Information Officer-Project Management- Washington, DC

Job #:	131074
Title:	Information Officer-Project Management
Job Stream:	Information Management and Technology
Location:	Washington, DC
Closing Date:	05/12/2013
Background / General description:
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector. We help developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, providing advisory services to businesses and governments, and mobilizing capital in the international financial markets. In fiscal 2013, amid economic uncertainty across the globe, we helped our clients create jobs, strengthen environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities—all while driving our investments to an all-time high of nearly $19 billion. For more information, visit www.ifc.org. The Corporate Business Technologies Department (CBT) is the Information Technology department within IFC. CBT provides flexible, robust and secure IT solutions and services to enable IFC to achieve its mission and business objectives in all IFC locations worldwide. An opportunity exists within CBT for a Program Management Officer (PMO) to join this dynamic team and contribute to the continued success of the department’s work program. This position resides in the Program Management Unit and will report directly to the Head of the Program Management Office. The PMO will be responsible for coordination, oversight of the program delivery and alignment of all the project portfolios and support units. In this role, the PMO will manage project inter-dependencies; coordinate all the delivery units, functional groups to ensure a successful program delivery. It will be critical that the PMO understands the organization processes, priorities and projects. The PMO will manage portfolio inter-dependencies and facilitate issue resolution for effective and timely delivery of IT solutions and services. PMO will play a critical role in communicating the program status to the CBT management and recommending course corrections. PMO must maintain a scalable and quality project management process.
Duties and Accountabilities:
PMO will be responsible for a multitude of activities in the following areas: Program Planning • Assist CBT management in developing an IT investment plan in line with Strategic business needs and IT delivery capabilities (including systems retirement and replacements) • Develop a program execution plan in line with Strategic Business priorities • Monitor the Total Cost of Ownership of the investment plan and evaluate impact on recurring maintenance costs • Ensure the Technology roadmap and IT operations are integrated into the program plan • Develop the infrastructure fulfillment plan for the program • Help projects in the planning process • Drive initiative planning, resourcing, budgeting and project management best practices, continually improving the PMO processes Program Execution • Ensure projects are initiated and executed per the program plan • Validate Project plans for adequacy and alignment with the program plan • Clear Project execution plans and approval requests for approval by Senior Management • Manage dependencies and delivery conflicts across-portfolios and IT Operations • Mitigate program risks and resolve program issues • Control program changes • Manage infrastructure allocation for projects • Ensure project closure and benefits capture Program Reporting • Monitor and evaluate project performance • Monitor program deliverables, schedule and financial status • Monitor the Total Cost of Ownership of the program and impact on Overhead/Maintenance • Report program status to CBT and other executive stakeholders • Knowledge of key performance indicators and reporting metrics • Support and implement the processes and deliverables of the PMO Reporting team Support and Coordination • Provide necessary tools to manage and monitor IT Projects, Applications and Operations (e.g. Clarity) • Provide structure needed to implement standardized project management practices Provide Configuration Management services • Manage the project portfolio management system (Clarity)
Selection Criteria:
Master’s Degree or Bachelors with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience • 10-15 years of IT experience including 5 years of Program Management experience • Strong coordination skills • Proficiency in SDLC and Project Management methodologies • Proficiency in managing Clarity • Knowledge of Project Management Institute (PMI) project management processes • Expertise in Configuration management processes and practices • Ability to train and mentor Project Managers • Demonstrated ability to develop integrated processes to support metrics and reporting to meet program needs in the areas of issues, risks, quality, and program changes • Strong problem solving skills • Expertise in continuous improvement, strategy development, implementation and execution • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain partnerships with colleagues and clients • Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills in operating collaboratively across organizational boundaries • Strong communication skills and should be able to direct and coordinate project teams • Good leadership skills Only on line applications will be accepted. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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