Agile Coach

The Agile coach position is expected to coach and mentor staff within the Indigo Program to modernise its agile ways of working. The program is implementing the Scaled Agile and Scrum frameworks. The coach will collaborate with delivery teams to modernise their systems and processes and implement agile best practices. The coach will work strongly with delivery teams and the client leadership to cultivate an agile mindset and help drive cultural change. The coach will conduct agile workshops, training sessions and work with teams and individuals across a number of stakeholder groups including technical and non-technical stakeholders. There is a large focus on fostering a positive environment within the Program overall and the ability to maintain open and honest communication and collaboration.
- **About our requirements**

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

- Mentor, support, and coach delivery teams to mature their understanding and knowledge of agile methodologies.
- Collaborate with and empower delivery teams to assess current systems and processes to implement agile best practices.
- Promote an agile mindset and encourage alignment to industry best practices to drive cultural change.
- Lead and facilitate workshops, and training sessions with a range of technical and non
- technical stakeholder groups.
- Create training material, artefacts and supporting documentation to support the agile implementation.
- Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships within the business area, and in other government agencies.
- Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.
- **About the Project**

The Indigo Program is a broad program of work within the client translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change with a specific emphasis on the modernisation of business capabilities supported by legacy ICT systems. The program has the responsibility of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of ICT solutions through the identification and replacement of legacy components and the reduction of technical duplication, complexity, and inefficiency.

**Working arrangements**:It is the client's preference for the roles to be based at their office in Canberra.

**Mandatory Criteria**:

- Strong demonstrated experience delivering within Digital modernisation and transformation projects and programs.
- Proven leadership and coaching experience in Agile delivery with the ability to communicate effectively and all levels of Government.
- Strong demonstrated experience assisting organisations to transition from traditional project and program management methodologies to Agile ways of working.
- Strong experience in delivering high quality written communication, executive briefs, and workshop facilitation including Executive’s at the SES levels.

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Recent experience in implementing with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) version 5 or 6.
- Demonstrated experience integrating Agile methodologies including Scaled Agile Framework and SCRUM within a government context.
- Experience establishing and maturing Agile Community of practices.
- Experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous development (CICD) practices.
- Experience in Organisational change management and learning and development disciplines.
- Ability to work onsite within an Canberra office location.
- Knowledge of, or ability to, quickly gain knowledge of Australian electoral law and practice.