Senior Program Reviewer to provide strategic guidance and direction for the Program Management Office (PMO)

Job title: Senior Program Reviewer to provide strategic guidance and direction for the Program Management Office (PMO)

Job description: Our valued Public Sector client requires a Senior Program Reviewer to provide strategic guidance and direction for the Program Management Office (PMO). Reporting to the Director of the PMO, this consultant will help lead the PMO for a large-complex government initiative.

Nice-to-Haves

• MSP certification (Managing Successful Programs)
• PMP or Prince 2 Certification or other PMI accredited certification
• Experience with Complex Projects on an enterprise level
• Experience working in a PMO
• Experience with Project Server / PMIS

Tasks

• Develop PMO guidelines, standards and processes for project management best practices;
• Follow, revise and/or modernize and implement project management governance
• Define and document PMO team development objectives
• Determine resource requirements (HR and financial), PMO composition, roles, responsibilities and terms of reference for the team;
• Coach, mentor and direct PMO staff in project management processes (as defined by the Project Management Institute)
• Planning and organizing a program management office
• Develop and maintain project plans (including Work Breakdown Structures, Integrated Schedules, Management tracking, risks and dependencies, and other relevant project documents)
• In conjunction with the project teams, is responsible for ensuring the necessary gating/review processes are completed satisfactorily and on time
• Assist in the development of strategies and processes, manage program risk, change, issues, communication, project status and reporting.
• Provide professional services (Agile / Scrum/ stakeholder meetings, etc.) to support project as required
• Assess the organization’s capacity/capability to undertake and successfully deliver a project in the context of the overall program priorities through strategic planning;
• Assist in the prioritization and assignment of projects within the program/portfolio
• Meet with organizational executives to ensure all organizational (internal and external) stakeholders are committed to moving forward on the project (for example opportunity evaluation);
• Coordinating and preparing documentation in response to scheduled and unscheduled reports,
• returns and observations to update management on project progress
• Make recommendations and providing advice for improvements and assist in developing solutions and implementing recommendations (for example policy development and standards development);
• Develop project alternatives and identifying their administrative, economic, and technical feasibility and practicality associated policy and organizational change requirements;
• Provide an assessment of client’s documentation maturity and ready-state for the intended purpose or audience

Specialization and Skills: Project Management Program Manager 8 – 10 years
Project Manager – Business 5 – 7 years
Project Manager – IT 8 – 10 years

Priority Requirements: Please describe two projects where you worked in a PMO (Must-have)

Work Environment:

Company: S.i. Systems

Expected salary:

Location: Ottawa, ON

Job date: Sun, 07 Nov 2021 06:06:06 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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