Responcibilities
- Innovation Implementation and Pipeline Management: Support the development of new products and services by executing different responsibilities in the development plan.
- Project Planning: Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organization’s project management framework.
- Project Management: Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals.
- Database Installation: Install and test databases and associated products to ensure they are suitable for use and meet customer requirements.
- Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution: Build and populate dashboards and reporting mechanisms to capture results and improvement opportunities for digital initiatives.
- Quality: Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives, and monitoring them to make sure they are effective.
- Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of non-compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these and escalating issues as appropriate.
- Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
- Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
Behavioral Competencies
◆ Drives Results
Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, does what is necessary to meet goals and deliver expected results with acceptable quality. Shows consistent effort to complete even unpleasant or routine tasks in a timely manner; maintains work focus despite obstacles or setbacks.
◆ Drives Engagement
Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. For example, shares insight into the purpose of the work, involves others appropriately and gives them credit for their contributions. Praises the successes of others.
◆ Courage
Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.
◆ Business Insight
Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. For example, clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers. Monitors business news and market changes for impact on the business or on own expertise area; uses this to shape decisions.
◆ Tech Savvy
Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
◆ Collaborates
Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages “us versus them” thinking; shows appreciation for others’ ideas and input.
◆ Cultivates Innovation
Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. For example, demonstrates openness to new ideas and ways of looking at things; suggests new and useful ideas or solutions. Learns innovative methods, tools, and technology and applies them to work tasks.
◆ Strategic Mindset
Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. For example, sees how own work connects to the broader organization’s strategy. Understands what actions to take to help the organization reach its goals. Spots trends and asks about future issues that may impact own work.
Skills
- Project Risk and Issue Management: Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and managing project-related risks.
- Verbal Communication: Uses clear and effective verbal communication skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions, and formulating plans or policies.
- Planning and Organizing: Works independently and provides technical guidance in planning, organizing, prioritizing, and overseeing activities to meet business objectives efficiently.
- Project Life Cycle Adaptation: Demonstrates full competence in defining and integrating component projects, adapting life cycle frameworks, and delivering outcomes; works independently and may guide others.
- Project Management: Manages projects/programs within cost, time, and quality targets independently while providing technical guidance when needed.
- Project Schedule Management: Independently sequences and schedules tasks into project plans and provides technical guidance when required.
- Review and Reporting: Creates effective, clear reports independently and provides technical guidance as needed.
- Stakeholder Expectation Management: Identifies stakeholders, analyzes expectations, and develops management strategies; works independently and may offer technical guidance.
- Adaptive Mindset: Adjusts thinking and work habits based on the environment; demonstrates full competence and may provide guidance.
- Budget and Control: Creates, analyzes, and monitors budgets aligned with project/organizational goals; works independently and may guide others.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Analyzes data trends independently to support decision-making and provides technical guidance when required.
- Database Administration: Designs, implements, and maintains databases independently while offering technical guidance as needed.
- IT Implementation and Integration: Implements and optimizes IT systems, ensuring integration with existing infrastructure; works independently and provides technical guidance.
- IT Testing: Ensures IT systems meet requirements through effective test design, execution, and reporting; works independently and guides others when needed.
- Managing Change: Maintains performance during change by applying a proactive mindset; works independently and may provide technical guidance.
- Measure Solution Performance: Identifies performance measures, validates with stakeholders, and recommends improvements; works independently and may provide technical guidance.
- Negotiation: Reaches consensus between differing parties independently and offers technical guidance when required.
- Product/Service Management and Development: Manages and develops products/services for maximum market value; works independently and provides guidance when needed.
- Project Benefits Management: Identifies, tracks, and enables achievement of planned benefits and outcomes; demonstrates full competence and may offer technical guidance.
- Project Cost and Budget Management: Estimates and manages finances to deliver within budget; works independently and may provide technical guidance.
- Project Estimating: Estimates all project components including costs, duration, resources, risks, and stakeholders; works independently and may provide guidance.
- Project Integration Management: Coordinates and integrates all project processes and activities; demonstrates full competence and may provide technical guidance.
- Project Resource Planning and Control: Identifies, acquires, and manages human and physical resources; works independently and may guide others.
- Project Scope Management: Identifies and manages project scope and changes using appropriate approaches; works independently and may provide guidance.
- Project Strategy Creation and Alignment: Develops and aligns project strategy, vision, and goals with organizational direction; works independently and may guide others.
- Project Tracking and Reporting: Measures and reports progress toward goals to keep the project on track; works independently and provides guidance when required.
- Workflow Management: Plans, organizes, and executes workflows efficiently to achieve goals; works independently and may provide technical guidance.
- Writing Skills: Communicates clearly and effectively in writing to express ideas, request actions, and formulate policies; works independently and provides guidance when needed.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Level
- General Experience: Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)
- Managerial Experience: Minimal (0 to 3 months)
