Lime Recruitment is currently working with a Queensland government department to recruit a Program Director contract to 30/06/2025 based at Fortitude Valley and working from home. In this role you will:
Oversee the successful delivery of a significant Program comprising multiple large scale, complex and high-risk projects usually involving information management (IM) and/or information and communication technology (ICT) components, ensuring that program outcomes are achieved and that solutions delivered are responsive to customer needs and sustainable in an enterprise environment.
Ensure that the program of work set out in the work breakdown structure includes necessary and sufficient activities that will create deliverables that conform to requirements (i.e., so the program is 'doing the right things' as well as 'doing things right').
Lead, manage or direct an expert team of multi-disciplinary project directors, project managers (various levels) and other project staff within the policies and practices, with an emphasis on managing staff performance, coaching project professionals so that team efforts are directed at project outcomes, team members' development is enhanced and ID develops a culture that assists the client adopt sound IM/ICT management practices, whilst maintaining an enduring project management capability.
Ensure Project Directors, Principal Project Managers and Senior Project Managers undertake appropriate planning, budgeting, project management, reporting, consultation and risk management so that component projects are integrated, duplication of effort is avoided, and any risks and conflicts are proactively addressed by taking the necessary remedial and corrective action.
Ensure the approach taken by the Program and all related sub-projects integrate with the strategic direction, and participate in, influence, work collaboratively with and align to all relevant whole of government (WoG) IM/ICT initiatives, and state, national and international health bodies as agreed with the Project Sponsor.
Direct the effective use of the client's formal project management (PM) approach which includes standards, methodologies, procedures, tools, templates and work instructions, to ensure project management best practices are implemented on all component projects, resulting in their consistent management and production of quality outcomes.
Consult and undertake high level, strategic negotiations with, provide expert advice to, and develop and maintain strong, effective alliances and working relationships with project teams, program sponsors and internal and external stakeholders with respect to program matters, ensuring they are informed and positively engaged throughout the program life cycle.
Proactively oversee the monitoring and reporting of program-related trends, and manage, monitor and progress reporting of assigned projects within the program against the project plan(s) and budget(s), to ensure their efficient and accountable management and delivery, and as necessary recommend, seek advice on and oversee remedial and corrective action where progress falls outside of agreed parameters.
You will have:
Demonstrated high level leadership, conceptualisation and design of programs comprising multiple large scale, complex and high-risk projects.
Proven experience within complex programs such as Patient Administration Solutions (PAS) or electronic Medical Records (eMR) within a large, complex and distributed health care environment will be highly regarded.
Demonstrated program management skills and experience through all phases of the life cycle, with a proven record of achieving successful and effective program outcomes that are aligned with organisational objectives within a large, complex and distributed service delivery organisation.
Proven ability to lead, manage and nurture multiple multi-disciplinary project teams, and demonstrated experience in managing a major program budget in the development of successful enterprise solutions, that are responsive to customer needs and sustainable in a large, complex organisational environment, preferably in health care.
Demonstrated superior negotiation, consultation, facilitation and written and oral communication skills, with the proven ability to develop effective working and strategic relationships and partnerships with a wide variety of senior internal and external stakeholders in an overall environment of change and evolution.
Demonstrated expert knowledge and application of project management methodologies, and the development of associated tools, templates, procedures etc. that enable projects to be managed in a consistent way.
Sound knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of the IM/ICT strategies, architectures, formal project management approach and formal reporting framework and their impact on health service delivery in Queensland.
Demonstrated ability to manage staff in line with contemporary human resource management policies, procedures and practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety and ethical behaviour.
Queensland based candidates only.
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