About this role
Title
OBR- Sr. Project Manager/Leader
Description
Project Manager:
· Knowledge and experience with creating, augmenting and negotiating Licencing agreements and IT Software Statements of Work
· Practical experience with authoring and facilitating approvals of Treasury Board Submissions
· Practical experience managing large Ontario government IT projects and all the included administrative functions including review boards, report backs, etc.
· Practical knowledge with financial analysis, forecasting and tracking multi-year engagements
· Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge.
· Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
· Knowledge of I&IT industry and trends to make recommendations on acquisition or other decisions relating to software, hardware, and technology resources
· Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
· Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict
General Skills / Duties
· Knowledge and experience with creating, augmenting and negotiating Licencing agreements and IT Software Statements of Work
· experience with authoring and facilitating approvals of Treasury Board Submissions
· Practical knowledge with financial analysis, forecasting and tracking multi-year engagements
· Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
· Practical experience managing large Ontario government IT projects and all the included administrative functions including review boards, report backs, etc.
· Gathers and develops requirements to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
· Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
· Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
· Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
· Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
· Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
· Proactively identifies 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.
· Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined
· Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
· Knowledge and experience with a wide range of methods, techniques and tools for business architecture such as, but not limited to: business functional modeling, service lifecycle modeling, business event modeling, business process mapping, value chain analysis, and other related disciplines;
· Successfully completed business architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations;
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Desirable Skills
• Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice
Project Lead Experience – 35%
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Experience utilizing, managing and understanding various software development methodologies, including Agile/Scrum and scalable minimum viable products.
• Experience with I&IT technology deployment
• Experience leading, facilitating and initiating large-scale technology infrastructure procurements.
• Experience in defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering the initiative including business, operational, and information technology deliverables as needed.
• Experience with financial management and forecasting
Contract Management experience – 20%
• Knowledge and experience with creating, augmenting and negotiating Licensing agreements and IT Software Statements of Work
• Experience with managing vendor performance through KPIs
Treasury Board Submissions and Governance Documentation experience – 20%
• Experience in developing Treasury Board or SPP submissions
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables / artefacts (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice
Communication – 25%
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills;
• Effective stakeholder management skills
• Experience providing executive reports, presentations and implementation plans
5 days onsite
Must Haves:
•Practical experience with authoring and facilitating approvals of Treasury Board Submissions
•Practical experience managing large Ontario government IT projects
•Practical knowledge with financial analysis, forecasting and tracking multi-year engagements