About the Department The Department of Home Affairs is a central agency responsible for safeguarding Australia's sovereignty and ensuring the security, resilience, and prosperity of the nation. Its core functions include managing immigration, border security, and counter-terrorism efforts while promoting cyber and critical infrastructure resilience. The department also oversees humanitarian and migration programs, fosters social cohesion through multicultural initiatives, and administers citizenship processes. By addressing foreign interference and coordinating strategic responses to emerging threats, the department plays a vital role in protecting and uniting Australian communities.
About the Role This Senior Project Manager role is responsible for applying their specialist skills to assist in the management of key projects, specifically the On Demand Web Translation project. In this capacity, the role is responsible for scheduling, managing, documenting, and delivering projects of work, as well as managing key stakeholder relationships, project quality, change control, and risk management processes.
The role also manages resources related to their projects, including staff and financial and performance outputs for project contributors. Managing staff resources may be either directly or via matrix management. The position is responsible for assisting in the management of staff outcomes as they relate to project delivery, regardless of reporting line relationship.
Key Duties Set work plan/schedule to achieve delivery of objectives as part of end-to-end project management of critical projects. Applying specialised knowledge (i.e. Project management skills) to set standards for project delivery and provide guidance to the project team and stakeholders. Work within the project team to manage and contribute to the delivery of project priorities. Using expertise to interpret technical reports and requirements documents and, if required, convert technical language to business language for consumption by business stakeholders. Actively engage and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with areas internal and external to the division to support the delivery of project and programme outcomes. Assist in discussions to manage prioritisation for current and future deliverables. Applying complex decision-making skills to undertake problem definition and issue analysis to present solutions and recommendations to ensure project delivery. Contribute to, manage, and report on allocated project work. Represent EL1, director, and/or work areas' interests in building relationships and negotiating positive outcomes with stakeholders across the department and external agencies, including technical representatives, business experts, and senior levels of the organisation. Applying high-level influencing, negotiating, and persuasive skills to ensure desired project/programme/departmental objectives are delivered. Provision of recommendations for sign-off to director, assistant secretary, and in some cases the first assistant secretary. Undertaking project risk assessments and risk management activities. Evaluate and report on project management methodology and recommend process improvements. Identify project dependencies and monitor flow-on impacts. Assist in building capability within the project team and IT delivery areas and eliminating single points of failure. Essential Skills & Experience Preferred education requirements for this role include formal qualifications in project management (PRINCE2 and/or agile certifications) and business analysis, as well as 5 years' practical application of project management skills working in medium to large work environments. Experience in working in government environments with an understanding of budget allocation or funding principles and risk management is also critical. Success in this role also relies on high-quality communication and interpersonal relationship skills, tenacity, and a strong leadership ability.
EL1 hourly rate contract, 6-months + possible extension Located in Canberra, ACT Minimum Baseline required How to Apply Click APPLY or contact Marisa Conlon, Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition at for further information on the role.
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