Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities- Provide project oversight on behalf of the Director, Architecture, Digital Governance, Digital Public Health.
- Manage relationships with internal and external partners and vendor teams with respect to the Public Health Data Utility and the Immunization Information System initiatives.
- Ensure that project deliverables are satisfactorily completed.
- Ability to communicate complex technical and contractual information to diverse stakeholders.
- Align vendor and partner activities with broader organizational strategies, risk frameworks, and priorities.
- Define program scope, objectives, and success metrics.
- Develop and maintain program plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Coordinate interdependent projects and manage cross-functional teams.
- Monitor progress and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and communicate program status regularly.
- Ensure alignment of projects with organizational strategy and goals.
- Oversee program documentation and reporting for leadership.
- Collaborate with program managers (or equivalent roles) from vendor and partner organizations to ensure alignment and overall progress of the program.
- Coordinate and develop materials to present to internal partners, integrated project/program teams, steering committees, etc.
- Produce routine and ad-hoc updates on program progress and risks for different audiences as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Strategic Planning & Management:- Manageday-to-day program delivery coordination across business, dataengineering, analytics, architecture, privacy, security, vendor andoperational teams to support PHDU and IIS outcomes.
- Responsiblefor maintaining the PHDU roadmap and working with partners to project andtrack work associated with the milestones.
- Establishstakeholder engagement, communication and governance plans for PHDUroll-out, IIS delivery.
- Document,manage and maintain integrated program risks, issues, assumptions,decisions and dependencies for PHDU and IIS.
- Workwith stakeholders and project teams to conduct regular risk and dependencyreviews, identify mitigations and prepare executive-ready status andescalation reports.
- Developand maintain delivery performance measures and KPIs to track PHDU roll-outprogress, and IIS readiness and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Leadand oversee program strategy from inception through delivery, operationaltransition, benefits identification, funding alignment and knowledgetransfer.
- ProvidePHO Digital & Data (D&D) leadership with regular program,portfolio and executive status updates.
Program Management and Operations:- Supportexecution of PHDU roll-out and IIS delivery processes, identify barriersto progress and ensure activities remain aligned to approved businessobjectives and analytics outcomes.
- Ensureaccountability across related PHDU roll-out and IIS workstreams throughfull lifecycle planning, delivery tracking and closure activities.
- Ensuredelivery is cost-effective, efficient and compliant with PHO, OPS,Ministry, Cluster and project/program management methodologies, standardsand frameworks.
- Direct,manage and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and matrixed resourcesacross platform roll-out, data pipeline delivery, analytics enablement,and operational readiness including governance.
- Providean organizational view of internal and external dependencies, exposurelevels, decisions and escalations affecting PHDU delivery.
- Provideleadership, coaching and knowledge transfer to strengthen internal programdelivery capability.
- Directstakeholder consultation, facilitation and consensus building; provideprogram, and project reporting to multiple stakeholders.
- Leadstrategies and actions to manage change impacts and support roll-out ofPHDU-enabled delivery practices.
- Supervisethe development and communication of program-related updates, governancematerials, briefing notes and executive presentations
RequirementsRequired Skills
- Bachelor'sdegree in Business, Management, or related field (Master's preferred).
- 10+years of experience in program or project management.
- PMPor PgMP certification is an asset.
- Strongunderstanding of public health programs and Canadian health datastandards.
- Strongleadership and organizational skills.
- Excellentcommunication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiencyin project/program management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, PMIstandards).
- Riskmanagement and budgeting expertise. Experience in leading cross-functionalteams and managing vendor-related deliverables across departments.
- Abilityto manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellentcommunication, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills.
- Abilityto navigate complex governance structures and policy environments.
Desirable Skills
Written and oral communication skills to participate and lead meetings, write and edit systems documentation, prepare and present written reports on findings and alternative solutions, and develop guidelines / best practices.
Interpersonal skills to explain and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches.
Experience conducting knowledge-transfer sessions and building documentation for technical staff on architecting, designing, and implementing end-to-end data and analytics products.
Expected Skills
Be an advanced professional able to apply concepts, practices, and procedures in practice.
Work with minimal direction and lead and train others in technical components and concepts.
Plan, lead, and deliver complex deliverables that provide options for decisions within the organization.
Bring a high level of expertise in the required skill set, specialized in the technical area, and provide specific advisory support as required.
Must Haves:
- Provideproject oversight on behalf of the Director, Architecture, DigitalGovernance, Digital Public Health.
- Managerelationships with internal and external partners and vendor teams withrespect to the Public Health Data Utility and the Immunization InformationSystem initiatives.
- Manageday-to-day program delivery coordination across business, dataengineering, analytics, architecture, privacy, security, vendor andoperational teams to support PHDU and IIS outcomes.
- Responsiblefor maintaining the PHDU roadmap and working with partners to project andtrack work associated with the milestones.
- Document,manage and maintain integrated program risks, issues, assumptions,decisions and dependencies for PHDU and IIS.
