CHEO is one of the few stand‑alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers – all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. CHEO’s Research Institute is dedicated to world‑class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children’s health concerns. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario. Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario Funded by the Government of Ontario and administered by CHEO, the Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is Ontario’s prescribed perinatal, newborn, and child registry with the role of facilitating quality care for families across the province. BORN collects, interprets, shares, and rigorously protects high-quality data essential to making Ontario one of the safest places in the world to have a baby. BORN also manages Prenatal Screening Ontario, whose mandate is to coordinate and oversee the operations of prenatal screening services in Ontario, supporting a cohesive and high‑quality screening system. The Project Coordinator contributes to the development, implementation, evaluation, and on‑going coordination of activities related to BORN partnership strengthening and networks growth projects and initiatives.



The incumbent will have demonstrated knowledge and experience in project management and coordination activities including excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), project development, project implementation, process redesign, project monitoring, project budget development/ management, communications, quality, risk and evaluation. Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities, including managing relationships with key BORN partners. Lead and coordinate the planning and delivery of BORN's in‑person conference, including development of the workplan, critical path, timelines, milestones, roles, and deliverables. Coordinate the conference program and speaker process, including session planning, speaker invitations and confirmations, presentation requirements, deadlines, briefing materials, and day‑of schedules. Liaise with internal teams, external partners, vendors, speakers, and other stakeholders to ensure conference activities are aligned, dependencies are managed, and issues are resolved in a timely manner. Support conference budget planning, procurement and vendor coordination; Develop and maintain conference planning documentation, including project plans, trackers, agendas, contact lists, run‑of‑show documents, risk and issue logs, and status reports. Support conference communications and participant engagement, including invitations, registration information, attendee updates, stakeholder materials, and coordination of post‑event follow‑up.



Coordinate conference evaluation and post‑event activities, including participant feedback, lessons learned, outcome reporting, and recommendations to inform future BORN events. Coordinate changes across the entire project. Develop project schedules including identifying activities to produce project deliverables, identifying dependencies, number of work periods, analyzing activity sequences, activity durations, and resource requirements. Work with project teams to evaluate project performance, monitor specific project results and identify ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance. Support knowledge translation efforts by capturing key project content, preparing and circulating stakeholder materials, and assisting with the coordination of webinars and podcasts to promote engagement and understanding. Assess and implement risk analysis activities and mitigation strategies for projects. Ensure that team members are provided with and use the appropriate procedures, equipment and material to perform assigned duties. Exemplify and advance BORN's health equity journey to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, justice, and indigeneity within BORN, its data holdings, and its relationships across perinatal and child health. Provide support to Program/ Managers/Leads as required. Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor. Bachelor's Degree in a health‑sciences or related field (Essential)
* Minimum three (3) years of experience engaging with partners on a provincial level, planning and supporting webinars, conferences & communication activities (Essential) Project Coordination/Management experience (Essential) Experience working with project scheduling software such as Microso

📌 Project Coordinator, BORN Ontario (Canada)
🏢 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
📍 Canada