Senior Benefits Specialist

Elysium Digital; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Elysium Digital in Canberra, Australia is seeking an experienced Benefits Manager to drive benefits realization across a major ICT transformation program. You will establish and embed governance, measurement, and practices to realise measurable business outcomes.

Looking for a leader who can collaborate with executives, stakeholders and technical teams to embed benefits management, quantify value, and report clear dashboards and artefacts for ongoing governance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience establishing benefits management practices within large-scale transformation.
• Proven ability to develop Benefits Realisation Plans and associated governance frameworks.
• Experience identifying, quantifying and tracking strategic, operational and financial benefits.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience working with senior executives and governance boards.
• Qualifications or Certifications in Benefits Management, MSP, PRINCE2, P3O, Change Management or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Benefits Management Framework aligned to strategic and program objectives.
• Lead the identification, definition and documentation of benefits, dis-benefits, assumptions and dependencies.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to identify and validate expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain Benefits Realisation Plans, including benefit profiles, measures, targets and reporting requirements.
• Establish benefit ownership and accountability arrangements across business and program stakeholders.
• Define KPI frameworks, measurement approaches, baselines and benefit tracking mechanisms.
• Develop benefits governance processes, reporting templates, dashboards and executive reporting artefacts.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders regarding benefits realisation risks, issues and opportunities.
• Monitor progress towards benefits outcomes and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Integrate benefits management with program governance, business change, risk management and delivery activities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives, business representatives and delivery teams.
• Develop knowledge transfer and handover documentation to support ongoing benefits tracking and reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Education

MSP Certification

PRINCE2

P3O

Change Management Certification

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Benefits Manager to support a major ICT transformation program. This is a strategic role responsible for ensuring the successful identification, governance, measurement and realisation of business benefits across a complex program environment.

Working closely with program leadership, business stakeholders, technical teams and senior executives, you will establish and embed benefits management practices that drive measurable business outcomes, informed decision-making and long-term value realisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Benefits Management Framework aligned to strategic and program objectives.
• Lead the identification, definition and documentation of benefits, dis-benefits, assumptions and dependencies.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to identify and validate expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain Benefits Realisation Plans, including benefit profiles, measures, targets and reporting requirements.
• Establish benefit ownership and accountability arrangements across business and program stakeholders.
• Define KPI frameworks, measurement approaches, baselines and benefit tracking mechanisms.
• Develop benefits governance processes, reporting templates, dashboards and executive reporting artefacts.
• Provide strategic advice to senior leaders regarding benefits realisation risks, issues and opportunities.
• Monitor progress towards benefits outcomes and recommend corrective actions where required.
• Integrate benefits management with program governance, business change, risk management and delivery activities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives, business representatives and delivery teams.
• Develop knowledge transfer and handover documentation to support ongoing benefits tracking and reporting.
• NV1 Security Clearance
• Demonstrated experience establishing benefits management practices within large-scale transformation, digital or ICT programs.
• Proven ability to develop Benefits Realisation Plans and associated governance frameworks.
• Experience identifying, quantifying and tracking strategic, operational and financial benefits.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.
• Experience working with senior executives and governance boards.
• Demonstrated experience developing KPIs, performance measures, baseline assessments and reporting mechanisms.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to prepare executive-level documentation, reports and presentations.
• Experience working within complex organisational environments with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Federal Government or large public sector transformation experience.
• Experience supporting ICT-enabled business change and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience establishing benefits governance, executive dashboards and performance reporting frameworks.
• Qualifications or certifications in Benefits Management, MSP, PRINCE2, P3O, Change Management or related disciplines.