Assistant Directors, Indigo Delivery Branch You will join a team of highly motivated and collaborative professionals that work in the Enterprise Transformation Group.
The Enterprise Transformation Group is made up of two Divisions, the Chief Information Officer Division and the Enterprise Strategy and Transformation Division, that have been established to drive the AEC's transformation agenda, and to deliver the Election Systems Modernisation Program (Indigo Program) on behalf of the agency.
The Indigo Delivery Branch is part of Chief Information Officer Division and is responsible for: Agile Delivery Teams (ADTs) – multidisciplinary teams building, refining and deploying solutions to re-engineer business processes and replace aging electoral systems with modern, secure and agile technologies.
Systems Team – multidisciplinary teams building the Agile development environment for the Indigo Program and enabling the ADTs, including developing and maintaining the continuous delivery pipeline, and facilitating deployment and releases.
The Indigo Delivery Branch is committed to establishing and maintaining a high performing and positive workplace culture.
You will operate in a fast paced, dynamic environment, working closely with Directors, Assistant Commissioners, First Assistant Commissioners, and all areas across the Enterprise Transformation Group.
The Opportunity
As an Assistant Director, you will work with limited direction to support Directors and Program Managers to deliver the Indigo Program.
You will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring strategic outcomes are met and work packages are delivered effectively against scope, budget, time and to a high quality.
You will play a key role in delivering enabling projects and procurements and help to foster a high-performance culture.
To excel you'll have: Demonstrated experience executing and managing programs and projects, including effective planning and scheduling, task management, resource management and quality management.
Demonstrated experience effectively managing program and project issues and risks, ensuring proactive controls which minimise disruptions to schedule, quality and budget.
Demonstrated experience managing high volumes of work and competing priorities, with the ability to deliver high-quality work to agreed standards and timeframes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build and maintain strategic relationships and use professional judgement to communicate decisions and manage stakeholder expectations.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify and implement pragmatic, fit-for-purpose solutions.
Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and a strong commitment to working harmoniously within a team to achieve positive results and support the AEC's strategic direction.
Tertiary qualifications and/or an industry recognised certification in Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or a similar field.
Demonstrated work experience executing and managing programs and projects in the Federal government context.
Demonstrated work experience executing and managing Information Communication Technology programs/projects.
Experience in Agile ways of working, such as SCRUM or the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
AEC employees must be Australian citizens.
Any person who is, and seen to be active in political affairs, and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict neutrality of the AEC and cannot be considered.
Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain a character clearance.
Applicants are required to consent to, undergo, obtain and maintain the security clearance required for this role.
Due Date:
Sunday 15 September 2024, 11:59PM AEST #J-18808-Ljbffr
