Senior Project Manager

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·         A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university 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 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post

·         Recent experience (at least 3 years) in Project management of acquisition and / or development projects for a large organization

·         Strong experience in Project Management tools, managing cost and labour

·         Relevant experience in leading a cross functional team, preferably in international environment

·         Relevant experience in project administration (resource management, project financing and budgeting)

·         Training/Certifications: A recognised formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or PMP. The lack of formal qualifications can be compensated by the demonstration of expertise and experience in the domain

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·         Proven success as a project team manager/leader in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) acquisition projects

·         Project Management automation (ServiceNow (SNOW)) and work collaboration tools experience

·         Knowledge of NATO or national governmental acquisition policy and procurement procedures

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

·         Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT

DUTIES/ROLE: 

·         Project management

ü  Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects

ü  Provides effective leadership to the project team

ü  Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools

ü  Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks

ü  Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders

ü  Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure

ü  Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders

ü  Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances

·         Stakeholder relationship management

ü  Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups

ü  Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables

ü  Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders

ü  Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans

ü  Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding

ü  Facilitates business decision-making processes

ü  Captures and disseminates technical and business information

Additional duties for this post:

·         Project Management

ü  Contribute to other project activities in support of higher roles Project Managers (from project initiation to project closure)

ü  Provide regular accurate Project status reports

·         Change Management

ü  Investigates, manages, and applies authorised requests for changes to base-lined requirements, in line with change management policy

ü  Identifies where changes are required, evaluates the impact, and advises stakeholders about the implications and consequences

·         Contract Management

ü  Oversees and measures the fulfilment of contractual obligations in coordination with assigned contract officer

ü  Uses key performance indicators to monitor and challenge performance and identify opportunities for continual improvement

ü  Develops strategies to address under-performance and compliance failures, including the application of contract terms in coordination with assigned contract officer

·         Additional Responsibilities:

ü  Selects appropriately from, and assesses the impact of change to applicable standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to own specialism

ü  Maximises the capabilities of applications for their role and evaluates and supports the use of new technologies and digital tools

ü  Contributes specialist expertise to requirements definition in support of proposals

ü  Shares knowledge and experience in own specialism to help others

ü  Maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development

ü  Takes the initiative in identifying and negotiating their own and supporting team members' appropriate development opportunities and contributes to the development of others

ü  Applies Security, privacy and ethics principles to own work and to the operation of the organisation. Engages or works with specialists as necessary

·         Deputise for higher grade staff, if required

·         Perform other duties as may be required