Careers

Working at Praxis

Praxis is a growing Canadian-owned management consulting and research company with a rich history of subject matter expertise and client relationships. Our founder, Valerie Sluth, launched Praxis in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1999 and in 2024 the firm is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The organization is growing throughout Canada with consultants in Saskatchewan, BC, Ontario, and Quebec. We have a person-centered culture, and our teams live by four core values where our people can grow and flourish in their career. If you are a performance driven individual who has a passion for service, learning, collaboration, and a curiosity to deepen your understanding about a variety of business areas, industries, and clients, Praxis is the right place for you! We are excited to bring on the right team member to deliver exceptional value to our clients and add to the momentum of our growing company.

It is rare to be able to say that your job is challenging, rewarding, and fun! From day one, Praxis welcomed me onto the team and gave me the opportunity to flex my creative problem-solving skills. I had the opportunity to work with diverse clients in a variety of sectors, take professional development courses and see projects through from initiation to implementation. Most importantly, I always felt like my voice was heard and my contributions were recognized. I highly recommend this organization to anyone looking to expand their skillset and grow as a consultant. Thank you, Praxis!

– Former employee

Current Listings

Praxis Permanent Full-Time Project Coordinator - Strategy

Strategy Project Coordinator

Praxis is seeking a Project Coordinator to support projects delivered by our Strategy Service Line. In this position you will be responsible for ensuring that client projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with the defined project scope.

Strategy Project Delivery  

As a member of the Strategy Service Line, you will work with a team of 4-6 people providing a full range of strategy and governance services. Directed by the Project Lead, you will participate in the delivery of services including desktop research, stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and facilitation of virtual and in-person client sessions. You will also assist the Project Lead with the development of key deliverables such as interview guides, agendas, reports, presentations, strategy maps, and dashboards. On a standard strategic planning project, you can anticipate contributing to the following activities:

Proposal development: researching the client and the project including conducting a high-level environmental scan, aligning Praxis expertise and experience with the requirements of the proposed project, working with the proposal team to identify key messages, and ultimately contributing to writing the proposal.
Project Initiation: setting up the project using Praxis tools and processes provided. Project Execution: coordinating and participating in activities including meetings, interviews, focus groups, workshops, planning sessions, and presentations.
Project Delivery: drafting and submitting project deliverables such as discussion guides, agendas, key theme reports, presentations, strategy maps, etc.
Project Closeout: ensuring projects have successfully fulfilled the client’s requirements in alignment with expectations and performing project completion duties using Praxis tools and processes provided.

Project coordinators are the backbone of all Praxis projects. With strong project coordinators Praxis creates trusting relationships with both our clients and the stakeholders with whom we engage.

As a Strategy Service Line Project Coordinator, you will primarily support strategy and governance projects. However, there will be opportunities to serve on other service line projects with colleagues across the organization as needed. Praxis partners with clients across a range of industries and functional areas to enhance the depth and breadth of employee learning opportunities.

Education and Other Requirements

A post-secondary degree in Arts, Social Science, or Business (Administration, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Communications) is an asset.
Excellent communication and writing skills, ability to manage multiple projects, critical thinking skills, entrepreneurial mindset, an orientation to service, and proactive client relationship management.
Some travel required.
We would prefer a team member based in Saskatchewan. Much of this role can be completed remotely, but presence at client sessions and Praxis events will be required from time to time.

What We Offer 

We offer competitive salaries, short-term incentives, additional vacation days, sick days, health and dental benefits, and a flexible, hybrid work environment.  We believe strongly in employee autonomy and accountability, which provides an opportunity for you to balance your work and life in a meaningful way.  You will have access to methodologies, knowledge assets, on-the-job training, and mentoring. You will work alongside team members with diverse backgrounds, education, expertise, and capabilities.  If you are a values-based team player looking for an exciting growth opportunity for your career, we want to hear from you. 

Deadline to apply: December 24, 2024

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Praxis Permanent Full-Time Project Coordinator - Engagement

Engagement Project Coordinator

Praxis is seeking a Project Coordinator to support projects delivered by our Engagement Service Line. In this position you will be responsible for ensuring that client projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with the defined project scope.

As a project coordinator, you are a key liaison between the Praxis project team and the client. The project coordinator is integral in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects. You will be responsible for all administrative aspects of the project lifecycle, including project set up, contract administration, agenda development, scheduling project activities and meetings, note taking, event planning, reviewing and contributing to document development, and deliverables submission to the client. In your capacity as project coordinator, you will be exposed to a variety of engagement strategies, learning about the value of and ways to facilitate stakeholder and public engagement you will work side by side with project engagement leads to create and implement meaningful engagement strategies for Praxis clients.

Engagement Project Delivery  

As an Engagement Project Coordinator, you will participate in teams of 2-5 people. You can anticipate contributing to the following activities:

Proposal Development: researching the client and the project including conducting a high-level environmental scan, aligning Praxis expertise and experience with the requirements of the proposed project, working with the proposal team to identify key messages, and proposal writing.
Project Initiation: setting up the project using standardized Praxis tools and processes provided.
Project Execution: developing and implementing engagement plans which could include engagement activities such as interviews, focus groups, public open houses, Indigenous Sharing Circles, town hall meetings, community workshops, public and stakeholder surveys.
Project Delivery: drafting, formatting, and submitting engagement project deliverables such as discussion guides, agendas, event protocols, presentations, engagement reports, etc.
Project Closeout: ensuring projects have successfully fulfilled the client’s requirements in alignment with expectations and performing project completion duties using Praxis standard processes.

Project coordinators are the backbone of all Praxis projects. With strong project coordinators, Praxis creates trusting relationships with both our clients and the stakeholders with whom we engage. As an Engagement Project Coordinator, you will primarily support engagement projects. However, there will be opportunities to serve on other service line projects with colleagues across the organization as needed. Praxis partners with clients across a range of industries and functional areas to enhance the depth and breadth of employee learning opportunities.

Education and Other Requirements

A combination of experience and educational background will be considered. This means that if you have completed a post-secondary degree in Arts, Social Science, or Business (Administration, Marketing and Communications, Community Planning, Journalism, Education), or have transferable knowledge, skills, and experience, your application will be considered.
Understanding of best practices in stakeholder engagement typically obtained through certifications and courses related to engagement such as IAP2 or the Government of Saskatchewan’s Duty to Consult training would be considered an asset.
Some travel required.
We would prefer a team member based in Saskatchewan. Much of this role can be completed remotely, but presence at client sessions and Praxis events will be required from time to time.

What We Offer 

We offer competitive salaries, short-term incentives, additional vacation days, sick days, health and dental benefits, and a flexible, hybrid work environment.  We believe strongly in employee autonomy and accountability, which provides an opportunity for you to balance your work and life in a meaningful way.  You will have access to methodologies, knowledge assets, on the job training and mentoring. You will work alongside team members with diverse backgrounds, education, expertise, and capabilities.  If you are a values-based team player looking for an exciting growth opportunity for your career, we want to hear from you. 

Deadline to apply: December 24, 2024