Lifecycle Manager
Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
Security Clearance: NATO Secret
Language: High proficiency level in English language
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
Education: Master s University degree in a related field and general experience of project management and capability development
Experience: Within the last ten (10) years:
Programme/project management in the past ten years within a complex diverse and dynamic environment using PRINCE2 or PMI methodology
Field of capability development processes related to national/NATO military programme development and/or acquisition phases
Programme management leading teams, including mentoring and coaching, to ensure delivery of high-quality impactful work products on time
Minimum of two (2) years working with the NATO common funded Capability Delivery Governance Model for capability development and implementation
Minimum of two (2) years working in a multinational organization or NATO Command Structure/NATO Force Structure and familiarity with NATO agencies role in capability development and implementation
Minimum of five (5) years experience in a Programme Management Office function
DUTIES/ROLE:
Prioritization:
Maintaining a register for current and potential programmes and projects (may be separate registers, subdividing current from potential activity);
Establishing a framework for assessing and comparing programmes and projects against strategic, financial and risk value parameters;
Establishing and managing a gated review process, including portfolio entry criteria (elements that must be met or commented on prior to an idea being submitted).
Monitor and review:
Undertake periodic reviews of progress (outputs/outcomes) against strategy and programme plans;
Identify and report deviations (forecast and actual) - advise and trigger exception reports;
Provide strategic oversight support for SROs and management boards (horizon scan for impending policy/strategy changes/new business initiatives and assess impact on programmes);
Identify over-commitment of resources;
Monitor risks and issues;
Monitor dependency log.
Develop and maintain reporting process for ACT Capability Development;
Incorporating governances reporting requirements into management reporting processes;
Ensure quality of reporting is in line with reporting requirements;
Facilitate management reporting towards governance through Capability Management Function framework;
Report programme status to boards - timely and accurate information focused on decision-making;
Develop and maintain a single comprehensive picture of the enterprise (programme management dashboard, balanced scorecard);
Provide a single source of truth for reporting - single report/data feed - consolidated/aggregated reports to different audiences;
Assists in the accurate identification and capture and codification of Programme related benefits;
Produce, implement and maintain and pan-programme benefits realization SOP with supporting management products for governance;
Provide support to the production of, and implementation of, programme related Programme Benefits realization plans;
Assist in the production and maintenance of Benefits related management products;
Support the timely review and reporting of benefits related information;
Cross reference benefits realization to risk and issue management and reporting;
Support mentoring on CD process;
Support mentoring on CD tools;
Coaching;
Ensure CD training is in line with processes and tools used.