Australian citizens or permanent residents residing in Australia only need to apply.
* Contract duration: 12 months, with the possibility of a 6-month extension.
Program Manager Position
We are seeking a qualified contractor to provide program management services for the planning, delivery, and implementation of government services within our application.
The successful candidate will have a strong technical background, knowledge of the software development life cycle, and experience in managing project resources and stakeholders in delivering complex ICT projects with inter-dependencies and integrations across multiple systems and agencies.
The Program Manager will be responsible for providing program and project management services to oversee the initiation, discovery, delivery, and implementation of government mobile services for our application. They will work closely with other government agencies, senior officials, project sponsors, and project resources (business analysts, architects, designers, developers, and testers) to deliver outcomes for whole-of-government initiatives.
The commencement date of the services is anticipated to be on May 3rd, 2023. Please note that these Services are subject to change as requested by the Customer. The Contractor shall provide the following services:
(a) Program management and coordination including but not limited to the below:
* Development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, and other relevant artifacts as required;
* Development of risk plans with the creation and maintenance of risks, actions, issues, and decision registers;
* Preparation of regular status reports and documents and delivery of these status reports to Governance forums and executives;
* Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to initiate, plan, deliver, and implement the scope of work within the agreed timeframe;
* Engagement, negotiation, and coordination with the external and/or internal stakeholders in relation to program matters;
* Follow the DGov Project Management Framework; and
* Be available to organize and attend meetings.
Key Responsibilities
* Extensive experience in program and project management, with a proven track record in delivering complex public-facing IT projects on time and on schedule.
* Program management skills including planning and coordination, financial management and associated reporting, and management of schedules and resourcing constraints.
* Managing services delivered by external vendors, partners, and cloud providers.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, reporting, and team leadership skills.
* Excellent organization skills with proven capacity to multitask, and the ability to work well under pressure or tight deadlines while maintaining a quality-focused approach.
* The ability to work closely with technical and product teams and other stakeholders to remove obstacles and encourage continuous improvement.
* Experience as a Scrum Master, facilitating Agile development practices and principles, Scrum Master certification highly desirable.
* Strong technical background and/or familiarity with application development technology and the software development lifecycle.
* Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or project management qualifications such as Agile, PRINCE2 or PMBOK (desirable).