POSITION DESCRIPTION: Position is responsible for the coordination and management of major Police Department technology initiatives. The Police Department's Office Data, Analytics and Technology (ODAT) provides direction and guidance to this position. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Manage projects from Initiation through Closure. • Assist project teams navigating technical and project processes. • Develop, clarify, and manage the scope of the project, define contract deliverables and achieve targeted outcomes. • Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines. • Assemble project team, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables. • Determine project costs/ensures delivery on time and within budgetary guidelines. • Ensure compatibility and consistency with existing architectural and enterprise standards. • Perform cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives. • Schedule and document meeting minutes. • Prepare status reports, status summaries and dashboards for presentation to mid and senior level management. • Provide support, coaching and mentoring on project management best practices, as requested for project coordinator associates and business analysts COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES • Demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager on a program team and can ensure a successful project lifecycle • Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership of departments and agencies participating in assigned projects. • Organize and work effectively with project teams of staff from departments and agencies participating in this effort • Demonstrate experience and relevant expertise in the design and building of distributed and enterprise solutions • Plan, organize and direct the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team. • Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics. • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, departmental officials, outside consultants and vendors. • The principles of project management, systems delivery life cycle and budgeting. • Concepts and applications of servers, storage, mainframes, monitoring, ITIL, metrics and performance management, disaster recovery, data center facilities management, managed services, and cloud computing. • Schedule, Risk and Issue Management • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint. Other tools a plus. Qualifications • Completion of a Bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with a major course work in Computer Science, Information Technology or a closely related field NOTE: Additional project management or other relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement AND • Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects • 5+ years of applicable business experience, law enforcement experience a plus. • Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Philadelphia Police Department and Human Resources. Additional Information TO APPLY:Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample. Salary Range: $87,000 - $105,000 Discover the Perks of Being a City of Philadelphia Employee: • Transportation: City employees get unlimited FREE public transportation all year long through SEPTA's Key Advantage program. Employees can ride on SEPTA buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail for their daily commute and more. • Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 8 weeks of paid parental leave. • We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents. • Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan • Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays • Generous retirement savings options are available • Pay off your student loans faster - As a qualifying employer, City of Philadelphia employees are eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Join the ranks of hundreds of employees who have already benefited from this program and achieved student loan forgiveness. • Unlock Tuition Discounts and Scholarships - The City of Philadelphia has forged partnerships with over a dozen esteemed colleges and universities in the area, ensuring that our employees have access to a wide range of tuition discounts and scholarships. Experience savings of 10% to 40% on your educational expenses, extending not only to City employees but in some cases, spouse and dependents too! Join the City of Philadelphia team today and seize these incredible benefits designed to enhance your financial well-being and personal growth! *The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.