Senior IT Governance Advisor

We are looking for a senior information technology governance advisor to support the IT management of a public sector organization on a long-term mandate.

The mandate

• Draft, implement and improve the IT governance framework: policies, directives, decision processes, advice and recommendations
• Align governance documentation with the organization's priorities and government direction
• Identify IT risks (confidentiality, service continuity) and recommend compliance measures
• Advise managers, senior executives and strategic committees, and prepare decision-support documents
• Set up a tracking tool for governance documentation and deliver quarterly progress reporting
• Keep current on best practices (COBIT, ITIL) and on Quebec's legal framework for information resources management

What is required

• Bachelor's or master's degree in IT, IT management, business or public administration, or a related field
• At least 10 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in IT governance and management
• Strong command of a recognized governance framework such as COBIT (certification, training or significant experience)
• Recent IT governance mandates in a public, para-public or large organization
• Experience writing strategic documents and advising executive committees
• Excellent written and spoken French

Terms

A mandate of about 3 years, at roughly 220 days per year. Hybrid: 3 days a week on site, in Quebec City or Montreal, remote work within Canada the rest of the time.

Skills sought

• IT governance
• COBIT
• ITIL
• IT risk management
• IT strategic planning
• Compliance