Job Description
Project Overview
The South Carolina Department of Administration requires professional services to support the successful delivery of strategic and tactical IT initiatives. The Contractor will provide a Project Manager with strong business analysis capabilities to lead and support complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects from initiation through closure. The role will ensure clear requirements, well-defined scope, effective communication, and disciplined project
execution.
Scope of the project:
The primary objectives of this engagement are:
•* Deliver project outcomes on time, within scope, and within budget.
•* Provide expert-level project management to guide planning, scheduling, execution, risk mitigation, and reporting.
•* Provide business analysis expertise to define and document requirements, assess impacts, and ensure solutions meet business needs.
•* Improve project transparency through accurate documentation, dashboards, and communication to leadership and stakeholders.
The Contractor will report to the Director of Admin IT or designated project executive. Regular updates will be required through established reporting mechanisms and recurring meetings.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
Project Management Responsibilities
•* Lead end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, communication, and resource coordination
•* Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, communication plans, status reports, and executive updates
•* Manage cross-functional teams including internal IT, vendors, SMEs, and agency partners.
•* Facilitate work sessions to validate scope, requirements, and deliverables; maintain alignment with sponsors and stakeholders
•* Identify risks and issues; recommend and implement mitigation strategies
•* Support procurement processes as needed (RFPs, SOWs, vendor oversight) consistent with state and Admin procurement standard
•* Ensure compliance with agency policies, security requirements, records management standards, and project governance frameworks
Business Analysis Responsibilities
•* Lead structured requirements elicitation including interviews, workshops, journey mapping, process modeling, and data analysis
•* Document clear, testable requirements: business, functional, nonfunctional, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
•* Define current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows; quantify KPIs and business value.
•* Translate requirements into solution designs in collaboration with architecture, security, data, and infrastructure teams.
•* Evaluate build-vs-buy options and support creation of diagrams, models, and integration patterns when required.
Change Management & Adoption
•* Develop change management and communication plans.
•* Coordinate UAT, cutover activities, readiness planning, and post-launch support.
•* Support adoption using metrics, user feedback, and continuous improvement loops
Documentation Deliverables
Deliverables may include but are not limited to:
•* Project Charter
•* Requirements Documents / User Stories
•* Process Diagrams & Data Flows
•* Project Schedule & Work Breakdown Structure
•* RAID Logs & Decision Logs
•* Status Reports & Dashboards
•* Communication Plans
•* Procurement-related documentation (as applicable)
Required skills
•* Minimum 7 years project management experience with moderate to high complexity.
•* Demonstrated experience in business analysis and process redesign.
•* Minimum 5 years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives.
Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance):
•* Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts
•* Strong schedule management and resource planning skills
•* Ability to identify, map, and re-engineer business processes.
•* Integrated Master Schedule skills
•* PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills
Required Education:
•* Bachelor’s degree required* Required Certifications:
•* PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification preferred.
Requirements
Required Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
Bachelors Degree
7+ years project management experience with moderate to high complexity
Experience in business analysis and process redesign
5+ years experience managing IT, regulatory, compliance, or enterprise-level initiatives
Preferred Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable certification
Simultaneously manage multiple work efforts
Strong schedule management and resource planning skills
Ability to identify, map, and reengineer business processes
Integrated Master Schedule skills
PowerBI and/or data dashboard skills
Numbers & Facts
| Location | West Columbia, South Carolina |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2004 |
| Website | http://www.novalink-solutions.com/ |
About Company
Novalink, founded in 2003 , is a leading consulting and staffing company serving clients in public and private sectors in Information Technology, Telecommunications (IT/Telecom), Technical Networks, Finance, and Administration. With government agencies as our primary clientele, our team has a proven track record of success in providing temporary personnel solutions and managing government deliverables-based projects over the past 20 years.
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