Title: IT Project Manager

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19102 - Hybrid

Note: Need prior experience working for social service and/or child welfare system or parks and recreation

Job Description:

The PM leads the implementation of system-wide hardware and software modernization and integration project. Primarily, the Project Manager will be responsible for

• Planning, design, and implementation of Client s technological initiatives, user engagement strategies, and service-level performance management.
• Planning, design, and implementation of new hardware and software integration and upgrade projects.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead and supervise project teams, providing both one-on-one and team guidance and coaching to enable team to achieve project outcomes.
• Participate in teams lead by other Network or project leaders and take direction from and support activities led by other division project leads.
• Establish and lead a collaborative environment for project teams where knowledge is shared across disciplines on a regular basis to advance projects.
• Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project and team member expectations, define deliverables, and achieve targeted outcomes on time.
• Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.
• Assemble and engage project teams and build collaborative relationships among project team members. Identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Conduct, as needed, cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.
• Convene and chair project meetings with internal and external stakeholders and contracted service providers.
• Conduct technology needs assessments, prepare status reports/summaries, and make recommendations to PPR IT Director or PPR/OCF Leadership.
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership about projects.
• Plan, organize and direct the work activities of both City staff and consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.
• Prepare and lead presentations to project stakeholders, including PPR IT Director and/or OCF/PPR Leadership
• Establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with supervisees, peers, supervisors, and OIT.
• Plan, organize and guide the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.
• Support ongoing or new network software, hardware, upgrade projects as assigned
• Lead additional data, network, and technology projects and tasks as assigned by the PPR IT Director

Skills/experience of the assigned staff:

Required

• Demonstrate effective project/team management competencies, such as establishing collaborative team structure and mechanisms, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager, and the ability to ensure a successful project lifecycle.
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders participating in this project.
• Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, leadership, associates, outside consultants and vendors.
• Demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with PPR network and software applications.
• Demonstrate knowledge and practice of project management principles.

Highly Desired/Preferred

• Completion of a bachelor s degree program at an accredited college or university with course work in Social Work/Social Policy, other Social Science, Information Technology, and/or other relevant fields.
• Minimum of 3-5 years working with social service and/or child welfare system network and software applications or parks and recreation.
• Experience supervising teams preferred.
• Project management experience and/or applicable business experience. (OR)
• 7-10 years working with parks and recreation or child welfare system network and software applications.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience is determined to be acceptable by the PPR