Senior Government ICT Program Lead

Profectus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Program Managers to support the delivery of complex ICT programs for an Australian Government agency. The role requires strategic leadership across planning, execution and delivery with governance, vendor and stakeholder management at the forefront.

You will act as the escalation point for Project Managers, manage interdependencies across projects and ensure risks and issues are identified early.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years delivering ICT projects of varying size and complexity.
• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects or programs.
• Experience working in complex ICT environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• PRINCE2, PMBOK or equivalent industry certification.
• MSP or equivalent program management certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic oversight across a set of assigned projects, managing interdependencies in support of program outcomes, business benefits and objectives.
• Deliver monthly status reporting in the form of a program dashboard covering financial, milestone and achievement updates, with clear visibility of key risks and issues.
• Act as the escalation point for Project Managers and support them across governance and delivery forums including project boards, project management forums and architecture review boards.
• Support project managers to determine, monitor and review program scope, cost, schedule and expected benefits.
• Make sure program activities meet the agency's governance standards and practices, and support compliance and assurance activities.
• Support agile and iterative delivery practices, taking part in playback and review sessions.
• Prepare material to communicate program outcomes, benefits and status to senior stakeholders.
• Work with project managers to confirm business requirements and identify opportunities to rationalise delivery across the program.
• Facilitate scheduling of program resources and coordinate organisational change management activities.
• Actively manage key stakeholder relationships inside and outside the agency, and lead or coach one or more delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Vendor management

Project reporting

Communication

Team leadership

Agile delivery

Job description

Profectus is seeking multiple experienced Program Managers to support the delivery of complex ICT programs for an Australian Government agency. The role requires strategic leadership across planning, execution and delivery with governance, vendor and stakeholder management at the forefront.

You will act as the escalation point for Project Managers, manage interdependencies across projects and ensure risks and issues are identified early.