Program Manager Knowledge and Insights

The Program Manager Knowledge and Insights will provide strategic leadership for service delivery, program management, policy and decision-making advice, cross-agency coordination and ensure best practice is employed. Program Leaders enable the ACS to deliver outcomes and continue to build capability.

The Australian Climate Service (ACS) was established in July 2021, as a partnership of the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, Geoscience Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The Bureau of Meteorology is the accountable authority.

The ACS has four programs that together deliver services and uplift climate and hazard risk capability:

• Program 1: Climate Risk Assessment and Monitoring (ACS Integration Hub)
• Program 2: Data and Information about Australia (social, economic, built and natural domains)
• Program 3: Climate and Natural Hazard Science and data
• Program 4: Services for targeted decision makers (customised services and engagement to support decision-making for risk and adaptation)

We are seeking a leader for Program 1 in the Australian Climate Service.

The Program Manager Knowledge and Insights will provide strategic leadership, for service delivery, program management, policy and decision-making advice, cross-agency coordination and ensure best practice is employed. Program Leaders play a crucial role in enabling the ACS to deliver outcomes and continue to build the ACS capability.

Role responsibilities

Program Manager(s) guide the strategic priorities for the program to position ACS to progressively deliver authoritative sources of integrated advice and the new step change in integrative capability. They will shape and drive program plans and delivery requirements as well as work with target decision makers to ensure outputs are valued and used. The Program Managers across the ACS programs ensure the synergies and linkages are managed efficiently and the overall ACS capability is optimised. This will require strong project/program management skills, experience in negotiation and engaging with high level internal and external stakeholders, and the ability to foster collaborations across the ACS partnership. They will establish internal and external communication and engagement approaches that support building the ACS reputation as a trusted and authoritative source of data and integrated advice. It is expected that the Program Managers will have advanced experience and capability related to the program subject matter enabling them to design the program and scope of activities drawing on appropriate data, methods and innovations. They also have leadership skills to coordinate and draw on multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes. Advanced experience in climate change adaptation and natural disaster prevention, response, relief, recovery and resilience is highly desirable.

Program 1 (the ACS Integration Hub) is where new data, analysis and products are developed and delivered to support climate risk decision making. The Hub integrates data and expertise from the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, the CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and establishes new methodologies to support climate risk decision making. Building new methods and approaches is crucial to position the ACS as an authoritative, trusted advice and integrative service. The Program Manager will drive integrated analysis and decision support.

The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Promote and manage relationships and key strategic alliances with internal and external stakeholders, community groups, business sponsors and service providers.
• Drive, manage and coordinate cross-agency collaboration initiatives, activities and relationships to deliver innovative problem-solving.
• Research, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate project or program initiatives within a section or specialist area.
• Report on program objectives, program outcomes and work area performance for presentation to Executive.
• Oversee and manage the use of service providers, including contractors and consultants.
• Manage risk assessment and risk management activities for a project or program.
• Plan, manage and monitor financial budgets for a business unit.
• Lead strategic planning in collaboration with partners for longer term project initiatives and programs that may have an agency-wide impact.
• Manage program inputs to achieve outcomes in an effective and efficient manner.
• Commitment to APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct and understanding of the Bureau's diversity and inclusion statement of commitment and the Bureau way.
• Complying with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct.

Merit pool

The selection process will establish a merit pool that may be used to fill similar positions within 18 months.

How to apply

Applications can be lodged through the Bureau of Meteorology Careers.

Your application will consist of a resume, contact details for two referees and an '800-word pitch' that considers:

• position overview
• job responsibilities
• selection criteria
• relevant sections of the Integrated Leadership System (ILS) and APS work level standards.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other, Management, and Administrative
• Industries: Government Administration and Government Relations Services

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