IT Project Cost Analyst

1 day ago

Canberra, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

APS Level 5
- Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Brisbane, QLD; Melbourne, VIC
- $83,908 - $89,706

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
The Migrant Skills Assessments (MSA) branch, operating as Trades Recognition Australia, is the assessing authority for a range of technical and trade occupations in support of the Government’s skilled migration program. The purpose of these assessments is to ensure that an applicant can perform at the required skill level for their nominated occupation when working in Australia.

The IT Systems & Enhancements team in the Skills Assessment and Systems Support section of MSA is responsible for managing IT systems used by the assessing authority.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the IT Project Cost Analyst may include:

- Development of comparable cost estimates of proposed IT investments using robust and accepted methods, with justification. This would involve calculation of costs using deterministic or probabilistic methods, providing rationales for assumptions, sourcing quality data, and breaking down total costs into its components.
- Liaison with finance and technology teams, and suppliers, to gather information required for cost estimation work and to gain approval for final estimates.
- Assist with early market research into possible technology products and partners, and with the preparation of procurement and licensing documents.
- Assessing and advising on financial and contractual risks, and developing mitigation strategies related to procurement activities, contract performance and compliance with legislative and policy frameworks.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a two-page summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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