SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER

Company Description

Job Description

Business Process Innovation (BPI) is responsible for solutions of Agency systems and business practices. BPI oversees the change management effort to implement new business processes and Agency operations. They manage several large-scale projects with the focus on modernizing agency business processes, while improving efficiency and enhancing program integrity.

BPI is recruiting for (1) one Administrative Staff Analyst NM II to function as a Senior Projects Manager, who will :

• Manage staff in the multiple tasks under tight deadlines necessary for the business process re-engineering of HRA's and DHS's business application processes using process analysis, complex surveys and studies of Agency operational procedures and Agency pilot projects. Lead interdivision, interagency projects to successful completion with clear deadlines and milestones. Provide monitoring of the projects.
• Manage difficult and complex large-scale business process re-engineering efforts for Agency-wide operations using quantitative and qualitative research techniques. Review documentation of the AS IS environment through the implementation of process analysis. Make recommendations to Executive Director and Executive Steering Committee which will enhance and improve business processes.
• Lead change and stakeholder management efforts to improve current online applications and voice response systems. Develop strong relationships with HRA and OHS business partners. Communicate and collaborate with internal partners to support various benefits reengineering initiatives through interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, survey site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.
• Liaise between the HRA and OHS business owners. The ITS and contracted technology and support teams. Coordinate with Information Technology Projects Manager on relevant system requirements, functional design, scope change, user acceptance testing and implementation planning. Review all procedures and training materials to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Plan and implement lead user acceptance testing efforts ensuring successful completion. Using outcomes from testing efforts creates plans to implement changes to current practices in order to improve processes and increase customer satisfaction.
• Track, evaluate, document project risks. Escalate executive level risks in a timely manner. Provide suggestions on mitigation strategies. Review and approve all business deliverables. Identify implementation options.
• Contribute to the development of following artifacts (as needed), functional requirements (Business Requirements Document), screen and interface designs. Manage staff in the development of such and collaborate with end-users and other partners in the development of such.

Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following : working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning / administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning / evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.