Training & Governance Consultant

Virginia.gov; United States; Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is seeking a Training & Governance Consultant to support the Project Management Division. This role develops and delivers project management training, maintains PMD standards documentation, and oversees risk processes to ensure alignment with Commonwealth IT policy and industry best practices.

You will work with project managers and agency stakeholders to build capability, keep documents current, and escalate risks as needed.

Qualifications

• Strategic and tactical planning, program management, and policy development for medium to large organizations.
• Experience planning, implementing, reviewing, or evaluating IT projects, including policies, standards, or guidelines.
• Experience developing and delivering training or facilitating adult learning.
• Experience working with project management standards and risk management frameworks.
• Experience interpreting and applying federal and state laws/regulations.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing recurring review cycles for standards, templates, or methodology documentation, including version control and change history.
• Experience preparing formal reports, briefings, or presentations for leadership based on project or portfolio analysis.
• PMI-RMP or PMP certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering project management training.
• Maintaining and updating PMD standards and methodology documentation.
• Managing project and portfolio risk processes.
• Providing oversight and governance to ensure PMD practices align with Commonwealth IT policy and industry best practice (PMI, ITIL).
• Collaborating with project managers, agency stakeholders, and VITA leadership to build project management capability.

Skills

Strategic planning

Program management

Policy development

Training delivery

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Reporting to leadership

PM standards

Regulatory interpretation

Education

PMI-RMP or PMP certification

Job description

Title: Training & Governance Consultant

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist IV

Hiring Range: $135,000 - $140,000

Pay Band: 7

Agency: VA Information Tech Agency

Location: VA Information Technologies

Agency Website: https://www.vita.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as a Training & Governance Consultant with the Project Management Division.
The PMD Training & Governance Consultant supports the Project Management Division's mission to deliver consistent, high-quality project management practices across VITA and its Commonwealth agency customers.
This role owns four connected functions: developing and delivering project management training, maintaining and updating PMD standards and methodology documentation, managing project and portfolio risk processes, and providing oversight and governance support to ensure PMD practices align with Commonwealth IT policy and industry best practice (e.g., PMI, ITIL, or COV project management standards).
This position works closely with project managers, agency stakeholders, and VITA leadership to build project management capability, keep governing documents current, and ensure risks are identified, tracked, and escalated appropriately.
Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth’s leading IT agency, we’re connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia’s digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking — all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable experience in strategic and tactical planning, program management, and policy development for medium to large organizations in the private and/or public sector.
• Considerable experience planning, implementing, reviewing, or evaluating IT projects, including developing and publishing policies, standards, or guidelines.
• Experience developing and delivering training or facilitating adult learning.
• Considerable experience working within project management standards and/or risk management frameworks.
• Experience interpreting and applying federal and state laws/regulations.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Considerable experience managing recurring review cycles for standards, templates, or methodology documentation, including maintaining version control and change history.
• Considerable experience preparing formal reports, briefings, or presentations for leadership based on project or portfolio analysis.
• Certifications such as PMI‑RMP or PMP are required.

Additional Considerations

Previous Commonwealth experience is highly desirable.

Special Instructions

This position is telework eligible.
Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.
The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.
State applications and/or resumes will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the state applicant tracking system. We will not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. in any other format. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and/or resume.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
VITA is a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we encourage you to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply.

Contact Information

• Name: VITA Human Resources
• Phone: [e-mail]
• Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service‑Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800‑552‑5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.