BAND 4 - Director, Enterprise Project Management Office
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Requisition Number: 120811
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Job Category: Leadership and Management
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Classification: Band 4
Description
****Please DO NOT apply for this position by submitting your profile on this BC Government Hiring Centre website. Applications must be made via the following directions below.***
About the BCLDB:
The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is one of two branches of government that provide oversight for the beverage alcohol and non-medical cannabis industries in the province. The LDB is responsible for the wholesale distribution of liquor and cannabis, and operates the retails brands BCLIQUOR and BC Cannabis Stores.
The LDB is committed to government’s goals of making life better for people in B.C., improving services, and ensuring a sustainable province for future generations. The revenue generated by the LDB helps fund essential public services like health care, education, and community programming. Learn more on the LDB careers page.
As part of the Chief Administrative Office, the Corporate Services (CS) team plays a critical role in supporting the entire organization. Comprised of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Policy & Legislation, Corporate Privacy and Information, Sourcing and Vendor Performance, Strategy & Business Transformation, Social Impact & Environmental Sustainability and the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), CS is driven by customer service and taking action to advise, consult and support each business area throughout the LDB.
The CS team is comprised of approximately 70 staff. What brings CS together as a team is the ability to work together to support both the operational areas of the business and other corporate service areas (e.g., Corporate Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology). The group has a strategic lens with a focus on ensuring the organization aligns and complies with corporate priorities, policies, legislation, best practices, and government mandate.
About this role:
The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office, is responsible for the implementation of all aspects of technology, people and processes related to the organization’s transformational initiatives. Such initiatives can be related to various LDB lines of business including Liquor and Cannabis Retail Services, Wholesale Services and Corporate Services.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Services, the Director, Enterprise Project Management Office provides strategic leadership and portfolio management for high impact enterprise (technology and non-technology) projects, programs and initiatives. The role defines, maintains, and implements enterprise project management methodology, including processes, governance, tools, metrics, and policies, to ensure optimal productivity, quality and business success.
The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office is a key member of the Project Review Board working closely with the senior executive team and CEO, as well as IT and business executives and directors to strategically plan, monitor and execute LDB’s portfolio of projects and programs in alignment with LDB strategic objectives. The EPMO establishes governance frameworks and processes; benefits management, ensuring benefits are identified, justified and achieved; project execution; and project optimization.
The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office provides program and project managers and operational teams with mentorship and direction toward successful delivery of multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects and programs. In addition, this role provides oversight of the application of processes and tools and ensures project and program managers comply with defined project and organizational standards and methodologies.
The Director, Enterprise Project Management Office, is responsible for ensuring project resources adhere to defined government requisites for projects including consistent processes and methodologies as well as financial and contractual requirements.
A criminal record check is required.
For complete details about this opportunity, including accountabilities, please refer to the attached job description, also located in the Additional Information section at the bottom of the posting.
An eligibility list for permanent or temporary future opportunities may be established
Position requirements:
Education and Experience:
Degree or diploma in computer science, business or a related field and a minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in project management, leadership skills, and strategic thinking.
OR
A secondary (high) school diploma or an equivalent certificate and a minimum of 9 years of progressive experience in project management, leadership skills, and strategic thinking.
*Recent, related progressive experience must have occurred in the last ten (10) years and must include the following:
- Proven track record of successfully managing projects, ideally with experience in different methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
- Alignment – planning and prioritization of projects/initiative to align with strategy.
- Executing – tracking and reporting project/initiative success.
- Experience with stakeholder engagement, and managing organizational risk in a leadership role.
- Experience creating, maintaining and executing the strategic plan of a business unit to align with organization direction.
How to Apply & Application Requirements:
To be considered for this position, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience as outlined in the position requirements section above. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as outlined in the attached Job Description. Applicants must meet the requirements as described below to be considered:
- A cover letter and resume in PDF format is required as part of your application.
- The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process.
- Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.
For specific position-related enquiries, please contact Kriti Verma, HR Advisor at kriti.verma@bcldb.com.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:00pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition.
Applications must be submitted via email to internalcompetitions@bcldb.com before the close date and time. Your email application must include the following information:
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