HM Note: This onsite role is three (3) days in office and candidates must be certified project managers
Scope
To provide integrated project management leadership and expertise on a large scale highly complex high profile and highrisk initiative that is enterprise wide. The role will be responsible for project management of workstreams deliverables and milestones across multiple units. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- To ensure accountability for the projects centralized group of units and their successful full life cycle delivery. To ensure the project is delivered on time effectively and efficiently.
- Project management in the preparation and implementation of longterm business functional and technical capability roadmaps for both product and process evolution as a result of modernization projects. and nbsp;
- Provide and maintain a comprehensive project plan that considers and includes dependencies on other projects and initiatives across the Ministry and OPS. The project plan developed will be responsive to agile project delivery while achieving daytoday tracking of voluminous tasks milestones workstreams complex risks and issues while managing multiple intricate dependencies across a diverse integrated project team whose resources are not directly reporting to a single entity. and nbsp;
- Deliver coordination and tracking of tasks milestones workstreams and complex risks and issues using modern and proven project management tools. and nbsp;
- The integrated project manager is required to work across all units to drive cohesion within the CDT project including key stakeholders to maintain an overarching integrated and robust project plan. and nbsp;
- Project Manager role to ensure tracking of activities and milestones specific to an IT vendor and their delivery of the digital justice solution.
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Assignment Deliverables
Preparation and maintenance of an integrated detailed project plan to deliver a digital and business transformation for Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT).
- Preparation of weekly biweekly and adhoc project reporting to support the modernization and transformation initiative and presenting to internal and external stakeholders. and nbsp;
- Preparation and maintenance of a Project Plan that aligns to modernization and transformation initiative initiatives currently underway. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Risk and issues management. and nbsp;
Skills
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Mandatory Requirements
- Certified Project Manager and nbsp;
- At least 8 years Project Management experience in delivering complex digital/I and amp;IT projects using agile waterfall and hybrid methodologies
Desired Skills and Experience
Knowledge of Project Management best practices tools and organizational structures to support twoway communication with a large group of project partners. and nbsp;
- Technical functional knowledge of project management tracking tools (i.e. MS project). and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Ability to develop visually appealing products that can depict short medium and long term project milestones and timelines. and nbsp;
- Ability to proactively identify potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
- Able to comprehend business process and technology to lead and facilitate discussions and feedback to prepare a transformation roadmap;
- Deliver high level options analysis and recommendations to management on workplans to ensure compliance to timelines and project goals;
- Assist in the detailed evaluation and development of workplans to remove or mitigate project delays specifically due to dependencies. and nbsp; and nbsp;
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Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:
Criteria 1: Project Management and Leadership 40 Points
- Ability to perform in a large complex organization leading a crossfunctional and diverse team of managers and professional staff to deliver results on time.
- Ability to develop manage and implement a largescale digital/I and amp;IT project supporting both the technology implementation and business process transformation using multifaceted strategies and tools that are comprehensive and effective in accomplishing project goals milestones and outcomes. and nbsp;
- Ability to work and integrate with cross competency teams including (but not limited to) business IT infrastructure vendors and 3rd party applications
- Demonstrated success leading a largescale complex digital and business transformation project including working with executive and senior management to set objectives secure consensus on approaches execute delivery and evaluate results. and nbsp;
- Ability to leverage existing project plan from Ministry and Vendor and gather and develop emerging requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan across all CDT and partner areas. Detailed project schedule to include intersections and dependencies with other Ministry modernization initiatives not in scope for CDT but present an impact and dependency with/on CDT.
- Ability to create and maintain an integrated project plan that aligns with other Ministry modernization initiatives
- Ability to prepare and provide status reports briefing notes and visually appealing communication products for all levels of project governance as well as stakeholder forums. and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Ability to exercise appropriate strategies related to change management during all stages of projects concept definition planning implementation and closeout.
- Ability to manage the implementation activities and timelines associated with large complex projects to coordinate I and amp;IT people and change management and business process changes to support this large digital and business transformation. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Knowledge of and ability to use project management software and methodologies in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrate analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills
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Criteria 2: Risk and Issues Management 30 Points
- Demonstrate experience in identifying potential organizational and project risks in advance and developing plans with the support of collaborative partner representatives to develop plans to remove or mitigate those risks.
- Demonstrate appropriate discretion in escalating risks and issues to Senior Leadership. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Ability to communicate risk and recommendations for mitigating strategies and ownership to be endorsed through project governance which includes multiple levels of executive leadership. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Ability to manage and support incidents that pose risk to the organization and project including reputational. and nbsp; and nbsp;
Criteria 3: Communication and Stakeholder Management 20 Points
- Demonstrate oral and written communication skills to conduct internal consultations collaborate with senior management and various project leads develop reports proposals and associated communications regarding the project plan risks and issues.
- Demonstrate networking and consultation skills to develop and maintain effective partnerships with project leads senior management and other stakeholders.
- Ability to lead and facilitate communications functions to connect a crossfunctional and diverse range of partners often with competing priorities to deliver consistency in representation while driving consensus needed for delivery of project milestones on time. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Demonstrate presentation and reporting skills to provide reports briefings advice strategies and recommendations.
- Demonstrate proficiency with different computer applications (MS office suite Adobe online engagement tools) to develop presentations of the project plan risk issues and other documents or topics as required. and nbsp; and nbsp;
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Criteria 4: Project Management Best Practices 10 Points
- Prior experience in Project Management delivery using agile waterfall and hybrid methodologies. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Prior experience in complying with best practices policies and procedures in a highly regulated and legislated environment. and nbsp; and nbsp;
- Prior experience of quality assurance demonstrated by the identification of standards and criteria to be set in each phase of the project life cycle for both the product and the process.
- Prior experience in making and meeting agreed to commitments with a constant eye for improvement. and nbsp; and nbsp;
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Knowledge Transfer
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What needs to be KT
- Project Plans Consultations and findings project background documentation.
- Integrated project team membership and representation. and nbsp;
- Project specific Presentations reports status decks.
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To whom
- Transformation Consultant
- Senior Project Management Consultant
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When
- 1:1 meetings / team meetings / documentation on SharePoint site throughout the duration of the project life cycle etc
Must haves:
- Certified Project Manager
- At least 8 years Project Management experience in delivering complex digital/I and amp;IT projects using agile waterfall and hybrid methodologies
Nice to have:
- Technical functional knowledge of project management tracking tools (i.e. MS project).