Project Manager/leader

Description

**Assignment Type**: This position is currently listed as “Hybrid” and **consultants will be required to work onsite at the work location 3 days a week and 2 days from home.** The details of this arrangement will be confirmed with the Hiring Manager.

**Extension/Amendment Attestation**:The Statement of Work (SOW) shall expire on April 4, 2025. Extension(s) only allowed using unused days/funds left on contract. No additional funds will be added beyond maximum contract value.** **Such extension(s) will be allowable only if the Master Service Agreement is extended beyond April 5, 2024 and be upon the same terms, conditions and covenants contained in the SOW.

**The resources needed till March 31, 2026, will include an option to extend, at the same rate, till March 31, 2026 if Tender_12075 Managed Service Provider for Contingent IT Resources is also extended for a further one year, else an RFS under the Successor VOR will be issued for the services required after April 5, 2025 to March 31, 2026.**

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**Responsibilities**:
**Leadership and**
**Strategic Management**
- Provide project

management expertise for the planning, coordination, and execution of
initiatives in support of the Community Administration Solutions Sunsetting
(CASS) initiative.

Liaise
with Ontario Health (OH), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Long-Term Care,
Supply Ontario and the Health Services Cluster to identify and manage project
dependencies in alignment with the CASS objectives.

Facilitate multiple project work
streams by following sound project management methodology, processes and
procedures.

For each workstream, proactively
manage approved plans with stakeholder project teams, and work with relevant
parties on risk mitigation strategies to ensure commitments and deliverables
are completed as per approvals and stakeholder expectations.
- Develop, manage,

and oversee an integrated project plan, project timelines, deliverables, and
dependencies, ensuring each workstream adheres to their respective
responsibilities and milestones.
- Establish and/or

promote governance frameworks, meeting cadences, and reporting structures to
facilitate decision-making, change management, and accountability.
- Manage risks and

issues escalated from various workstreams, proactively seeking solutions and
ensuring effective communication across all stakeholders.
- Provide strategic

oversight and guidance to ensure alignment with the overall project goals.
- Drive

decision-making processes in governance forums, ensuring timely and effective
resolution of escalated issues.
- Develop and

maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders and project
teams to facilitate collaboration and consensus building across multiple
governmental bodies and health care service providers.
- Promote OPS 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 IT resources.
- Provide direction

and advice to team members by establishing tasks, deliverables, and expectations,
and ensure that knowledge is shared.
- Provide strategic

and operational advice as needed regarding business, resourcing, and
financial impacts.
- Prepare and present status reports and updates for any relevant

steering committees, advisory panels, working groups, or similar governance
bodies.
- Ensure

project artefacts and deliverables reflect a superior understanding of:

- o
Best practices in
information technology project management including Agile and Waterfall
methods.
- o
Stakeholder needs.
- o
Modern ERP solutions and their related technical and
business architectures.

**Technical**
**Management**
- Conduct and / or

oversee waterfall and agile transitional technology projects with enterprise
scale, particularly related to ERP and HR systems, working with diverse
stakeholder groups across the Public and Broader Public Sector.
- Ensure technical

dependencies between different workstreams are identified and managed
effectively, with efforts coordinated to align technical objectives across
stakeholder groups.
- Collaborate with

ensure that proposed solutions can be implemented and meet required
standards.

Manage integration points between legacy systems and new
solutions, ensuring a smooth transition with mínimal downtime or service
disruption.

**Typical**
**deliverables**
- Governance

Framework: Design and / or maintain the governance framework that details
decision-making authority, roles, and responsibilities.
- Project Plan:
Develop and maintain the high-level plans that outline milestones, key
deliverables, dependencies, and resource leveling opportunities/constraints
across the workstreams.
- Risk, Action,

Issue and Decision Logs: Maintain up-to-date logs of project risks, actions,
issues, and decisions including mitigation plans and action items for each
risk/issue.
- Status Reports:
Prepare reg