Job Type:
Employee
Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
12
Job Family:
Application Development
# of Open Positions:
1
Faculty/Service - Department:
Web Content Management
Campus:
Ottawa, ON
Union Affiliation:
UOITP
Date Posted:
September 14, 2023
Closing Date:
September 25, 2023
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above
Hours per week:
35
Salary Grade:
UOITP Grade 9
Salary Range:
$64,767.00 - $80,526.00
About The Faculty Of Medicine
Welcome to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the first and largest bilingual medical faculty in Canada. Our learners have access to state-of-the art facilities and specialized institutions as they learn alongside world-class physicians and scientists. Consistently ranked among the top 10 medical schools in Canada, our faculty is among the top faculties of medicine in the world for research impact in biomedical and health sciences.
Position Purpose (reporting to):
Supports the existing infrastructure for faculty/service’s Web sites to meet business and operational needs of the organization. Supports development and deployment of Web pages, software and applications. Ensures quality work is performed in adherence with the University’s policies and standards. The work is performed mostly at the back end and as part of a communications and web content management team.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Web Design and Development: Participates in the development of Web sites and other Web-based custom software and applications to support the needs of the designated faculty/service. Collaborates with team members to identify and develop information architecture, design and layout that will best support website users in obtaining accurate, meaningful and current information. Ensures quality work is performed in adherence with the University’s policies and standards.
Web site support: Ensures that faculty/service’s Web sites are well designed and functioning properly, with minimum down time and maximum ease of navigation and speed of access. Adapts the Web site to the most updated rules of accessibility and responsiveness.
Website Monitoring: Records and documents hardware and software problems, actions and solutions in order to facilitate the monitoring of recurring issues and design issues to have a readily available reference for similar future problems.
Web Usability: Reviews and analyzes Web site usage trends and recommends new software to enhance the use of Web applications and to improve the quality of the services provided to Web users.
Technical Advice and Collaboration: Acts as the resources person for the faculty/service’s web-related issues and provides advice on matters relating to this field. Exchanges expertise with peers to promote the use and acceptance of the University’s standards and ensures consistent and user-friendly design of all Web tools. Acts as back up to technical team for maintaining the faculty/service’s Web server. Evaluates technical and human resource needs required for specific tasks or projects, prioritizes requests and seeks help and support when needed.
New technology assessment: Participates in technology assessments and analysis and provides recommendations in order to improve the operation of web-based tools and applications.
Documentation: Develops application documentation requirements for functions, modifications, backups and operating procedures. Ensures reliable documentation is available to assist others in making effective, informed decisions.
What you will bring:
Essential Qualifications:
- College Diploma in Programming, Web Development or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in developing, and maintaining of Web applications and tools.
Other Qualifications:
- Bilingual - French and English (written and spoken).
- Experience in configuring, maintaining and administering web servers.
- Experience in web project management, understanding client needs and defining technical requirements.
- Ability to prioritize own work and respect strict deadlines.
- Knowledge of the principles, techniques and best practices in a Web environment.
- Knowledge of established University standards and priorities relating to Web-based tool design and implementation.
- Experience with object oriented programming languages and with database creation and administration.
- Experience working in a client service based environment.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to users in a non-technical manner.
- Knowledge of Web development using various technologies, programming languages and operating systems
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact
[email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
