The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery, Infrastructure Technology Services (ITS) Division, Enterprise Planning and Project Delivery Services Branch, is seeking I&IT Strategic Planning Advisors. Are you an IT professional with strong strategic planning skills? If so, consider this position, where you would exercise your excellent project management skills to support planning and performance measurement activities.
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About the job
You will:
• Lead the development of multi-year strategic, business and operational IT plans.
• Act as a subject matter expert, providing analysis, interpretation and advice and recommendations on IT strategic planning and on development of performance criteria.
• Develop strategic planning resource material for use throughout ITS and GovTechON.
• Lead a variety of projects and initiatives, including developing project plans and critical paths, scheduling activities and providing guidance to staff.
• Lead and manage the I&IT planning processes, including multi-year strategic, business and operational plans, analysis and interpretation; and to provide authoritative strategic information planning expertise, advice and solutions.
What you bring to the team
Business Planning and Performance Measurement Knowledge:
You have:
• Experience developing multi-year strategic and operational IT plans.
• Proven planning and coordination skills to develop business cases, receive approvals, and perform ongoing monitoring and reporting of outcomes.
• Experience leading performance measurement activities, including developing effective qualitative and quantitative performance measures.
Project Management Skills:
You have:
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills to coordinate complex, concurrent projects and ensure tasks are performed within time and resource requirements.
Analytical Skills:
You have:
• Ability to identify and assess strategic directions, priorities, impacts of changes and decisions, options, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Problem-solving skills to develop risk mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Ability to think strategically to recognize emerging trends, understand client requirements/needs, and determine the best course of action.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
You have:
• Communication skills to prepare effective reports and documentation, and make presentations to senior management, clients and stakeholders.
• Interpersonal and networking skills to bridge the communication and experiential gaps between clients and technical staff.
• Consulting and influencing skills to anticipate and understand stakeholders' differing points of view and build support for recommendations.