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SalaryInitial Posting Date:
03/20/2024 Application Deadline:
03/27/2024 Agency:
Department of Justice Salary Range:
$6,268 - $9,472 Position Type:
Employee Position Title:
Information Technology Project Manager (Information Systems Specialist 7) - IT Modernization Project Job Description:
The
Oregon Department of Justice
is seeking to hire an Information Technology Project Manager (Information Systems Specialist 7) to serve on the Legal Tools Program Team. Our best candidate will work to ensure that Technology Projects for acquisition, development, and implementation throughout the Department are conducted effectively and efficiently. Your experience leading projects will propel your efforts as you lean on project management methodologies and techniques to ensure projects are accomplished on time, on budget, and meet the defined business goals. If effective implementation of information technologies aligns with your career path and interests, we’d like to talk to you! At this time, the position is Limited Duration through June 30, 2025. The current plan is to ask for continued funding into future biennia. If future funding is secured, the appointment may be extended or be made permanent. A rotational opportunity may be possible if the best candidate is internal and a rotation won’t negatively impact the business.
Apply today! In exchange, we'll ensure you are paid well and equitable to your peers, we'll make work-life balance attainable, and we'll show you the door to professional development and job satisfaction. You will find that we embrace inclusive and supportive work environments and respect the diverse perspectives, knowledge, and experiences of our coworkers and those seeking to join the organization. We strive to build an inclusive and performance-oriented workplace where all individuals are welcomed and appreciated, leading to increasingly higher levels of fulfillment and success.
This position may be offered as full time remote within Oregon. Remote work for out-of-state candidates may also be possible, however, a number of factors must be considered; at this time, we are unable to accommodate remote work in all 50 states.
REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage everyone who meets the basic requirements of the position to apply. If you have transferable experience, tell us about it!
Six (6) years of Information Systems experience with responsibilities tied to complex technology and project management. Education will be counted as experience if degree was in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or if a two (2) year accredited vocational training program was completed in Information Technology or related field. Work experience is based on a 40-hour work week. (Example: 20 hours a week for one year would equal six-months of work experience.)
- Associate’s Degree (or 2-year vocational training) = Two (2) Years
- Bachelor's Degree = Four (4) Years
- Master's Degree = Six (6)
AND MUST
- Agree to comply with specific security and confidentiality requirements of the Department and its business units.
- Be highly skilled or trained in modern technology, business, and systems analysis to determine project scopes, design methodologies and techniques, and establish effective test plans.
- Understand business computing systems including servers, networks, relational database systems, web services, and enterprise software.
- Demonstrate leadership and teambuilding qualities; have a history of bringing people with competing agendas together to fulfill a common goal; and possess cross-functional problem-solving skills.
- Ability to develop relationships and influence resources not directly managed.
- Be able to work and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical employees and vendors.
- Have a history of exercising strategic thinking and sound judgment from both a “big picture” and detailed perspective.
- Reputation as a direct and truthful professional who can present the unvarnished truth in a respectful and helpful manner, keeps confidences, and admits mistakes.
- Be assertive, self-initiating, and driven to help the team succeed.
- History of independent decision-making that is reasonable and in alignment with program goals, policy, and procedures, while respecting the opinion and values of all parties.
- Have a demonstrated history of excellence in customer service.
- Support the agency’s affirmative action goals and objectives and recognize the value of individual and cultural differences, create work environments where individuals’ differences are valued, and consistently treat staff, colleagues, customers and stakeholders/partners with dignity and respect.
- Finalists must pass a comprehensive employment reference check and fingerprint-based criminal background check. A driver history check will be included for positions requiring state vehicle driving privileges. Adverse findings will be evaluated to determine eligibility for the position.
REQUESTED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES AND DESIRED ATTRIBUTES
This is our wish list. By no means do we expect you to check all of the boxes, however, we want to know what experiences you do bring to the table. Use this list as a guide as you prepare your application material.
- Experience with IT modernization, business transformation initiatives, and systems and data migration and/or integration projects.
- Demonstrated business results through effective planning, monitoring, and controlling programs and projects; execution-, outcome-, and deliverable-focused.
