Project Specialist - Evaluation & Strategic Initiatives (EPESI)

About this role

Project Specialist – Evaluation & Strategic Initiatives (EPESI)
Position Title: Project Specialist – Evaluation & Strategic Initiatives (EPESI)
Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
This positing is for a new vacancy
Position Status: This is a not a Bargaining Unit position.
Job Posting Deadline for Internal Candidates: June 16, 2026, at 5:00pm
Hours of Work/Schedule: 35 Hours per week (May includes some evening and weekends)
Position Reports To: Manager EPESI
Salary Range: Annualized salary range $75,000 – $90,000, commensurate on skills and experience, plus participation in group benefits and HOOPP.
Primary Work Location: Virtual, 115 Grassmere Ave. South Oshawa site) and across various agency locations within Durham Region.
Organization
Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.
DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well.
At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, dietitians, outreach workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We always place every client at the Centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.
It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.
DCHC’s 2023 – 2026 Strategic Goals
·       Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does
·       Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC’s Priority Populations
·        Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity
·        Enhance DCHC’s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region
·        Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Position Overview
The Project Specialist will support the delivery of strategic initiatives across Durham Community Health Centre by providing coordinated project support, alongside supporting evaluation, performance monitoring, implementation, and change management activities.
Working within the EPESI team, the role will contribute to strengthening a consistent and structured approach to project delivery across the organization. This includes supporting planning, implementation, monitoring progress, assessing outcomes, and supporting adoption of new processes and frameworks through effective stakeholder engagement and change management approaches to ensure initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities and deliver measurable impact.
The role is intended for a highly organized and analytical professional who can integrate project delivery, evaluation, implementation support, and performance monitoring within a complex and evolving healthcare environment.

Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Coordination & Delivery
·        Support the planning and delivery of projects and cross-functional initiatives
·        Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and implementation trackers
·        Track progress against deliverables and timelines, identifying risks, issues, and mitigation actions
·        Maintain project documentation, including risk, issue, decision, and action logs
·        Coordinate meetings, workshops, follow-ups, and implementation activities across teams
2. Evaluation & Performance Monitoring
·        Support the design and implementation of project and program evaluation approaches
·        Work with program leads to define outcomes, KPIs, reporting measures, and data collection processes
·        Support development of dashboards, reports, evaluation summaries, and performance updates
·        Analyze and interpret data to assess progress, outcomes, risks, trends, and areas for improvement
·        Contribute to organizational learning, continuous improvement, and evidence-informed decision making
3. Governance, Reporting & PMO Support
·        Support consistent project governance and reporting practices across initiatives
·        Prepare briefing notes, status reports, executive summaries, and presentation materials
·        Support maintenance of project registers, reporting templates, and implementation tools
·        Contribute to enterprise performance reporting and strategic initiative tracking
·        Escalate risks and implementation concerns in a timely manner with proposed mitigation actions
4. Change Management & Implementation Support
·        Support implementation of new processes, tools, frameworks, and ways of working across the organization
·        Work collaboratively with teams to support adoption and consistent use of project management, evaluation, and reporting practices
·        Identify and help address barriers to implementation and uptake
·        Contribute to communication, engagement, and training approaches that support change initiatives
·        Support sustainability of improvements through follow-up, monitoring, and continuous improvement activities
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Support
·        Liaise with internal departments and external partners to support coordination and delivery
·        Maintain effective communication with stakeholders across multiple initiatives
·        Support alignment of…