Portfolio Project Management Lead

The Salvation Army is an international Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible; its ministry is motivated by love for God and the needs of humanity.

Mission Statement The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Core Values The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda has four core values:
Hope: We give hope through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Service: We reach out to support others without discrimination.
Dignity: We respect and value each other, recognizing everyone’s worth.
Stewardship: We responsibly manage the resources entrusted to us.

Reporting directly to the Head, Enterprise Project Management Office, this role is a key leadership position that will bring deep project management expertise. You will need to be a skilled communicator and have a passion for enabling the change journey in an organization.  You will use your creative problem solving capabilities to remove obstacles and find solutions to enable projects to realize their value. You will develop and coach project manager(s) and Business Analysts to use best practice project management techniques to achieve the portfolio outcomes for the organization.  You are both a strategic and operational thinker and will roll up your sleeves to enable the team. You will partner closely with change management leadership and its team members.

As an experienced project management professional, you will make a difference through your leadership and management of a portfolio of transformational projects within the Enterprise Project Management Office. Your accountabilities will include:

• Thought leadership and management of project managers and business analysts to ensure execution of projects within the portfolio
• Deep industry expertise in project management to contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the PMO framework, templates, and communications
• Enabling every project is to be delivered consistently and in alignment with EPMO practices using judgement based on the size and scope and Salvation Army practices and norms
• Oversight and management of the projects including the development of business cases, charters, governance structures, schedules, scope, budget tracking, risks and issues ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies
• Hands on delivery of projects according to PMO framework and best practices
• Management of cross functional stakeholders using expert communication skills to facilitate joint planning, issue resolution and budgeting and governance across the organization
• A commitment to transparency and clarity for stakeholders and management in the status and issues and risks
• Timely and accurate communications, presentations and status reports interacting with diverse levels of the organization in governance forums
• Regular liaison with Salvation Army executive leaders serving as project sponsors and owners
• Relationship with functional leaders responsible for departments across the organization.

Education and Qualifications

The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of advanced project management experience delivering cross-functional projects across the full project life cycle including developing business cases, managing stakeholder engagement, managing budgetary and resourcing constraints. You will have experience driving change and the ability to set direction and establish yourself as a trusted advisor. You will also have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline
• Qualifications in Project Management and / or relevant certifications i.e. PRINCE2, PMP, Scrum, Agile, Lean Sigma
• Experience in change management practices and certification is desired
• Experience in and/or of the Not-for-Profit sector highly desired

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

In addition, you will also need these to succeed in this role:

• Expert ability to build trusting relationships with all levels of the organization
• A consultative, professional, discreet, diplomatic, and tactful manner in your approach
• Excellent communications both written and verbal
• Diverse and strong people management and coaching skills
• Successful at navigating and creating results in ambiguous environments
• Skilled at influencing diverse stakeholders
• Personal resilience, a growth mindset with superior skills in ongoing process enhancement
• Expert ability to prioritize and perform work to meet deadlines and commitments and work within a team environment

The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process. If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

The Salvation Army requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of full vaccination. The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation if the successful candidate cannot be vaccinated due to a medical exemption.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.