- Familiarity with case management tools and software (i.e., case information management, time management, billing management, and document management).
- Ability to fully understand the business needs of a large law firm as it pertains to technology and practical application in a legal environment.
- Ability to adapt technical and process requirements to meet diverse business needs.
- Highly organized, flexible, and responsive, with strong presentation and customer service skills.
- Effective problem-solving, analytical, and time management skills.
- Skilled at analyzing data and documentation.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with a wide range of audiences regarding project management and business analysis practices, of which the audience may not have knowledge of or experience with.
- Manage high-stress situations with poise.
- Ability to manage and balance multiple and competing priorities on a regular basis.
- Familiarity and experience applying techniques outlined in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) and Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Certification in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), Project Management (PMP or CAPM), or similar.
- Mindset that embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles; demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Diversity is a core value of the Oregon Department of Justice. We are working to build and maintain an inclusive and equitable work environment. Every employee expands our diversity by contributing to the range of ways to understand and communicate with one another, identify challenges, and work cooperatively.
- Follow the "Apply" link and complete the application online and all supplemental questions.
- Attach your resume.
- Attach your cover letter.
ALL APPLICANTS: You will only have one opportunity to upload the requested resume and cover letter. Drag and drop both resume and cover letter into Workday when prompted to upload your resume. If you are concerned that one or both requested documents didn't attach to your application, if you need an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have questions, or need assistance with the application process, please contact
doj.recruitment@doj.state.or.us
. Any materials emailed will be associated on your behalf if received before the posting deadline. CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEES: Login to Workday using your state-issued login and apply via the Jobs Hub Worklet located on your home page. Using a private account disrupts the hiring process for all internal candidates. Prior to clicking "Apply", update your employee profile to reflect your Education, Skills, and Job History (including your current job).
For additional information regarding working for the Department of Justice and application assistance,
click HERE.
WHAT YOU WILL DO (in part)
- Provide project management communications to teams, stakeholders, partners, and vendors; develop communication, change management, issues management, and responsibility matrix plans for projects and work efforts.
- Project management performance tracking, project tracking, issue management, change management through software tools such as Microsoft Project.
- Develop charts, graphs, and project documentation using productivity tools.
- Provide analytical, technical, and project management direction and expertise.
- Create, manage, and update project data, maintaining full quality control of project data.
- Monitors projects and assists the team as assigned and needed; for assigned projects, responsible for business requirements, scope management, change control tracking, issue tracking, risk management tracking, and quality assurance and testing data.
- Plan information requirements and support functions such as announcements of upcoming meetings, events, trainings, documentation, and other publications for appropriate customer involvement and participation.
- Develop and manage project analysis, needs assessment, architecture, and project implementation with customers, stakeholders, vendors, and management.
- Participate on teams that design and implement new systems and applications, conduct research, and make recommendations related to technologies and practices which significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of technology systems.
- Develop implementation plans that may involve and require complex technical and cooperative work efforts with multiple state agencies, partners, jurisdictions, and/or vendors.
- Provide project management leadership for large, unusual, and/or critical Technology Projects that are complex and which require cooperative communication and coordination across multiple state agencies, jurisdictions, partners and/or vendors.
- Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies, processes and practices through ongoing training, professional organizations and publications, contact with other Information Systems and project management professionals and self-initiated study.
- And more!
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
- Limited Duration, full-time employment in Salem, Oregon; fully remote (out of state possible).
- Opportunity to expand your technical and professional skills.
- Advancement opportunity within DOJ and the State of Oregon.
- Work where individual contribution matters and is recognized, where creativity and accomplishment are rewarded.
- Excellent medical, vision, and dental.
- Pension and retirement programs.
- Work/life balance to include 11 paid holidays a year, vacation, sick leave, personal business leave, and acompetitive benefits package.
- Representation and support by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
For more information about our benefits, you can learn
here
. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Department of Justice is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability, and is committed to workplace diversity.
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court St NE
Salem OR, 97301
1162 Court St NE
Salem OR, 97301
DOJ.recruitment@doj.state.or.us
Phone: (503) 947-4328
Fax: (503) 373-0367
Fax: (503) 373-0367
