Job Description

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• Compile program/ project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable program/project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Manage a portfolio of project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries\xe2\x80\x99 enterprise architecture.
• Ensure that annual program business cases are developed and maintained including the development of a program roadmap and forecasts.
• Create and maintain program forecasts throughout the year that reflect approved plans.
• Assist business and program sponsors with the development of program vision and strategic deliverables as required.
• Provide leadership to project teams in establishing strategic planning, program/project definition and overall program communications.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences and the methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other program/project stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects, project managers/resources and project governance.
• Work with program/project sponsors to ensure that effective program/project communication exists through the duration of the program/project including escalation of risks as required.
• Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction \xe2\x80\x93 manage peer-level client relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined program/project plan that clearly states the program/ project\xe2\x80\x99s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.
• Work with program/project sponsors and the project management office to develop a program/project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Document and report program/project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
• Develop program/project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans and take corrective action for completion of program/project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of program/project tasks.
• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• In collaboration with program/project sponsors, assess whether the program/project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar program/projects.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
• Work within the standards defined by the project management office and in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standards.

Requirements:

• 10 years of senior leadership experience managing multiple resources and/or delivery teams (including hiring and removing resources as required) within a custom software development environment.
• 8 years of experience leading a portfolio of development projects and maintenance initiatives at one time with a budget of at least $9M that included complex (multi-stakeholder, multi-technology and multi-platform) integration projects.
• 8 years of experience developing program and project documents including roadmaps, business cases, project plans, project charters and reporting
• 8 years experience developing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• 8 years of experience experience with capacity planning and determining infrastructure requirements.
• 8 years of experience managing multiple resources and/or delivery teams.
• 5 years of experience working in the Alberta post-secondary sector with a sound knowledge of its stakeholders, business functions, and informational requirements.
• 5 years of experience working with educational data standards, in particular PESC standards.

Contract: 8 months with 1 year possible extension

Type: Hybrid (work must be done within Alberta)

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