Delivery Manager_EL1

DFP Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DFP Recruitment seeks an EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) to lead multiple scrum teams delivering large ICT projects for the NDIA in Australia. The role demands deep agile expertise, risk resolution, and coordination across teams under broad direction.

You will support team leadership, manage sprint planning, governance, and ensure alignment with the NDIA’s objectives to build a world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Qualifications

• 3+ years delivering complex projects using Agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding of SAFe within large programs, preferably government.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to prep user stories for sprints.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate multiple scrum teams in an agile project environment.
• Manage scope and timeline via sprint and release planning.
• Coordinate sprints and retrospective meetings including daily stand-ups.
• Support product owners with backlog management and new requests.
• Guide design teams to higher scrum maturity.
• Foster a productive environment with accountable team members.
• Oversee governance, stage gates and reporting against agency frameworks.
• Coach team members in agile frameworks and scrum practices.

Skills

Agile methods

SAFe framework

Stakeholder engagement

Team coaching

Education

Tertiary qualifications or PM/Management certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes for the delivery of large ICT projects for the NDIA.

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) will be part of a project team and requires the ability to resolve issues and risks across a broad range of activities of substantial depth and significant detail. The role requires providing support to the team leadership of their work area in the planning and coordination of the team. The role is required to coordinate and assume responsibility to undertake detailed or sensitive projects that may include performing varied activities involving many different and unrelated processes or methods that may impact on the strategic or operational outcomes that support the NDIA’s objectives to “build a world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme”.

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) will be leading and co-ordinating scrum teams and Agile practices.

Rate:
The proposed rate should reflect candidate's skills and experience against the Evaluation Criteria. Candidates that do not demonstrate these criteria will not be assessed. Candidates should be aware that rates may be negotiated further as part of the selection process.

Citizenship:
As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only. Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check.

Labour Hire Licence:
Applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD: Labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Facilitating multiple scrum teams in an agile project environment.
• Managing project scope and timeline via sprint and release planning in line with wider organisational commitments.
• Coordinating sprints and retrospective meetings which review the previous sprint and daily scrum stand-ups.
• Supporting the product owners to develop and manage product backlogs, new requests and remove barriers.
• Guiding design teams to higher scrum maturity.
• Helping to build a productive environment where team members have accountability for the product.
• Managing the governance, stage gates and reporting of the project against Agency frameworks and escalating concerns, as necessary.
• Coaching team members in agile frameworks and scrum practices.

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes for the delivery of large ICT projects for the NDIA.

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) will be part of a project team and requires the ability to resolve issues and risks across a broad range of activities of substantial depth and significant detail. The role requires providing support to the team leadership of their work area in the planning and coordination of the team. The role is required to coordinate and assume responsibility to undertake detailed or sensitive projects that may include performing varied activities involving many different and unrelated processes or methods that may impact on the strategic or operational outcomes that support the NDIA’s objectives to “build a world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme”.

The EL1 Delivery Manager (Labour Hire) will be leading and co-ordinating scrum teams and Agile practices.

Rate:
The proposed rate should reflect candidate's skills and experience against the Evaluation Criteria. Candidates that do not demonstrate these criteria will not be assessed. Candidates should be aware that rates may be negotiated further as part of the selection process.

Citizenship:
As part of the eligibility and suitability requirement, NDIA seeks Labour Hire Workers who are Australian citizens only. Successful candidates will be required to furnish valid evidence of citizenship during the Pre-engagement Check.

Labour Hire Licence:
Applicable for ACT, VIC and QLD: Labour hire licences are required in the state that specified personnel are being contracted.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Facilitating multiple scrum teams in an agile project environment.
• Managing project scope and timeline via sprint and release planning in line with wider organisational commitments.
• Coordinating sprints and retrospective meetings which review the previous sprint and daily scrum stand-ups.
• Supporting the product owners to develop and manage product backlogs, new requests and remove barriers.
• Guiding design teams to higher scrum maturity.
• Helping to build a productive environment where team members have accountability for the product.
• Managing the governance, stage gates and reporting of the project against Agency frameworks and escalating concerns, as necessary.
• Coaching team members in agile frameworks and scrum practices.

NOTE: the key responsibilities of the role are based on current priorities and may change over time

About the organisation

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency that is responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers. The NDIA values a positive contemporary attitude to disability. As a Federal Agency, we work within a legislative and regulatory environment. We adhere to the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct as set out in section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999. Our work is driven by the Corporate Plan which provides strategic direction to achieve our purpose of making a difference so that people with disability can choose and achieve their goals.

NDIA Values

• - We value people – We put participants at the heart of everything we do.
• - We grow together – We work together to deliver quality outcomes.
• - We aim higher – We are resilient and always have the courage to do better.
• - We take care – We own what we do and we do the right thing.

Our values reflect our passion and commitment to building a positive, participant-centred culture.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria

• 1.At least 3+ years’ experience facilitating the delivery of complex projects using Agile methodologies
• 2.A strong understanding of the SAFe methodology and its application within a large and complex Program, preferably within a government context.
• 3.Collaborate with Business Analysts to make sure all user stories are prepared for the sprints.
• 4.Excellent stakeholder engagement and teamwork skills, with the ability to work with colleagues to achieve outcomes.
• 5.Experience effectively managing competing priorities and strategic directions, with an ability to remain calm under pressure and respond flexibly to change and uncertainty.
• 6.Proficiency in using various IT applications and project management tools, including Jira Confluence.

Desirable criteria

• 1.Tertiary qualifications or industry recognised certification in Management, Project Management, or a similar field.
• 2.Demonstrated work experience managing/delivering large-scale ICT transformation. programs/projects in an Australian Government setting.
• 3.Managing projects involving large data lake solutions.

DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process.