Project and Innovation Office Lead

2 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Churches of Christ in Queensland Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project and Innovation Office Lead to join our team at Churches of Christ in Queensland. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for leading our organization through significant transformation and innovation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and Inspire: Oversee the Project and Innovation Office, ensuring that key transformation projects deliver measurable, positive change.
  • Strategic Oversight: Manage project visibility, accountability, and outcomes through real-time dashboards tracking performance, risks, budgets, and benefits.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Standardize project management methodologies and foster collaboration across teams to streamline transformation.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with executives, including the CEO and CIO, to ensure alignment of project goals with organizational vision.
  • Best Practices and Support: Provide tools and accelerators to enable project success, and offer timely interventions for ongoing initiatives.
  • Reporting and Presentations: Present progress, challenges, and recommendations to senior leadership and project steering committees.
Organizational Accountabilities
  • Leadership: Lead your team with a focus on achieving organizational strategies, nurturing a culture of care that reflects the mission of Churches of Christ.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Foster relationships with volunteers, paid staff, and community members, ensuring seamless service delivery.
  • Financial Responsibility: Ensure project financial targets are realized, and resources are allocated effectively to deliver business requirements.
Requirements
  • Essential Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Information Technology, or related.
  • Change Management Qualification: Change Management qualification/certification (including change and communication management frameworks).
  • Project Management Qualifications: Project management qualifications (PMP/PRINCE2/AgilePM).
  • Experience: Seven years' experience in roles focused on business transformation, change management, and process improvement.
  • Leadership Experience: Five years' leadership experience & project/program management experience including risk identification and management.
  • PMO Experience: Direct experience working in or managing a PMO.
  • Proven Track Record: Demonstrated proven track record in planning, leading, and delivery of large complex programs with budgets in excess of $2 Million.
  • Business Process Reengineering: Experience with business process reengineering, process mapping, and workflow analysis.
  • Stakeholder Management: High-level stakeholder management experience.
  • Presentation Skills: Presenting information succinctly to Executive and Board members.
  • Current Driver's License: Current driver's license.
  • National Police Certificate: Possess a current National Police Certificate – or the ability to acquire.
Desirable Qualifications
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
  • Agile Certifications: Agile Certifications: Such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or SAFe Agilist for those working in Agile environments.
  • Experience in Aged Care or Not-for-Profit Sector: Experience working in the Aged Care or not-for-profit sector.
  • ISO Standards: Experience working with ISO standards 9001, 27001, and 31000.
  • Complex Business Transformation: Demonstrated ability to manage complex business transformation projects, particularly technical integrations.
  • Working with Children: Possess Working with Children (Blue Card) – or the ability to acquire.
  • Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check: Possess Child Safety and Personal History Screening Check (LCS) – or the ability to acquire.
Technical Requirements
  • Project Management Software: Proficiency in Project Management Software: Knowledge of tools like Microsoft Project, JIRA, Asana, Trello, or other relevant software.
  • Methodologies: Understanding of Methodologies: Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or other project management methodologies.
  • Computer Skills: Advanced computer skills with the ability to use standard Microsoft solutions including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

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