The IT team provides information technology solutions to enable research outcomes and Garvan's operational activities, ultimately supporting Garvan's strategic aim to 'make it easy to do great science'. The IT group is organised into cross-functional teams spanning applications, infrastructure, data, security and operations. THE OPPORTUNITY The Senior Project Manager is multi-faceted role and will be responsible for: IT Delivery in a hybrid Project Manager/Business Analyst capacity for a limited set of high priority projects that qualify as high impact and/or drive significant strategic change. Preparing inputs for the IT Steering Committee, business case formulation and project reporting, to ensure decision making is effective and efficient, and supports the objective that the IT Steering Committee becomes the primary body through which IT project approvals occur. Salary: From $160,000 - $170,000 + 11.5% super + salary packaging (depending on experience) Employment Type: 1 year term contract SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom) Ample opportunities for on-going training and development Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment Flexible work arrangements e.g. start / finish times 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave Discounted Health Insurance Lifestyle discounts with our community partners WHAT YOU WILL DO The key responsibilities include: Management and coordination of complex projects from project inception through to completion including the management of multiple significant projects concurrently IT Delivery in a hybrid Project Manager/Business Analyst capacity for a limited set of high priority projects that qualify as high impact and/or drive significant strategic change Prepare inputs for the IT Steering Committee, business case formulation and project reporting, to ensure decision making is effective and efficient, and supports the objective that the IT Steering Committee becomes the primary body through which IT project approvals occur. Strong business analysis focus to determine project scope, capture business requirements, and evaluation and recommend solutions. Project manage system implementations, including rollout and evaluate system usage post go-live. To provide accurate and timely reporting projects within them, ensuring risks and issues, dependencies etc are appropriately managed, identified, controlled and, where appropriate, mitigated Communicating with stakeholders to identify and develop new project opportunities, communicate progress, and ensure the timely completion of projects in alignment with set goals ABOUT YOU The key skills and experience include: Relevant tertiary qualifications in project management and/or a related administrative discipline Track record and demonstrated experience in program/project management, including the capacity to manage multiple projects on time and on budget, with a high degree of independence Ability to work flexibly within a variety of project delivery paradigms, particularly waterfall and Agile, as the project and stakeholders demand. Good judgement, balancing risk and grappling with complex technical issues and operational challenges Highly organised and capable of managing a complex and dynamic workload with strong emotional quotient Will have the ability to communicate effectively and develop relationships with customers and colleagues up to and including C-Suite. ABOUT GARVAN The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia's largest and most highly regarded MRI's. Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome. We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease. Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture 'add', not culture 'fit' and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively. HOW TO APPLY To apply for this position, please submit your application with a CV and cover letter as one document, stating why you are interested in this role. If you think you're the right person for this role, we'd love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart. Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible to apply for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr
