Pay Range: $20.40 - $23.46 per hour. Your hourly rate will be based on the year of study at school.

Work Location: HYBRID

Contract up to 4 months

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster, and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

We embody our values in everything that we do. We Serve with Passion, Think Forward, and Play as a Team. If you can relate, we want to hear from you!

Our Payment Office is looking for a CO-OP student to assist with providing a variety of administrative and/or technical services to support the Procurement Program throughout its phases of implementation. The CO-OP Students will work directly with the Procurement Program Team as well as internal stakeholders to provide Program/project support in the completion of required tasks and deliverables.

What will I be doing?

• Provides assistance to help manage the Procurement Program through all stages of implementation, ensuring adherence to defined standard and quality requirements, budget, schedule, and approvals
• Assists in organizing and running project related meetings, maintain key project documentation/process through approvals and sign offs
• Provides support in PMO process documentation and validation
• Helps with tracking Project Schedules and monitoring deadlines for key milestone and task
• Works with internal and external stakeholders to collect data, respond to queries and exchange information
• Provides a variety of administrative and/or technical services to support the business which may include preparing reports, memos, documents; sorting/collating/filing documents;
• Help produce daily/weekly/monthly Program related documentation and reports, as assigned
• Provide assistance and support to staff in a variety of areas, including gathering, inputting, organizing, and interpreting data for reports/presentations/meetings/projects
• Prepare agendas, coordinate, attend, and take minutes for daily technical/operational meetings

What skills & qualifications do I need?

• Must be attending school full-time and returning to an academic institution
• Must be at least 15 years of age before starting employment
• Enrolled in (Information Technology, Business Management, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science) at a post-secondary institution
• Previous experience working within a business environment is preferred
• Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills are required
• Competence in software such as Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to co-operate and assist other co-workers with various projects
• Interest in Project Management, Payment Industry and Procurement Program is a strong asset
• A willingness to learn while being exposed to all aspects of theory, principles and practices of project management

Accommodation:

Accommodation will be provided throughout the hiring process, as required. Applicants must make their needs known in advance.

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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