The purpose of this role is to oversee and manage the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex Information Management (IM) and ICT projects in line with Queensland Health project management methodologies.
This involves delivering fit for purpose, robust and resilient Digital infrastructure to underpin health service delivery and patient care in digital hospitals.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading a project workforce consisting of employees, contractors and service organisations that provide program and project services ranging from design, through to operational readiness, commissioning and handover.
* Promoting and ensuring the use of appropriate project management techniques, methodologies and tools, including benefits realisation and risk and issue management, to ensure quality project outcomes are delivered.
* Ensuring project outcomes are achieved by leading and mentoring project teams to develop a strong, efficient, ethical and multi-disciplinary workforce that delivers excellent project outcomes to customers.
* Providing high level expert advice and strategic input into the development of project deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and comply with Queensland Government and Queensland Health policies, strategies and architecture.
* Overseeing the successful delivery of complex and high-risk ICT projects to ensure program outcomes are achieved and enterprise solutions are delivered that are aligned to customer needs.
* Ensuring all related projects integrate with Queensland Health's strategic direction, by providing high level expert advice, influencing, working collaboratively with and aligning to Whole of Government (WoG) IM/ICT initiatives, and state, national and international health bodies.
* Ensuring projects are managed in accordance with best practice guidelines (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2) and Queensland Health's formal project management approach and methodologies to enable the achievement of consistent and quality project outcomes.
* Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders by undertaking high level strategic negotiations, providing expert advice, and resolving complex risks and issues associated with programs or projects.
Required Skills and Qualifications
This position requires:
* Relevant Project Management qualifications in PRINCE2 and MSP would be highly regarded.
* Experience in leadership roles in government.
Benefits
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following key requirements, knowledge and experience.
* High level leadership, conceptualisation and design of programs comprising multiple complex and high-risk projects.
* High level program/project management skills, with the ability to achieve successful outcomes.
* Proven ability to lead, manage and mentor multiple multi-disciplinary project teams.
* Demonstrated experience in managing major program/project budgets.
* High level negotiation, consultation, facilitation and written and oral communication skills for use in a complex project environment.
* Ability to work in a team environment and develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* High level knowledge and application of program and project management methodologies.