Job description
- Federal Government opportunity in Brisbane CBD
- 12-month contract
- $120 -$140 per hour + super
The Role
The Policy, Programs & Engagement Division is responsible for informing policies, managing external stakeholder relationships, and being the place of excellence for driving national programs, portfolio priorities and outcomes.
The Director, Portfolio & Performance will be responsible for leading and supporting a small team to:
- Providing strategic and operational oversight of the Portfolio & Performance section
- Leading the section to achieve its outcomes and outputs:
- Develop and maintain the framework and processes for the Agency’s investments.
- Lead the EPMO collaboration on initiatives with respective Senior Executives to make assessments and recommendations on next steps
- Co-ordinate assessment of initiatives arising from a decision of government or the from the Board or Department of Health and Aged Care (connected to a New Policy Proposal or Revenue Arrangement)
- Develop a prioritised project portfolio roadmap for the Agency to deliver to strategic and business priorities
- Manage and oversee the tracking and reporting on project portfolio performance, providing real time, comprehensive and prioritised view of all projects
- Monitor all areas of project expenditure, risks, and issues, identify and report on variances to ensure optimisation on returns from project investments and improve project management maturity and capability
- Provide a strategic level of specialist, professional and/or technical expertise in program and project assurance, potentially relating to the work of different program or discipline areas.
- Require extensive knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and agency guidelines and regulations.
- Manage a team or work area with diverse skill sets and tasks or manage a larger team where skill sets and tasks are related.
- Work with a high level of autonomy under broad direction with a concurrent need to resolve issues and deliver quality outcomes.
- Demonstrate self-motivation and ability to drive initiatives for successful outcomes.
- 10+ years’ experience in enterprise portfolio management office or large program management office both in public and private sectors
- Experience of delivery program and project management services within both waterfall and agile project approaches
- Tertiary qualification(s) in program management, IT or business-related disciplines including any certifications in PRINCE2, MSP, PMP, P3O or similar will be highly regarded
To Apply
To be eligible it is essential that applicants hold Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.
If you are interested in this role, please lodge an application through the APPLY NOW link.
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