Benefits Management & Risk Specialist

Calleo; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

Calleo seeks an experienced Benefits Management & Risk Specialist to support a major Federal Government transformation program delivering policy, regulatory and technology reform.

You will establish fit-for-purpose frameworks, plans and reporting mechanisms, enabling informed decision-making and successful program outcomes with executive governance support.

Qualifications

• Experience managing benefits, risks, issues and dependencies in large transformations.
• Ability to develop and maintain benefits frameworks, risk registers, governance artefacts and reporting.
• Strong understanding of program/project management methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Experience facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders to manage risks and opportunities.
• Ability to analyse complex information and provide evidence-based recommendations to executives.
• Experience preparing governance materials for senior leadership and steering committees.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of benefits, risk, issue and dependency frameworks, plans and registers.
• Drive benefits realisation activities including ownership, measurement and reporting.
• Monitor and report on risks, issues and dependencies; support escalation and mitigation.
• Facilitate workshops to identify and manage benefits, risks and dependencies.
• Develop executive reporting, governance artefacts and dashboards for decision-making.
• Support business cases, delivery planning and change control processes.
• Ensure benefits, risks and dependencies are integrated into program planning and delivery.
• Provide guidance to teams to improve governance maturity.
• Build relationships across business, policy, technology and governance functions.
• Provide strategic assurance to senior leaders and governance forums.

Skills

Benefits management

Risks & dependencies

Governance artefacts

Executive reporting

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Agile/SAFe

Policy/regulatory knowledge

Security clearance

Transformation programs

Education

PM/Program/Risk/Governance qualification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Benefits Management & Risk Specialist to join a major Federal Government transformation program delivering significant policy, regulatory and technology reform.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior program professional with expertise in benefits management, risk management, governance and assurance to contribute to a high-profile program with national impact. You will play a critical role in supporting executive decision-making, strengthening governance practices and ensuring program benefits are effectively realised.

About the Role

As the Benefits Management & Risk Specialist, you will support the effective management of benefits, risks, issues and dependencies across a large and complex transformation program.

Working closely with program leadership, delivery teams and governance bodies, you will establish and maintain fit-for-purpose frameworks, plans, registers and reporting mechanisms that enable informed decision-making and successful program outcomes.

You will provide strategic advice, facilitate workshops, identify emerging risks and interdependencies, and help build organisational capability across benefits, risk and governance disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of benefits management, risk, issue and dependency frameworks, plans and registers
• Drive benefits realisation activities, including benefits identification, profiling, ownership, measurement and reporting
• Monitor, assess and report on program risks, issues and dependencies, supporting escalation and mitigation activities
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders, accountable owners and delivery teams to identify and manage benefits, risks and dependencies
• Develop executive reporting, governance artefacts and dashboards to support program decision-making
• Support assurance activities, business cases, delivery planning and change control processes
• Ensure benefits, risks and dependencies are integrated into program planning and delivery activities
• Provide guidance and coaching to program teams to improve consistency and maturity of program management practices
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across business, policy, technology and governance functions
• Provide strategic advice and assurance to senior leaders and governance forums

Skills & Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience managing benefits, risks, issues and dependencies within large-scale transformation or enterprise programs
• Proven capability developing and maintaining benefits frameworks, risk registers, dependency registers, governance artefacts and executive reporting
• Strong understanding of program and project management methodologies and governance frameworks
• Experience facilitating workshops and collaborating with senior stakeholders to identify, assess and manage program risks and opportunities
• Ability to analyse complex information, identify emerging trends and provide evidence-based recommendations to executive audiences
• Experience preparing high-quality reports, dashboards and governance materials for senior leadership and steering committees
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus across diverse groups
• Experience working within structured governance, assurance and quality management environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in complex and fast-paced environments
• Experience working within Agile or SAFe delivery environments is highly desirable
• Qualifications in Project Management, Program Management, Risk Management, Governance, Business or a related discipline
• Experience supporting large government transformation programs
• Experience integrating benefits, risks and dependencies across policy, regulatory, business and technology workstreams
• Experience designing executive dashboards and governance reporting products
• Knowledge of Commonwealth governance and assurance frameworks
• AGSVA security clearance, Baseline minimum

What's on Offer

• Contract through to 30 June 2027, with extension options available
• Opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant transformation program
• Strategic role with extensive stakeholder engagement and executive exposure
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Collaborative and outcome-focused program environment
• Opportunity to shape governance, benefits management and assurance practices across a major reform initiative

Due to the nature of this role, this job is open to Australian Citizens only.

Calleo is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all people including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.