Portfolio Manager will be the lead on communications, including the Operations and Resilience web presence. Working collaboratively with the AVP Operations and Resilience, the Portfolio Manager is expected to seek out and develop strong collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders (internal and external), “clients” and key decision makers related to this work.