Title: IT Project Portfolio Coordinator
State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist II
Hiring Range: $75,000 - $88,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: VDH-Central Office
Agency Website: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The IT Project Portfolio Coordinator reports to the IT Portfolio Manager within the Office of Information Management (OIM). This position is responsible for managing IT portfolio projects and resources, identifying project reporting needs, and managing resources within the portfolio, ensuring efficient allocation to achieve strategic objectives and project goals. Collaborates with teams on a regular basis to analyze needs, manage priorities, conduct conceptual evaluations, review project demands, and manage work-planning and resourcing within OIM. Facilitates the continuous review of the IT Portfolio to ensure allocations and priorities are in alignment with business need and goals. Prepares project reports for IT leadership and monitors key performance indicators. Maintains portfolio management tools, provides guidance to project teams, and ensures smooth project execution through effective communication and coordination.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Strong understanding of resource management principles and techniques to efficiently allocate and use resources based on organizational goals.
2. Proven experience managing IT projects of varying size and complexity, including planning, execution, and tracking of project milestones and outcomes.
3. Demonstrated experience in financial forecasting and variance analysis to align project budgets with business goals and ensure proper use of financial resources.
4. Experience in assessing complex issues, developing practical solutions, and improving the management, development, and performance of information systems.
5. Familiarity with project delivery methods and the use of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools.
6. Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills, including the ability to effectively manage and develop professional staff.
7. Professional experience in organizing people, tasks, and priorities to successfully achieve long-term business goals.
Additional Considerations
1. Experience in system administration of project management tools.
2. Professional knowledge of the healthcare industry and public health programs.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applicants needing sponsorship need not apply.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions. It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov .
State agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment. As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.
Contact Information
Name: Jay West
Phone: N/A
Email: jay.west@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.