Description:
The highly motivated and experienced Project Manager will play a critical role, in driving the successful delivery of business process improvement projects across the organization. You will be responsible for establishing and leading a robust Project Management Office (PMO) framework, overseeing the execution of complex programs, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- PMO Establishment:
- Design and implement a PMO framework to organize and integrate current and future business process projects.
- Develop processes, governance structures, and tools for effective program oversight.
- Ensure alignment with broader strategies and objectives.
- Program Management:
- Oversee the planning, execution, and coordination of multiple business process projects to ensure timely delivery and resource optimization.
- Track schedules, budgets, and deliverables at both the project and program levels.
- Create a program-level view that integrates individual projects into a cohesive program that supports the strategy.
- Pre-Project Activities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and scope business process and project requirements and improvements.
- Support planning activities, resource forecasting, and stakeholder alignment.
- Post-Project Activities:
- Coordinate ongoing operations, including process monitoring, administration, and issue resolution.
- Develop and oversee training programs to build local capacity and sustain project outcomes.
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Manage relationships with internal teams, and support relationship management with First Nations communities, government funders, and other external partners.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
Required
- 12 years of project management experience or equivalent with proven experience in program management, particularly in setting up and leading PMOs for business process projects in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
- Experience with Developing project plans and risk management plans for business process change or similar projects by identifying, analyzing, and monitoring risks for effective risk management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Expertise in process development, governance, resource planning, and communication development and execution including regular reporting.
- Experience with project management activities including scoping, planning, managing, monitoring, and reporting on project tasks
- Expertise with various tools, software, and systems for project/program management including MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, and others.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills to engage diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to manage high-change environments with many moving parts.