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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: PORTLAND, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Title: Sr. Consulting Manager, Performance Improvement<BR>Location: Portland, OR<BR>The senior consulting manager role will manage programs, regional and national projects and performance improvement initiatives for the NW region. At times, this role will be specialized in certain business functions for periods of time as well as in a general project management pool of employees.<BR><BR>Essential Functions:<BR>- Define engagement strategy, objectives, scope & effort<BR>- Manage & prioritize tasks, and assign resources among the largest and most complex programs / projects<BR>- Take a systems thinking approach to ensure that issues align w/ the organizations strategic agenda and that all necessary project work is included to achieve a successful outcome<BR>- Define target business value & create business case<BR>- Possess demonstrated program & project management skills with no oversight and sustainable results with proven outcomes<BR>- Delegate appropriate level of responsibility for actions and decisions<BR>- Transfers knowledge & skills to project team and client personnel<BR>- Proactively identify & resolve major issues which have cross-functional impacts<BR>- Anticipate, assess and manage engagement risks relative to client requirements<BR>- Manage risks in order to obtain target business value<BR>- Ensure quality of all project deliverables<BR>- Identify key business issues & opportunities across the enterprise and develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives<BR>- Understand, analyze, and structure undefined, complex, and politically sensitive projects<BR>- Generate innovative ideas which are strategically sound and challenge the status quo<BR>- Demonstrate willingness to take risks and to consider new & untested approaches and encourage the same in others<BR>- Apply basic performance improvement methodologies and business process improvement skills<BR>- Provide leadership and oversight to several process improvement teams to drive to measurable, significant results<BR>- Have advanced knowledge of and can rapidly produce current/future state analysis, flow charts, research trees, and data analysis<BR>- Has demonstrated expertise in the basic spectrum of process improvement methodologies<BR>- Stay on top of industry changes that could be reincorporated into projects<BR>- Systematically convey pros & cons of alternative solutions to complex, sophisticated, and sensitive issues and achieve consensus on direction / approach<BR>- Take action based on future needs and opportunities where results may not be clear for the next 5+ years<BR>- Embrace change; leads others through change<BR>- Challenge and enhance cost-benefit of projects based on internal/external best practice<BR>- Create an environment that fosters compliance with accepted PMO methodologies and reflects industry best practice<BR>- Dynamically lead client / internal presentations to positively influence client decisions and perceptions<BR>- Foster a customer oriented work environment w/ emphasis on respect for individuals, highest standards of quality,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </font></td>
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