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The Team You will join a team of highly motivated and collaborative professionals in the Indigo Delivery and Data Branch (IDDB) who lead the build, refinement and deployment of modern, secure and agile AEC services and technologies for the Indigo Program within the Indigo Division. IDDB consists of two teams:
Indigo Release 2 Delivery: Multi-disciplinary teams that build, refine and deploy solutions to reengineer business processes and replace aging electoral systems with modern, secure and agile technologies.
Indigo Data Platforms Delivery: The Indigo Data Platform Team provides technical expertise to the broader Indigo Program across all data disciplines.
The IDDB is committed to establishing and maintaining a high-performing and positive workplace culture.
The Opportunity
As Assistant Director in the Indigo Release 2 Delivery Section, you will work with limited direction to support the Director to deliver the Indigo Program, while providing strategic and operational delivery leadership to ensure strategic outcomes are met and work packages are delivered effectively against scope, budget, time and to a high quality.
You will play a key role in delivering technical projects and procurements, including working with vendors and external partners ensuring governance and regulatory requirements are strictly adhered to. You will develop and maintain critical reporting, documentation, assessments, frameworks and briefs across Security, Architecture, Governance, Delivery, Software Development and more.
As an Assistant Director, you will engage, communicate and negotiate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership, to influence decision making, align priorities and drive successful Program outcomes. You will be comfortable working in a matrix structure, foster a high-performance culture, driving innovation, continuous improvement and collaboration across teams, while providing leadership and guidance to team members.
Qualifications
* Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering ICT/Technical programs/projects, including effective planning/scheduling, task management, resource management and quality management. Managing issues and risks, ensuring proactive controls that minimise disruptions to schedule, quality and budget.
* Demonstrated experience managing high volumes of work and competing priorities, with the ability to deliver high-quality work to agreed standards and timeframes.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with strong stakeholder engagement skills. This includes the ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority, build and maintain strategic relationships and use professional judgement to communicate decisions and manage stakeholder expectations.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify and implement pragmatic, fit-for-purpose solutions.
* Demonstrated high integrity and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, and a strong commitment to working harmoniously within a team to achieve positive results and support the AEC's strategic direction.
* Demonstrated proficiency in using Information Communications Technology (ICT) tools to maintain project/program records and information - e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, Azure DevOps, Electronic Records Management (ERM) systems, along with experience in Agile ways of working, such as SCRUM or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
* Tertiary qualifications and/or an industry recognised certification in Management, Business Administration, Project Management or a similar field.
* Demonstrated work experience executing and managing ICT programs/projects in the Australian Government context.
* Experience managing and leading digital transformation projects.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
General Business, Other, and Administrative
Industries
Government Administration
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