SPECIFIC DUTIES

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n  Lead regular meetings with SCDC staff and all vendors to communicate project status, discuss challenges, and support agency decision‑making.

n  Help develop the requirements for the needs‑assessment contract, documenting system objectives, known gaps, and technical expectations.

n  Assist in evaluating needs‑assessment bids, reviewing vendor qualifications, proposed methodologies, and alignment with project goals.

n  Manage the needs‑assessment phase by overseeing and coordinating with the selected needs-assessment vendor and the Commission's current GRID vendor to clarify roles, responsibilities, deliverables, timelines, and outcomes.

n  Serve as the primary communication liaison among SCDC staff, the needs‑assessment vendor, and the existing vendor to ensure smooth information flow and timely issue resolution.

n  Work with SCDC staff and the needs‑assessment vendor to define the functional and technical requirements for the system GNI based on assessment findings and internal expertise.

n  Assist in drafting the Statement of Work (SOW) for the GNI, ensuring that requirements are translated into clear, actionable, and verifiable contract language.

n  Provide program‑level oversight for the entire GRID modernization effort, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and agency priorities throughout both the assessment and rebuild phases.

n  Develop and maintain key program documentation, including project plans, requirement logs, decision records, risk registers, milestone tracking, and meeting summaries.

n  Monitor vendor performance during both assessment and rebuild phases, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards, managing risks, and escalating issues as needed, while applying PMP‑level program‑management practices to keep the project on track.



REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

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n  Graduate degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as public administration, project management, information systems, data science, public health, or criminal justice.

n  At least 15 years of experience managing complex programs or projects, preferably involving IT systems, data systems, or system modernization/rebuild efforts.

n  Project Management experience, including planning, execution, and delivery of projects within scope, timeline, and budget.

n  PMP certification required, demonstrating mastery of project management methodologies, lifecycle planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

n  Demonstrated experience developing Statements of Work, requirements documents, or technical specifications for IT/data system upgrades, rebuilds, or related modernization projects.

n  Experience overseeing and coordinating vendors, including evaluating proposals, monitoring performance, managing deliverables, and handling multi‑vendor environments.

n  Familiarity with data systems and system architecture concepts, with an understanding of how systems ingest, process, validate, store, and output data for analytical use. (Hands‑on development experience is not required.)

n  Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams, including internal staff, external evaluators, and technical vendors, while maintaining alignment across stakeholders.

n  Strong communication and documentation skills, including the ability to synthesize technical information, produce clear written materials, and present updates to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

n  Experience managing program timelines, risks, and dependencies, particularly across multi‑phase initiatives such as assessments followed by system rebuilds.