Program Manager - Senior

Job ID: RQ11053 - Program Manager - Senior

Job Description:

Experience and Skillset Requirements:

Mandatory Requirements:

• Executive communication

• Strategic planning

• Program management

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Expert knowledge of PMLC Excellent communication & collaboration skills

•  In-depth knowledge of OPS’ TB/MBC and SPP processes, inception to finish.

•  In-depth knowledge to prepare Request for Bids (RFB) document and to develop business and technical requirements.

• Experience with OPS architecture gating process. In-depth knowledge of industry standard project management methodologies.

• Knowledge and experience with OPS justice related projects.

• Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements.

• Demonstrated experience leading and overseeing program strategy development from inception through to project close-out and any required transition to operations, business planning, benefits identification and organization funding requests for I&IT programs.

• Demonstrated experience understanding and articulating I&IT executive expectations and translating into program deliverables.

• Experience monitoring and managing the cost, risk, schedule, governance, technical performance, and program impact of each of the component projects.

• Experience providing a program/portfolio view of project inter-dependencies and external project dependencies, monitoring and reporting on exposure levels.

• Exercise a range of leadership responsibilities including the role of coach and developer of talent.

• Experience developing complex budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross organization dependencies.

• Experience analyzing program and organization’s environments to identify potential risks and issues; articulates and prioritizes issues and risks to senior executives; recommends mitigation strategies to decision-makers to ensure projects are delivered on schedule.

• Use significant innovation in the planning, analysis and execution of tasks

• Experience directing stakeholder consultation, facilitation and consensus building. Provides program, portfolio, and/or project reporting to multiple stakeholders.

• Experience leading strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change.

• Experience seeking new and unique business processes, technologies and products to benefit programs, portfolios and projects.

• Experience building positive relationships within the team and external parties

• Experience contributing to improvements in life cycle based on lessons learned and past experience.

• Adhere to organization’s standards and best practices for program.