Program Control Officer

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Job Description

Our client has a requirement for a Program Control Officer for a 6 month contract opportunity.  The position is located in Toronto.

What makes this Special

Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare.

Role

Assist in project & program management activities required to support Program Director and Project Managers in delivery of projects as well as contributing to overall effectiveness of the Program.
Responsibilities include project plan updates, management and ownership of the MS Project, program plan file, coordinating updates to projects with project managers, integrating them into the overall plan, participation in project coordination, project communications, and expediting project related activities. The candidate is expected to perform and/or assist in budgeting; scheduling, resource planning; meeting facilitation, financial and status reporting; preparation for project presentation such as charts & graphs, and help track project progress.

• Amalgamation of financial components of detailed business cases and ongoing updates of the same
• Program foundation – processes documentation, tools and structure, status reporting structure
• Reviewing and updating of risks, issues, action items
• Management of xls roadmaps for delivery timelines
• Creation, monitoring and updating of integrated Program Management schedule and plan using MS Project.
• Analyze critical dependencies between projects and recommend appropriate actions to the Program Manager
• Managing Project Financial Management activities (budgets, forecasts, variance analysis)
• Maintaining and delivering Weekly Project Status reports
• Analyzing risks and maintaining and updating the Risk Management information for the Project
• Maintaining and updating Project documentation.

Requirements or Qualifications

Must Have

• 5+ years of working on large projects and programs
• Program Management Office Experience essential
• Skilled in business case methodologies Skilled in financial reporting  - forecast, actuals, etc.,
• Experience in SharePoint software and building program structures Experience in status reporting summarization
• Knowledge of Outlook, e-mail and databases
• Adept in Microsoft Project for integration techniques
• PMP certification
• High competency in managing Project budgets (financial reporting, tracking, budget management and preparation and variance analysis)
• Significant experience with issue and risk management and status reporting
• Experience with project scheduling and resource planning
• Excellent documentation and creation of presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Competent dealing with Senior Management
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and Visio)
• Adaptability and flexibility a must

Nice To Have

• Experience with process mapping / modelling
• Experience creating functional requirements in use cases.
• Experience with coordination of requirements walk-through and sign-offs, verifying with user representatives/stakeholders that use cases and process models accurately portray specific business needs.

Keywords:   Program Management, PMO, Budgets, SharePoint, PMP   

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