Program Manager

  • Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

Our Client

Our client is a key government agency in a large-scale portfolio designed to bring together Australia’s law enforcement, national and transport security, and multicultural affairs. They provide the central coordination, strategy, and policy in relation to cyber security and infrastructure resilience, immigration and border security, counterterrorism, protection of sovereignty and citizenship.

The Role

Our Federal client are looking for a Commercial Program Manager to lead the Transition Hub. The Transition Hub will be set up as a centre of excellence for complex acquisitions and transition activities, supported by subject matter experts within each sourcing activity, and will be the model for transition management within the Division.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Providing strategic and high level technical advice to senior executive.
  • Managing complex ICT projects and business processes within a program of work in accordance with the Department’s ICT project management framework and methodologies.
  • Assuming responsibility in key areas such as risk and issues management, requirements management, and release management, including escalation as appropriate.
  • Liaising with ICT operational, relevant business areas and other project areas for the controlled progression of transition projects through departmental environments, including detailed planning and management of the major release deployment over weekends where appropriate.
  • Undertaking high-level stakeholder consultations including cross-branches/divisions – clients/customers/stakeholders.
  • Effectively managing relationships with stakeholders.
  • Identifying and managing inter-transition project dependencies.
  • Assisting with the management of transition performance, reporting and evaluation.
  • Managing program budgets and preparing financial forecasts.
  • Managing program schedules.
  • Providing strategic guidance, leadership to team members including developing, coaching and mentoring junior or less experienced staff to ensure appropriate skills transfer.

Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience in major ICT project/program management
  • Deep knowledge of technology project/program delivery in an environment the size and scale of the Department
  • Proven expertise in successfully managing complex ICT change programs

It is a requirement of this position that the successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen and hold a current Baseline security clearance.

Applications

To apply for this opportunity, please click ‘APPLY.’ For further information, please contact Vamshi Krishna on +61 2 6129 6314 or email Vamshi.Krishna@talentinternational.com.

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