Prevention Business Product Management (Co-op Student)

Overview

The Prevention Business Product Management department of WorkSafeBC is looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, innovative Prevention Business Product Management student co- op to join our team to help us strive towards our mission of keeping workplaces healthy and safe for British Columbians.

Part of the Prevention Division, the Prevention Business Product Management team plays a crucial role in supporting and leading innovative cross-divisional efforts to deliver technology solutions that address both current and future needs in Prevention Services. This involves providing leadership in executing key projects to ensure alignment with the strategic objectives of Prevention Services and WorkSafeBC. We are responsible for maintaining a backlog of initiatives and smaller enhancements, as well as planning and maintaining a roadmap for delivery. We act as custodians of the Prevention systems, ensuring that any new changes are thoroughly tested and accepted to maintain operational stability. Additionally, we provide business user and system support for the usage of Prevention systems and post-implementation of changes.

This is an eight-month full-time positions starting in January 2025.

How you'll make a difference

In this role, you will be engaged in real-life projects that directly support our mission statement of keeping British Columbians safe from injury and illness in the workplace.

From Day 1, you will embark on an engaging journey through the Division, rotating among different teams to understand how their functions interconnect. You will participate in a structured onboarding process that includes shadowing colleagues, engaging in self-paced learning, and collaborating with team members to grasp the division's business impact.

Throughout the first week, you will have the opportunity to partner with your manager to delve into impactful projects that align with divisional targets, specifically focusing on the prevention mandate and its role in protecting the lives of workers across British Columbia.

This immersive experience will help you build a solid foundation in the business, occupational health and safety and product management spheres; developing a solid understanding of how technology and business interact with one another.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you'll work primarily from your home and be on-site in our Richmond office at a minimum of once per week or based on operational needs.

What you'll do

• Gather and analyze business requirements from a broad variety of stakeholders (e.g., senior management, line management and staff),
• Participate in user story and acceptance criteria development and documentation review,
• Participate in the phases of system development, testing cycle & sprint planning,
• Identify system bugs pre and post system implementation,
• Participate or bring recommendations to improve business processes,
• Assist project teams in analyzing and documenting business processes impacted by new systems or system enhancements.
• Assisting with the development of training materials and providing training for new products along with assisting with business change management activities.
• Assist our internal Innovation and business teams to develop new innovative solutions to help solve complex business problems, including leveraging AI.

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Analytical mindset, Project Management and Business Analysis skills;
• Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to wide variety of tasks and functions;
• Demonstrate strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills with the ability to adapt to change;
• Work independently with minimal supervision as well as in a high volume, team environment;
• Communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally;
• Curious and driven to learn, passion for researching, testing and adapting new technologies;
• Review and understand how to work through large sets of data

Learn more: Hear from past co-op students on what it's like to work here.

Your background and experience

• 3rd or 4th year student, enrolled in business administration (BBA), computer science or computer engineering, project management or similarly related program,
• An interest in the field of or courses related to Occupational Health and Safety & Hygiene would be a nice to have
• Previous internship/coop experience or specialization in any of the following: Consulting, Strategy, Technology, Innovation,
• Academic level or working knowledge in the following areas would be an asset: project management (agile methodologies), business analysis, facilitation, research, technology adoption & implementation or change management,
• Strong experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite

Learn more: Hear from past co-op students on what it's like to work here.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada
• Confirm you're a registered student at a post-secondary institution

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who are we?

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries and diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Our Benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• 4% in lieu of benefits
• 4% in lieu of vacation

Salary: $23.05/hour

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Want to apply?

• A cover letter, resume and transcript are required.
• You must apply by 4:30pm PST on the closing date.
• Submit all documents in one file (either Word or PDF files).

• We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.