Apply for Project Manager - Cybersecurity

On behalf of our Public Sector Client, Affinity is seeking a Project Manager position supporting Digital Health Cybersecurity initiatives. Specifically, we are looking for a Project Manager with a minimum of five years of recent experience leading Cybersecurity projects within a Healthcare environment. The project manager will be responsible for identifying the appropriate teams to work on each identified challenge, creating, tracking, and reporting the status of the workplans for each team.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with project sponsors, project team members, and other internal and external stakeholders (including executive, provincial government, patient advisory committees, and professional associations, boards and colleges). 

• Provide direction, coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of projects, while remaining aligned with strategy, commitments, and goals of the organization and various stakeholder groups. 

• Develop, manage, and report on schedules, costs, resources, risks, and project objectives at various levels of the organization, including project governance tables. 

• Lead project teams to meet objectives and stakeholders’ expectations providing direction and clear communication of the vision for project success. 

• Develop and execute risk management and mitigation plans. 

• Balance competing goals of project stakeholders to achieve consensus on project outcomes while maximizing business value of the project. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders throughout the province to ensure successful adoption in addition to a successful transition to operations.

Required Skills:

Qualifications 

• Required minimum of five years experience leading Cybersecurity initiatives in Healthcare environment 

• Strong knowledge of security frameworks 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Health, IT or related field 

• Project Management certification considered an asset 

• Change Management certification considered an asset 

• Minimum of five years’ experience in direct Project Management supplemented with demonstrated experience in, but not limited to: 

o Agile project development and execution 

o Leading large-scale projects and teams 

o Change management and stakeholder management 

• Experience in digital health related projects is preferred 

• Knowledge and experience in a health care environment preferred

Skills 

• Knowledge of project management principles, standards, and processes. 

• Strong cybersecurity knowledge 

• Strong knowledge of principles of change management. 

• Demonstrate ability to manage a diverse stakeholder group in a challenging and sensitive project environment. 

• Proactively anticipate and manage changes in project scope. 

• In-depth knowledge of both traditional and agile project management tools, techniques, and methods. 

• Superior facilitation and interpersonal skills (written and oral communications). 

• Demonstrated ability to lead project teams in a matrix environment and engage diverse groups of stakeholders. 

• Strong awareness of privacy and confidentiality. 

• Knowledge and experience in Quality Assurance and testing methodologies. 

• Proficiency in project management software tools. 

• Self-motivated and possess excellent time management and organizational skills. 

• Strong analytic and decision-making abilities. 

• Knowledge of provincial health care environment. 

• Demonstrate good judgment and an ability to build consensus among groups with differing priorities. 

• Demonstrate leadership, influence, communication, presentation and facilitation skills while balancing multiple initiatives. 

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About Affinity: 

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

Job Number: 13181

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