IT Program Manager

IT Program Manager

Location: Boone, NC, United States

Job ID: 15081

Date Posted: May 21, 2024

Job Description

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Program Manager to join our Information Technology at our International Headquarters location in Boone, N.C. As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for in-house consultation to Samaritan's Purse staff on the effective planning, deployment, and use of technology. This position is crucial liaison between our Information Technology department, and other ministry teams within Samaritan's Purse. Come use your gifts and talents to advance the Gospel!

A day in the life of a Program Manager:

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Program Manager you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him

• Build and manage working relationships between IT and assigned business units or program areas within the organization

• Identify and understand technology needs and drive solutions delivery for assigned areas, with involvement in relevant IT projects from concept to delivery

• Drive collaboration and communication across teams and departments to shape IT solution delivery and business unit IT portfolios

• Manage projects as necessary and ensure that IT projects in assigned program areas align with organizational strategic objectives

• Lead business analysis and user acceptance testing activities, as needed, when dedicated resources are not allocated

• Coordinate activities and dependencies across projects to control program timelines and budget

• Utilize project management tools (i.e Jira) to develop and manage project and/or program plans

• Assess resource requirements of technology projects and recommend whether project teams should be staffed internally or outsourced

• Manage the relationship between relevant vendors and internal IT teams

• Provide oversight for the implementation of solutions

• All other duties as assigned

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