Experience + Skill Set Requirements:
Public Sector Experience:
- 10+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
- In-depth knowledge of Public Sector Program/Project Management artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce program-level documentation that complies with industry-standard practices
- In-depth knowledge of industry standards such as Program and Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements
- Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies
- Solid experience with large complex IT Health-related projects and programs
- Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
Program management core skills and experience:
- 10+ years of experience in successfully managing complex I&IT Programs in Public sector or Broader Public Sector (BPS)
- Superior knowledge of current/emerging concepts in evaluation including, design, data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting
- Good understanding of the wider objectives and how to ensure strategic alignment of the program to business priorities
- Experience leading organizational development, strategy development, business, and program planning
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices
- In-depth knowledge and handling of project and program management methodology and techniques
- In-depth knowledge and experience producing program and project management artifacts and deliverables;
- Ability to work positively with a wide range of individuals involved in program management
- Strong leadership and management skills and experience
- Ability to think and act strategically
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills and experience
- Strong presentation and meeting facilitation expertise
- In-depth knowledge of program budgeting and resource allocation methods and techniques
- The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems and proactively manage program issues and risks.
General Program Management Skills and Experience:
- Experience gathers and development of business and technical requirements to create and maintain a detailed program, project schedule and/or integrated plan
- Ability to monitor and forecast program and project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
- Experience developing and managing program and project scope, schedules, and deliverables
- Ability to promote I&IT program and project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
- Experience directing program and project teams to ensure program and project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
- Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring program and project processes developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
- Experience with resolution of resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensuring knowledge is shared among team members, and project objectives and deliverables are met in a timely manner
- Experience with effective management of large project budgets ensuring a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals
- Ability to proactively identify potential risk events and issues before they occur including identification of appropriate mitigating strategies and plans
- Experience to effectively articulating and prioritize issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommendation of mitigation strategies for decision-makers
- Experience with establishment and facilitation of steering committee and stakeholder forums and meetings
- Experience with providing, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels
- Ability to use appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out
- Experience with promoting OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.