Principal Portfolio Officer

2 days ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact using your expert skills and experience in portfolio, program and project management knowledge areas? We are looking for an experienced program/project management professional to lead portfolio-level functions of performance reporting, risks, issues and inter-dependency management with a focus on promoting delivery success of programs and projects in complex digital environments.
In this role, you'll be a key member of the Digital Portfolio Management Office, overseeing risk, issues, and dependency management, as well as the portfolio pipeline and performance monitoring. Working closely with a dedicated team, you'll promote transparency, governance, and ensure the successful delivery of digital projects. Sound like you?
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Manager, Digital Portfolio Management Office (PMO) you will work within the Digital PMO team and use your expert skills and experience in project management and associated knowledge areas to lead key portfolio-level functions such as:
manage the portfolio pipeline
undertake all aspects of performance monitoring and reporting across the digital portfolio
manage interdependencies between digital programs and projects
oversight of digital program and project risks and issues, including:
risk profiling of digital initiatives
escalation of risks/issues to the portfolio level
analysis of common themes and development of mitigation strategies.
Key knowledge and experience
**The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate the following**:
Program/project management - Proven experience in a leadership role involving coaching and supporting project managers and teams that contributed to achieving delivery success.
PMO services - Demonstrated knowledge of portfolio/program/project management or delivery office support functions, frameworks, toolsets, methodologies and best practice approaches and the ability to provide pragmatic advice in relation to them.
Governance - Proven experience in supporting effective governance through decision, risk, issues and reporting practices that promote effective outcomes.
Stakeholder management - Experience in stakeholder management including the ability to collaborate with both internal and external parties, establish rapport and persuade others by cultivating productive working relationships.
Communication and influence - Excellent oral and written communication skills including excellent negotiation, consultation and facilitation skills at all levels in a complex digital program/project delivery environment.
Problem-solving and innovation - Proven high-level analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills and the ability to explain and document complex concepts and provide innovative solutions that promote a continuous improvement culture.
Benefits when working for us
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging



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