El1 Program Scheduler

**Job Details**:
**Location**

Canberra

**Salary**

AU$0.00 - AU$602.55 per day + Super

**Job Type**

Contract

**Ref**

BBBH101610_1683780870

**Contact**

Connie Tong

**Posted**

about 2 hours ago
- **Contract Term: 12 Months plus possible extension**:
Our client is seeking for an **EL1 Program Scheduler** to join the Participants, Platforms and Processes (3P) Transition Branch.

**About the Role**:
The 3P Transition branch will oversee the roll-out of the Participants, Platforms and Processes (3P) initiative across the Service Delivery group. This includes change management, delivering training and support, data management and assessing and addressing any challenges to business readiness.

The EL1 Program Scheduler (Labour Hire) is accountable under broad direction to undertake very complex work that delivers quality outcomes within the Participants, Platforms and Process functions of the agency.

The position will exercise a considerable degree of independence to engage in very complex problem solving and issues management within the Participant Platforms and Process functions. The position will exercise sound decision-making and judgement to produce high level policy advice and operational support.

The EL1 Program Scheduler (Labour Hire) is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships and may be required to represent and negotiate on behalf of the agency to advance the agency's interests across a range of forums.

**Responsibilities**:
The role will be responsible for, but not limited to:

- Working with Program Delivery Leads to maintain a program master schedule.
- Collaborating with program stakeholders to review and update dependencies and milestones in the program master schedule.
- Managing the interface between various work packages to manage the program dependencies.
- Maintaining the master schedule and comparing work performed against the baseline.
- Identifying activities affecting the critical path and working with relevant program stakeholders to identify corrective measures.

**Skills and Experience**
- Reviews project performance and focuses on identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Maintains an awareness of the organisation, monitors the context in which the organisation operates and finds out about best practice approaches.
- Responds in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty.
- Recognises the links between interconnected issues.
- Breaks through problems and weighs up the options to identify solutions.
- Explores possibilities and innovative alternatives.
- Establishes clear plans and timeframes for project implementation and outlines specific activities.
- Monitors project progress and adjusts plans as required.
- Gathers and investigates information from a variety of sources and explores new ideas and different viewpoints.
- Probes information and identifies any critical gaps.
- Builds and sustains relationships with a network of key people internally and externally.
- Commits to achieving quality outcomes and ensures documentation procedures are maintained.
- Seeks feedback from stakeholders to gauge satisfaction.
- Consults and shares information and ensures others are kept informed of issues.
- Confidently presents messages in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
- Approaches negotiations with a strong grasp of the key issues, having prepared in advance.

**Desirable criteria**
- Tertiary qualification in project management desirable, but not essential.
- Familiarity with AGILE methodology and project scheduling programs such as MS Projects or Clarizen

**Eligibility/Other Requirements**:

- To be eligible for employment for this role, you must be an Australian citizen.

**How to Apply**: