Job Title:             IT Technical Business Analyst

Duration:            7 months (Maximum Extension Term: 12 months)

Location:             Edmonton, AB (It is anticipated the role will be 100% remote, however in the event of an onsite meeting, the client does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings, nor any expenses related to relocation, commuting, housing/accommodation, food/drink.)

Description:

Project Name: Government Reorganization (GR) in Request for Service (RFS) Delivery Team

Request for Service (RFS) Delivery Team requires Project Coordinators to support Government Reorganization (GR) projects underway for the cabinet and ministry changes that were announced recently.

The Project Coordinator coordinates information technology (IT) Infrastructure teams within the Ministry of Technology and Innovation to meet the needs of business customers.

Scope:

Project Overview :

The project coordinator will be responsible for Government Reorganization (GR) projects.

The GR Coordinator will be leading a team in the development, implementation and execution of information technology projects or are responsible for a complex specialized area within IT. This resource will support GR and transition services for the undergoing government cabinet.

GR projects involve investigating, analyzing, and coordinating the various Information Management and Technology (IMT) changes in the environment that are required as a result of a change to department name and/or movement of programs, services and personnel. GR projects involve Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft file system security in the environment

Communication with stakeholders and co-workers will be essential in ensuring that project deliverables meet client expectation. The position will use diverse IT expertise to operate independently on assigned work or provide guidance to others.

This role is responsible for the coordination and completion of IT projects and oversees all aspects of projects. It builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects while preparing project status reports for upper management.

GR Project Coordinator is responsible for the planning, managing, and reporting on projects that range from internal branch or divisional based projects to ones that are single ministry or multi-ministry initiated and vary in scope and size. The GR Project Coordinator will be responsible for one or more projects at any one time and will be responsible for ensuring stakeholder governance is effective, efficient, and constructively moving towards the direction of demonstrating value and benefits.

Duties:

• Investigate, analyze, and coordinate the various IMT changes in the environment that are required as a result of a change to department name and/or movement of programs, services and personnel. GR projects involve Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft file system security in the environment

• Lead consultations and facilitate stakeholder meetings.

• Create business requirements, functional specifications and technical requirements

• Schedule, organize and lead project status meetings and other meetings as required

• Create project documents and associated planning documents

• Provide support by bridging communication between vendors, client ministries, and corporate technical and business teams.

• Escalate unresolved issues/risks, options and recommendations.

• Coordinate the implementation of IT infrastructure.

• Provide oversight and coordination to ensure projects are delivered according to specified scope, deliverables, schedule – meeting client expectations while following cybersecurity and other operational standards and processes.

• Provide a weekly online status report on all projects, communicates regularly with team members and stakeholders on all projects, and maintains project documentation in the team SharePoint.

• Utilize project management methodology and governance tools to manage resources and stakeholder engagement, ensuring effective project delivery and the achievement of key business objectives.

• Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required.

• Document technical recommendations and provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations, and project team members and within shared IT services.

• Ensure change management processes are followed.

• Make recommendations to project team members pertaining to issues, risks, and client satisfaction.

• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production roll outs.

• Provide quality control on production implementations.

• Communicate operation guidelines and policies to the clients.

• Apply and interpret how the operation guidelines enhance the department’s way of doing business.

• Review new services and technology requests by business area and assess their impact on the operational environment, giving recommendations for remediation.