Office of Strategic Initiatives and Collaboration Project Manager (MA5) - Olympia

Description

• Lead all project phases, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing.
• Ensure that projects and deliverables are completed on time, on budget, within scope, and at the required level of quality.
• Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress and control deadlines, budgets, and activities.
• Establish communication schedules to update stakeholders and staff on the progress of projects.
• Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures.
• Manage project risks and issues, escalate as needed.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Identify and participate in the development of new agency policies, integrating internal and external programs, and policy issues in implementation strategy.

• Develop positive relationships with managers and staff to provide support, including facilitation, tracking, and reporting on projects, and training.
• Share project/initiative lessons learned and best practices across programs, building relationships with stakeholders and brokering relationships at all levels.
• Prepare reports and presentations for executive management and external stakeholders (legislature, federal government, executive management, etc.).
• Coordinate, collaborate, and communicate effectively with staff, Tribes, and stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate group meetings, encourage members to take part in discussions, help groups develop plans, and resolve disagreements.

• Provide effective change management support and communication strategies to help migrate from current to future state around use of new systems, policy processes and implementation.
• Use Lean principles and change management methodologies to provide in-depth, change management and continuous improvement guidance to transform culture and support the successful implementation of projects.

• Nine (9) years of project management experience involving increasingly responsible complex assignments with large financial impacts. Ability to direct, manage, coach, and monitor both resources assigned to projects, as well as work with external customers to meet objectives.

• Associate's degree in social sciences, organizational development, public administration, business administration, behavioral sciences, or an allied field AND seven (7) years of progressively responsible and multi-dimensional experience in managing complex projects and/or programs.

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, organizational development, public administration, business administration, behavioral science, or an allied field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible and multi-dimensional experience in managing complex projects and/or programs.

• Previous training and professional certification in project management and/or change management.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high work volume, utilizing creative problem-solving.
• Previous experience in designing, developing, and overseeing the implementation of a comprehensive organizational change management strategy.
• Previous experience using technology to improve efficiency, accuracy, quality, and communication of project management work.
• Demonstrated understanding of how people go through a change and the change process.
• Previous experience in building and leading collaborative project teams.
• Previous experience creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance.
• Previous experience working in policy or project management in agency/enterprise-wide support services in the public sector.

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position.
• Current resume detailing experience and education.
• Minimum of three professional references

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

This position is included in the supervisory bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

This position requires a minimum of at least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.

The incumbent must successfully complete formal training courses as required by law, policy, and regional requirements within one year of their appointment.

Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or a foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S.

For more information about this position or if you need an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, please contact DCYF recruiter. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627 or email support@neogov.com. Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960.

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