Project Program Manager - contract- State NC - HYBRID

One year contract - DHHS State of NC - Hybrid position - Must be currently living in the Raleigh area.
W-2 Rate up to $60/hour
- 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, time frames 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 requires 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
Employment Type: Contractor
Salary: $ 59.00 Per Hour