delivery manager.

• 14 month engagement + extensions
• Locations: ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Candidate must be an Australian citizen

Key duties

• Working with limited direction and reasonable collaboration, lead a small team(s) to develop plans and schedules ensuring the project/work packages delivers value aligned with the methodologies and business need.
• Managing allocated program/project resources to execute deliverables on time, within budget and to a high quality against scope.
• Preparing a project delivery plan aligned with the project/program delivery framework, ensuring the project’s critical path is maintained, and communicating delivery status with peers and executives in Agile ceremonies and governance forums.
• Effectively identifying and resolving issues and dependencies, helping to remove impediments, and mitigating and managing risk within agreed tolerances.
• Communicating effectively with peers and executives to ensure alignment, seek engagement and feedback, and highlight successes.
• Cultivating and maintaining strategic professional relationships with business and, potentially, vendor partners and representatives from other government agencies.
• Contributing to portfolio/program management and governance practices, including preparing reports and other documentation; assisting with recruitment and procurement activities; and assisting to coordinate business engagement activities.
• Coaching and mentoring staff as directed in their professional development to uplift organisational capability within the program/project context.
• Collaborating with others to identify improvements and best practice in ways of working.
• Performing additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time-to-time to ensure deliverables and milestones are achieved.

Criteria

• 5 years’ experience in managing ICT projects to deliver to time, cost, quality, and scope
• Ability to foster team culture and lead small teams, including providing clear direction, effectively oversighting tasks and coaching to build high performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with influence, effectively interpret and synthesise technical information, and interact with people with diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strategic relationships and manage expectations across varied stakeholder groups
• Ability to conduct critical analysis and use available information and professional judgement to solve complex problems and implement pragmatic solutions
• Ability to effectively manage high volumes of work and competing priorities, including the ability to adapt and respond to change and manage changing team and stakeholder needs
• Ability to work with limited direction and a strong commitment to working harmoniously within a team to achieve positive results and support strategic direction.

Desirable criteria

• Tertiary qualifications or industry recognised certification in Management, Project Management, or a similar field
• Demonstrated work experience managing/delivering large-scale ICT transformation programs/projects in an Australian Government setting

How to apply:

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