The Australian Bureau of Statistics is seeking to fill the position of Assistant Director in our IT Work Program Management section.
This is an ongoing, permanent position at the Executive Level 1 classification level and the successful applicant can work from any of our offices located in Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne or Sydney, although a hybrid model of working from home and the office applies.
About the role The role of Assistant Director, IT Work Program Management Section, is part of our Business Relationship Management Office/ Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) function within the Technology and Security Division.
The Assistant Director, IT Work Program Management role responsibilities include:
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to achieve work area and agency goals and demonstrate a high level of collaboration across relevant sections.Lead strategic and operational aspects of the four key service offerings: IT Budget Management, Capability & Capacity Management, Business Management & planning, FinOps.Conduct formal and informal monitoring and prioritisation of program activities against the strategic business objectives.Lead continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational efficiency into processes, ways of working and potentially FinOps, to create capacity, reduce costs, remove manual activities and reduce key person risk.Evaluate team and individual performance, providing regular constructive feedback, training and guidance, and mentoring of team members to achieve their full potential.Prepare and support the delivery of accurate and timely divisional reporting with high quality analysis and commentary that is suited to the audience, effectively communicating the story behind the numbers or information.Implement consistent, industry aligned, work practices and drive a high-performance team culture.Complete ad-hoc or division-specific financial management tasks and requirements that fall outside of the standard ABS-wide budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes.Build and impart project/ portfolio expertise, providing an expert understanding of business plans, priorities and projects as well as broader organisational priorities.Deliver agreed operational services to a division of >700 people as well as drive operational excellence and efficiency into the services.Please read the attached Applicant Information Kit for more information about the work the IT Work Program Management section undertakes.
What we are looking for (selection criteria) To be suitable you should have most or all of the following skills, qualities and experience:
Demonstrated skills and experience in project management including resource management, budgetary preparation/monitoring, resource forecasting and strategic reporting.Demonstrated ability in portfolio management with ability to support the management and monitoring of transformation initiatives that span the division and at times the agency.Demonstrated experience in developing and managing a range of stakeholder relationships and ability to develop and implement communication and change plans to ensure effective communication with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguity and ability to maintain a forward work plan, organise and direct your immediate team's work priorities to meet deadlines and quality expectations in a high-paced and complex environment.Experience in Demand Management and prioritisation with the ability to consume and interpret complex information with a strategic mindset to inform timely, evidence-based decisions and/or to provide advice to senior management.Knowledge of the following would be advantageous; financial management information systems (i.e.
OneGov), Microsoft package (i.e.
Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI), project management tools & frameworks (i.e.
Prince2, Jira, etc.
).How to apply To apply, you will need to upload your current resume, provide referee details and respond to the following:
Describe a recent project or program of work which you led that influenced the strategic direction of your organisation's portfolio management capability or management of its workforce.
You might like to provide details about what activities you undertook, how you managed stakeholders, any challenges you encountered, how this work contributed to meeting the business strategy and how you influenced the overall solution and success of the project. [Word limit is 750 words.
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Applications close at 11:30 p.m. (AEDT), Monday 27th January 2025. Start your application by clicking the "Begin" button.
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