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Program Manager - Senior

Cleo Consulting - 4 Jobs
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Management
Posted 18 days ago
Requisition: RQ00108
Supplier Assignment: RQ00108 - Program Manager - Senior
Account: Ontario One Call
Start Date: 2024-06-04
End Date: 2025-06-04
Business Days: 262.00
Job Title: Program Manager - Senior
Must be able to go to the office when required.
Office Location: 104 Cooper Dr., Guelph
Assignment Type: Onsite
Skills:
1. Governance Acumen: Knowledge of governance practices with the ability to implement high standards of professional governance.
2. egulatory Acumen: Knowledge of how to interpret legal and regulatory frameworks to ensure policies are compliant and defensible.
3. Technology Proficiency: Familiarity with IT and finance systems, enhancing project integration and delivery.
4. Innovative Mindset: Creativity and openness to new ideas and in developing new approaches in policy development and implementation.
Description
Role Summary:
Ontario One Call (OOC) is seeking a dynamic Senior Program Manager Consultant to manage and oversee key operational programs to ensure delivery, manage risks and complete formal reporting activities documenting progress.Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Program Management:
a. Manage and ensure accountability for the full life cycle delivery of operational programs and projects.
b. Utilize expertise in project management to tracking status of projects and identify/manage risks.2. Cost Efficiency and Compliance:
a. Ensure that all programs/projects are delivered cost-effectively and efficiently, in compliance with the organization's directives.
b. Oversee project budget alignments, financial forecasts and reporting of actuals to ensuring resources are used within agreed parameters.3. Leadership:
a. Work and guide cross-functional teams in meeting program and project deliverables.4. Reporting and Governance:
a. Develop and implement effective reporting mechanisms to track progress and provide insights to senior leadership, aiding strategic decision-making.
b. Promote good governance practices within One Call, enhancing professional standards and organizational integrity.5. Interdepartmental Collaboration:
a. Work closely with One Call staff across various departments, including IT, finance, and senior management, to ensure cohesive operations and project success.General Skills:
1. 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.
2. Team Management: Experience in directing, managing, and leading multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring collaboration among matrix team members and successful delivery of project components.
3. 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.
4. Budget Development: Skilled in developing and tracking budgets that accommodate multiple funding channels and cross-organization dependencies.
5. Change Management: Adept at leading strategies and actions to manage change and transformation initiatives.
6. Effective Communication: Experience supervising the development and communication of program and project related updates through various products, including presentations.
7. Relationship Building: Proven track record of building positive relationships within teams and with external parties, fostering a collaborative work environment.