Who We Are

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) supports Ohioans and their families through the following programs:

• Cash and Food Assistance
• Employment Services and Workforce Development
• Unemployment Insurance
• Adult Protective Services
• Child Support

Public service is an honorable way to serve the community in a hands-on dedicated way. You can make a difference in someone’s world!

Guiding Principles

• We will be a leader in customer satisfaction.
• We will have a reputation that attracts and retains talented, diverse, and dedicated employees.
• We get better at what we do every day.

Office of Information Services

The Office of Information Services (OIS) works to support the business functions and the delivery of health, human, and employment services through the application of information technology. OIS supports the delivery of programs to millions of recipients through the development and round-the-clock operation of automated information systems. Due to the number of end-users and technologies supported, OIS is one of the largest and most complex IT organizations within Ohio state government. Learn more about the Office by visiting the ODJFS OIS webpage.

What You Will Do

As a Senior IT Project manager within the organization, you will bring your project management experience and training to the organization to oversee projects—facilitating project health, best practices, and efficiency. You will be positioned within the Employment Resources section among a group of other Project Managers working to fulfill the function of the Portfolio Management Office.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Serve as a project manager within the Office of Information Services (OIS) Portfolio Management Office (PMO).
• Receive and maintain an assigned collection of 4-8 active, concurrent projects across diverse, interesting lines of business e.g. Office of Information Services, Employee and Business Services, Office of Child Support, Finance, etc.
• Establish relationships with Business Relationship Managers and business sponsors to learn the business goals/objectives/needs for each assigned project.
• Meet and facilitate the discussion of regular status meetings.
• Collaborate with the assembled project team where the entire team identifies the best solution to fulfill the business area’s needs, the technical solutions to be built, and the specific tasks to be performed to design, build, test, deploy, and support those solutions.
• Exercise your existing project management skills and continue to build skills in scope management, schedule management, project team management, risk management, stakeholder management, and project status reporting.
• Collaborate with the project team to exercise problem-solving skills as issues and challenges arise e.g. project delays, ambiguous scope, infeasible scope, project extensions, inadequate resources, etc.
• Communicate skillfully, clearly, and regularly through virtual meetings, virtual discussions, emails, status reports, and instant messaging.
• Maintain entries on project tasks, task members, issues/risks, and status reporting within centralized, online project and portfolio management centralized platform (Clarity®).
• Collaborate with a team of fellow project managers to search for ways to innovate and continually improve the organization’s processes and skills.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Schedule: Full-time

Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday. Hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Location: This position will be headquartered in an ODJFS Facility in one of the following cities - Columbus, Akron, or Dayton. This determination will take into account the proximity to the applicant's home address.

Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Akron - 172 S. Broadway Street, Akron, OH 44308
Dayton - 6680 Poe Avenue, Dayton, OH 45414

Travel: Occasional travel within the state of Ohio.

PN(s): 20080186

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

Option 1:

• 12 months employment for the State of Ohio as Project Manager 1, 63381 or IT Project Manager 1, 63384.

Option 2:

• 4 years experience in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation), with experience to be commensurate with project/program &/or position description on file (e.g., Business Relationship Manager)
• 12 months experience in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.

Option 3:

• Successful completion of 2 year post-secondary education majoring in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with major being commensurate with project to be assigned.
• 12 months experience in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.
• 12 months experience in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation).

Option 4:

• The equivalent of the minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.
  

Tips For Your Application

When completing the different sections of this application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined in this job posting. We cannot give you credit for your Work Experience and Education & Certifications if you do not provide that information in your online application. Information in attached resumes or cover letters must be entered into your application in the appropriate Work Experience or Education & Certification sections to be considered.

Pay Information

This position is in the State of Ohio’s E1 Pay Schedule, Pay Range 16. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $47.90 per hour). These ranges provide a standardized pathway for pay increases. With continued employment, new hires move to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Cost of Living Adjustments increase wages in these ranges each fiscal year. The current step progression wages are in the table below.

ADA Notice

If you require an accommodation based on a disability for any step of the selection process, please contact ada_public@jfs.ohio.gov

Background check information

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Some positions may require drug testing and/or fingerprinting. Criminal convictions do not necessarily disqualify candidates from consideration.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.