Senior Manager Program Delivery

About This Role

• Utilise your expertise in Project Delivery to provide support and advice to the Road Safety business unit
• A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service until 30th June 2029
• VPS Grade 6.2: $162,077 - $185,518 plus superannuation.

About The Business Unit
The Victorian Road Safety Strategy commits to the ambitious target of eliminating death from our roads by 2050, with the first step of halving road deaths by 2030. It also seeks to reduce the incidence of serious injury resulting from road crashes.

Road Safety manages Victoria's road safety camera network and is a representative for the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) in Victoria's road safety partnership. Road Safety contributes to this partnership in the operation of road safety cameras, and the policy and strategic directions of the broader road safety enforcement. Road Safety is accountable to the Minister for Police and the Office of the Road Safety Camera Commissioner.

About The Role
The Senior Manager, Program Delivery reports directly to the Director, Road Safety and is an integral member of the senior leadership team. The Senior Manager, Program Delivery will lead a team of Senior Project Managers through the delivery of several complex projects across Road Safety. The role is expected to provide high level project management and delivery expertise and advice to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the program of works within Road Safety.

The position will be required to liaise with specialist project management staff, finance and contract management staff and operations teams through each stage of the project delivery lifecycle. They will be required to establish and maintain effective relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholder groups including suppliers, vendors and contractors.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Contributing to the full delivery life cycle of projects to meet departmental objectives including:
• Undertaking research, analysis and implementation of projects based on defined outcomes and outputs.
• Managing projects or sub-projects and being accountable for the successful delivery and completion of the projects/sub-projects within resourcing, timeline, quality and budget parameters.
• Monitoring and evaluating projects to ensure departmental objectives are met and associated benefits realised.
• Undertaking all project delivery activities in accordance with departmental processes and the DJCS Project Management Excellence Framework.
• Providing expert, high-level authoritative advice and expertise in relation to the effective delivery of all Road Safety related projects to internal and external stakeholders, and prepare and present detailed reports, ministerial briefs, cabinet and departmental submissions on complex matters.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Expert knowledge and proven ability in the effective management and delivery of complex and high-risk projects, preferably in a Government setting.

Qualifications/Requirements

• An appropriate tertiary qualification is desirable
• Relevant project management experience is highly desirable
• Membership of a professional Project Management body (i.e., AIPM, PMI) is desirable .

How To Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
Important Information
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.