Program Manager - #116736

On behalf of our client in the Public Sector, Civiq Design is looking for a Senior Program Manager.

Must haves:

Strategic Program Management:

• Manage and ensure accountability for the full life cycle delivery of operational programs and projects.
• Utilize expertise in project management to tracking status of projects and identify/manage risks.

Cost Efficiency and Compliance:

• Ensure that all programs/projects are delivered cost-effectively and efficiently, in compliance with the organization's directives.
• Oversee project budget alignments, financial forecasts and reporting of actuals to ensuring resources are used within agreed parameters.

Leadership:

• Work and guide cross-functional teams in meeting program and project deliverables.

Reporting and Governance:

• Develop and implement effective reporting mechanisms to track progress and provide insights to senior leadership, aiding strategic decision-making.
• Promote good governance practices within One Call, enhancing professional standards and organizational integrity.

Interdepartmental Collaboration:

• Work closely with One Call staff across various departments, including IT, finance, and senior management, to ensure cohesive operations and project success.

General skills:

• Strategic Program Leadership: Demonstrated experience in leading and overseeing program development from inception through project close-out. Skilled in business planning, project management and risk reporting. Proven ability to understand and articulate program and project progress for executive consumption.

• Team Management: Experience in directing, managing, and leading multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring collaboration among matrix team members and successful delivery of project components.

• Performance and Risk Management: Expertise in monitoring and managing costs, risk, schedules, governance, performance, and program impact. Able to provide a program/portfolio view of project inter-dependencies and external dependencies, monitoring risk levels. Ability to analyze programs to identify potential risks and issues, prioritize these for senior executives, and recommend effective mitigation strategies.

• Budget Development: Skilled in developing and tracking budgets that accommodate multiple funding channels and cross-organization dependencies.

• Change Management: Adept at leading strategies and actions to manage change and transformation initiatives.

• Effective Communication: Experience supervising the development and communication of program and project related updates through various products, including presentations.

• Relationship Building: Proven track record of building positive relationships within teams and with external parties, fostering a collaborative work environment.

Desireable skills:

• Governance Acumen: Knowledge of governance practices with the ability to implement high standards of professional governance.

• Regulatory Acumen: Knowledge of how to interpret legal and regulatory frameworks to ensure policies are compliant and defensible.

• Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with IT and finance systems, enhancing project integration and delivery.

• Innovative Mindset: Creativity and openness to new ideas and in developing new approaches in policy development and implementation.

Interested?

Please email [email protected] with your CV along with a brief statement explaining why you should be considered for this role.