NC DHHS IT Project Program Manager

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced IT Project Program Manager for a large-scale IT project for the Division of Public Health (DPH) in DHHS

The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking an experienced IT Project Program Manager with in-depth knowledge of public health to lead a large-scale IT project for DPH. This lead management role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders project teams divisions departments and vendors to build a plan that supports implementation of a new IT solution for DPH. This position will interact with all levels of staff in DHHS including executive staff. working with senior-level business executives IT personnel business program resources and Vendor staff to execute project requirements and manage stakeholder expectations. This position will manage the day-to-day activities for the project and complete all input into the State Project Management (Touchdown) system as needed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Work closely with project sponsor Project Portfolio Managers (PPMs) to identify and prioritize initiatives at a division level
Collaborate with Project Portfolio Management and other staff to develop and manage divisional roadmaps
Work with business and cross-functional teams to develop Business Case and Cost Benefit analysis for prioritized initiatives within the program
Manage and obtain various DHHS and state approvals for initiating projects within the program
Participates in the construction of Statements of Work in collaboration with the business and other agency teams for projects within the program
Manage multiple Vendor onboarding
Establish and implement governance model for the program
Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and Vendors
Work with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department
Manage budget and funding channels for maximum productivity
Tracks maintains and present program details progress status risk and other relevant topics to senior and executive management
Work with Project Portfolio Managers and Project Managers within the program to maintain clear effective and transparent communications
Manage resource allocations and expectations for program
Collaborate with the State DIT to ensure program compliance with the State IT Roadmap and all State security requirements
Presents program status to various committee and executive meetings

Skills:
The selected candidate must be a results-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent leadership negotiation time management facilitation and organizational skills
Experience in the management of a portfolio of multiple projects that may be in significantly different stages of development or have differing timelines and priorities
Experience in communicating in a fashion tailored the audience and their needs
Excellent written communication and presentation skills
Demonstrates experience in working effectively with all levels of staff clients and other IT personnel
Experience in the responsibility for acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills within agreed parameters of cost timeframes and quality for a program
Experience in proposing and leading strategic initiatives
Ability to identify and plan systematic corrective action to reduce errors and improve the quality of the systems and services by examination of the root causes of problems
Demonstrated ability to provide advice assistance and leadership in improving the quality of
IT projects by focusing on program definition management repeatability and
measurement
Ability to build influence lead and motivate effective teams towards end results

Management prefers applicants with the following:
Candidate with PMP/PgMP Certification
Candidate with Agile (PMI-ACP) Certification
Experience managing or supervising programs involving legacy system replacement projects
Experience collaborating with State and Local Government
Experience in complex cross-functional team environments
Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Program Management experience managing multiple large complex projects	Required	5	Years
Experience creating roadmaps for the portfolio	Required	7	Years
Experience developing business case Cost Benefit and market analysis	Required	5	Years
Proven track record of delivering IT projects within budget scope and schedule.	Required	7	Years
Objective decision-making ability based on strategic objectives priority business performance analysis and resource availability	Required	0
Hands on experience managing project risk cost schedule quality testing and communications.	Required	7	Years
Strong supervision organizational interpersonal and time management skills.	Required	0
Demonstrated presentation training skills oral and written communication skills.	Required	0
Solid work experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project)	Required	7	Years
Experience with MS Office	Required	7	Years
PMI certification Project Management Professional (PMP)	Highly desired	0
State Government experience	Highly desired	0
Experience managing implementation of a statewide IT project	Highly desired	0
Experience with legacy system replacement projects and data migration	Highly desired	3	Years
Experience collaborating with State and Local Government	Highly desired	3	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement
Question2	All work must be completed on site at the clients discretion. Do you accept this requirement
Question3	Please list candidates email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question4	Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment.
Question5	Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement
Question6	Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement
Question7	Candidates submitted above a rate of - per hour may not be considered. Do you accept this requirement
Question8	Payment for all approved hours will be paid at the straight hourly rate regardless of the total hours worked by the engaged resource. It is the responsibility of the supplier to adhere to any applicable compensation laws including payment for overtime hours. Do you accept this requirement
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