29954 - RFR-DTS-046– Program Manager

Office Location: Onsite & Remote
#Business Days:
Up to 24 Month
Duration:
The duration of the engagement may be for up to a 24-month term. Due to the nature of projects, there may be exceptional circumstances where the total term may be extended beyond 24 months. The 24-month term is anticipated to start with a 6-month initial term followed by an 18-month renewal

Description
SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES
All Services will be performed on-site with primary location at 215 Garry Street, Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, regardless of the location of residence of the Proponent's resource. The service location of the resource may change as a part of STATEMENT OF WORK between Proponent and Manitoba. Manitoba at its sole discretion may provide an option to work remotely. The remote working rate is the rate at which the proponent's resource will work primarily remotely and called onsite if needed at Manitoba's sole discretion. The onsite rate is the rate at which proponent's resource will work primarily onsite as per the location defined in STATEMENT OF WORK and may work remotely if needed with prior written permission from Manitoba at its sole discretion.

Standard working hours for the resource will be in accordance with Manitoba usual working hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm CST (7.25 hours per day), Monday to Friday. Manitoba offices are closed on all Manitoba statutory holidays, and these days will be unpaid. Manitoba at its sole discretion may decide that at certain times extended working hours are needed to meet project deadlines. But extended working hours are to cover exceptional circumstances and may not be available during the entire duration of the engagement with the proponent's resource. Overtime work cannot be used and billed unless approved by Manitoba with an advanced written approval

The Program Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational guidance and direction with a coordinated approach to the management and performance of the program.

Responsibilities

• Develop an overall understanding of each project in the program
• Oversee and coordinate dependencies across projects within the program.
• Support planning related to program, project and resources
• Ensure projects adhere to governance standards, policies, and practices within the PMO
• Liase with stakeholders ensuring communications and reporting for projects within the program
• Work with project managers to oversee the project lifecycle for all projects within the program
• Provide direction and strategies to projects to ensure projects are delivered on time, budget, and scope
• Track and report project statuses and KPIs to ensure accountability to project deliverables and performance.
• Engage in vendor evaluation, selection, and contract negotiations
• Contribute to PMO processes continuous improvement

Skill Requirements/Qualifications
A clean criminal record check status will be required at the proponent's expense prior to the successful Service Provider Resource(s) arriving onsite or working remotely. Maintaining a clean status is required throughout the Proponents contract. An enhanced background check, completed by Manitoba may be required on certain projects due to the confidentiality of the materials shared to the Proponent. If the proponent fails, they must rectify on their own cost and time.

The following are minimum qualifications and/or experience for the delivery of the Services.

The Resource must have the following minimum qualifications or experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing Information Technology projects
• Valid PMP Certification or Prince2 Practitioner certification.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with project management methodologies
• Experience with strategic planning
• Experience leading and managing a project team within a provincial government setting
• Understanding of provincial government processes, policies and procedures
• Strong understanding of information technology, cyber security and its strategic application to business
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills
• Strong analysis and problem resolution skills
• Strong leadership, organization, and time management, and decision making skills
• Strong interpersonal, listening, and conflict resolution skills
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation

Eligibility and Application Steps
If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents:

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

• Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
• Visa Status (Mandatory)
• LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)

Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above. Feel free to share with your network or tag someone who fits for this role
If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text