Recognized expert in managing projects with a demonstrated record of success on highly complex and risky, business critical programs. Responsible for leading these programs from initiation through closure to achieve the program’s strategic objectives. Expected to help align and shape organizational and strategic decisions at the senior management level that affect program goals, and must regularly coordinate and manage program activities at the senior leadership level.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Responsible for all the program activities related to program definition, program benefits delivery, and program closure - incorporating change management throughout. May include management of program-related work that is part of ongoing operations. Includes integrated project scheduling, budgeting and forecasting, resource planning, contracting, risk and issue management, integrated change control and release management.
- Responsible for the program/function team management; assesses staffing capacity and capability needed to support strategic priorities; monitors staff deployment and workload across the program/function team.
- Establishes processes and procedures for maintaining program oversight and decision-making support for policies and practices throughout the course of the program.
- Accountable for ensuring program complies with established enterprise portfolio management governance and processes including intake, quarterly reviews, and annual planning.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s or other advanced degree with 7+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Demonstrated complex program management skills and a successful track record of leading or managing multiple projects simultaneously. Includes measuring project results, and creating dashboards / scorecards. including project definition, planning / scoping the work, establishing governance and stakeholders, organizing work meaningfully, designing appropriate solutions, implementing the solutions, managing change, communicating, and monitoring for ultimate impact/effectiveness.
- Demonstrated excellence in influence and leadership, ability to build trust, is a team leader and player who motivates and educates other team members and understands the value of interpersonal relationship building.
- Strong leadership skills, initiative, persistence, diplomacy, pragmatism, and flexibility.
- Strong management skills, balanced strategic and tactical focus, and initiative.
- Ability to reconcile multiple competing viewpoints and often to negotiate across stakeholders.
Additional Information:
The job postings will be open until Friday, December 1st at 5pm.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 26 2017
Active Until:
Dec 26 2017
Hiring Organization:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
industry:
Nonprofit