Project Manager

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       Bachelor's degree, at a nationally recognized /certified University in a related discipline, and 3 years post-related experience

·       Or exceptionally, the lack of a degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post

·       A formal project management qualification such as PRINCE 2 or PMI PMP

·       Recent experience (at least five years) and knowledge in the successful project management for a large, preferably international, organization

·       Knowledge and experience in state-of-the-art technologies, relevant to the work and familiarity with related international / commercial / industrial standards

·       Proactive attitude in seeking and maintaining trust from stakeholders

·       Extensive experience with Project Management Tools

·       Experience and certification in Agile Project Management (Agile PM, Scrum)

·       Experience and certification in Service Management (i.e. ITIL V3 or V4)

·       Experience in supplier management, negotiations, conflict resolution and contract management

·       Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements

·       Knowledge and experience with NATO's procurement process for ICT projects

·       Experience in large IT infrastructure (data centers, networking, security, end user devices) implementation projects

·       Experience in communicating with senior management and large groups (briefings, written and oral presentations)

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       Manage projects to ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, time, cost and quality tolerances

·       Develop and maintain agreed project and resource plans and detailed stage plans in compliance with the NCIA's directives and project management best practices

·       Identify, plan, request and manage the deployment of resources to meet project milestones and initiate corrective actions when necessary

·       Take responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution

·       Develop of procurement strategy, benefit risk analysis, business case to secure sponsor acceptance and funding

·       Monitor and control project financial status and execute project managers duties in Agency defined Procure to Pay process

·       Execute the necessary Quality Assurance functions essential to the successful delivery of capability and services

·       Support reporting and communications with the Service Centre and NCIA's senior leadership, in order to ensure projects are monitored and controlled across all management levels

·       Manage internal and external stakeholder groups and build networks to gain support to deliver projects successfully

·       Deputise for higher grade staff, if required

·       Performs other duties as may be required