Agile Delivery & Performance Lead

Geoscience Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Geoscience Australia seeks an Agile Delivery & Performance Lead within the Transformation Office to enable effective delivery across multiple teams. You will shape ways of working, coordinate planning, and monitor outcomes to translate priorities into measurable results.

Lead continuous improvement, coach teams on agile practices, and build cross‑team collaboration while upholding governance for ICT, data management and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the design and application of scaled delivery frameworks such as Agile or hybrid models across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to influence, engage, and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Proven capability in monitoring performance metrics, delivery health, and reporting.
• Experience coaching teams and embedding continuous improvement practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement effective delivery models and support their adoption across teams.
• Promote continuous improvement practices and facilitate a culture of learning and adaptability.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and resolve delivery impediments.
• Provide guidance on agile principles and facilitate branch-level ceremonies and engagement activities.
• Coordinate planning activities and develop frameworks for prioritising work based on value and risk.
• Develop reporting that provides insights on progress and supports leadership decisions.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across the branch and organisation.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Performance metrics

Job description

Geoscience Australia values the lands, water and sky as we work to deepen a shared understanding of Country and Earth. We respect First Nations peoples and their enduring connection, contribution and obligations to Country. Reflecting on our shared history, we are committed to listen and learn.

About us

Geoscience Australia brings together science, data and technology to provide geoscience insights that inform decision-making by government and industry, support innovation, and contribute to Australia's safety, resilience and prosperity.

Our work spans the Australian continent, marine jurisdiction and Antarctic territory, from space to the Earth’s core. We deliver national-scale data, services and infrastructure and work with partners to deepen understanding of Australia and respond to the opportunities and challenges facing our nation.

Our culture

Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offer a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

What we can offer you

At Geoscience Australia, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant science, data and technology that makes a difference to Australia. You’ll work alongside people with diverse expertise and experience, with opportunities to learn, develop and contribute to work with real-world impact.

We offer competitive employment conditions, flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits that support the wellbeing and development of our people. Click here to find out more.

Our team

The Transformation Office is part of the Chief Information and Transformation Officer (CITO) Branch and is responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, monitoring and reporting a program of transformation initiatives for Geoscience Australia. In particular, the Transformation Office ensures that transformation projects are effectively defined and sequenced, risks, issues and dependencies are managed, change and communication activities are effective and that benefits are defined and measured.

The CITO Branch is responsible for driving the organisation’s digital, data, and business transformation agenda. The branch provides strategic leadership and governance for information and communication technology (ICT), data management, security, and enterprise architecture, ensuring systems and platforms are secure, reliable, and aligned with organisational priorities.

The CITO Branch leads the design and delivery of innovative, user-centric digital services while enabling continuous improvement across business processes. It works in partnership with business areas to modernise capabilities, leverage data for decision-making, and embed scalable, future-ready solutions. The branch also fosters a culture of agility, collaboration, and innovation to support sustainable transformation and improved outcomes for stakeholders.

The key duties of the position include:

The Agile Delivery & Performance Lead plays a key leadership role in enabling effective delivery within the Chief Information and Transformation Officer Branch. The role supports branch planning and prioritisation, designs and embeds fit-for-purpose ways of working, and oversees performance monitoring to ensure organisational priorities are translated into measurable outcomes. The position fosters a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability across multiple teams.

What you’ll do

You will play a critical leadership role in shaping how the CITO Branch works and delivers value.

Design and improve ways of working

• Contribute to the development and implementation of effective delivery models (e.g. Agile, hybrid, project/program structures) and support their adoption across multiple teams.
• Promote continuous improvement practices (e.g. iterative delivery methods, retrospectives) and facilitate a culture of learning and adaptability.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, resolve delivery impediments, and support capability development.
• Provide guidance and coaching to teams and leaders on agile principles and practices to enhance delivery effectiveness.
• Facilitate branch-level agile ceremonies and engagement activities to drive alignment and shared outcomes.

Support branch planning and prioritisation

• Coordinate branch-level planning activities and contribute to frameworks for prioritising work based on value, risk, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Prepare advice and briefing material to inform leadership decision-making on sequencing and resource allocation.
• Monitor and report branch performance
• Oversee the implementation of performance and reporting frameworks, including objectives, key results, outcome-based measures, and operational delivery indicators.
• Monitor delivery health, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to support evidence-based improvement.
• Develop reporting that provides insights on progress and supports leadership in making informed decisions.

Collaborate and influence

• Build productive relationships across the branch and organisation to align priorities and integrate ways of working.
• Facilitate the resolution of interdependencies and competing priorities to enable branch objectives.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.

Personal attributes

• Outcomes-focused, adaptable, and proactive in complex delivery environments.
• A strong collaborator who builds relationships and facilitates collective problem-solving.
• Committed to fostering innovation, inclusion, and a positive organisational culture.
• Confident in facilitating discussions, bringing together diverse perspectives, and driving alignment.

Required skills, experience and/or qualifications

• Experience contributing to the design and application of scaled delivery frameworks such as Agile or hybrid models across multiple teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, engage, and collaborate with stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Proven capability in monitoring performance metrics, delivery health, and reporting.
• Experience coaching teams and embedding continuous improvement practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.

Success in this role looks like

• Teams collaborate effectively across organisational boundaries with a shared sense of purpose.
• Delivery impediments and cross-team dependencies are identified and addressed promptly.
• Branch performance and delivery metrics provide timely, actionable insights, supporting informed leadership decisions.
• A culture of continuous improvement and innovation is embedded within delivery processes.

Use of AI in Recruitment

Geoscience Australia may use Microsoft Copilot to support limited administrative and preparatory aspects of the recruitment process. Artificial Intelligence is not used to assess or select candidates, and all decisions are human-led and based on merit.

Candidates must ensure their application reflects their own skills, experience and capabilities. Any use of AI must be responsible, transparent where required, and must not misrepresent their suitability for the role.

Candidates will be asked to disclose their use of AI when submitting an application and may also be asked to do so at various stages throughout the recruitment process.

Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Principles for candidate use of AI in recruitment, as well as the Principles for agency use of AI in recruitment which outline expectations for the responsible, ethical and transparent use of AI when applying for APS roles.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this position you must meet the below eligibility criteria.

• Be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.
• The successful applicant must be able to obtain, hold and maintain a baseline security clearance.
• Commencement of employment is subject to the successful applicant undergoing and satisfying pre- employment screening, which includes a police history check.

Notes

Technical Assistance

If you require technical assistance, call our Recruitment and Delivery team on (02) 6249 9*** or email ***********@ga.gov.au.

A merit list/pool may be created from this process. If you are successful for the merit pool, your details may be shared with other Australian Public Service agencies unless you choose not to have your details disclosed.

Getting to know the Geoscience Australia

Geoscience Australia is an Australian Government listed entity within the Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio.Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation’s trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.We are committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offer a flexible and diverse workplace.