Program Manager

As one of the Australia's largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod's recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage a Program Manager on a contract for 12 months with 2x12 months extension options.

**Position Overview**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
The Program Managers will be required to
- Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with the business and colleagues in other government agencies.
- Be responsive to changing business requirements and ensure the program delivers value aligned to business needs.
- Lead and facilitate the planning and implementation of the assigned program and project deliverables through reasonable consultation and collaboration.
- Management of allocated program/project resources to execute deliverables to ensure all program requirements are met.
- Execute the program through the effective identification and resolution of issues, management of identified and emerging risks, and understanding of required business outcomes.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and Agency Executive to highlight program and project successes, risk factors and provide solutions as required.
- Oversee, drive, and engage in the coordination of day-to-day activities in alignment with the program scope and deliverables.
- Lead, support, mentor and enable program/project staff in their professional development within the program/project context.
- Deliver the program/project in line with the Agency's methodologies.
- Work with the Program Office to develop reporting templates and cadence to ensure the effective communication of program/project status and allow for early risk management as required.
- Strategically manage vendor relationships and ensure vendors deliver against their contractual obligations.
- Define and drive the program/project schedule in consultation with Agency's executive, Program leadership, and program/project management colleagues.
- Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.

**Capacity**:
**_Mandatory Skills_**
- Proven leadership experience in Agile delivery with the ability to communicate effectively and all levels of Government.
- Demonstrated experience assisting organisations to transition from traditional project and program management methodologies to Agile ways of working.
- Demonstrated experience in a government setting delivering projects within a modernisation or transformation program of work.
- Significant experience in managing and delivering 5+ programs/projects concurrently.
- Previous experience in defining and managing key performance indicators within program/project teams and delivering successful programs with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in delivering high quality written communication including Executive briefings at SES levels.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering projects within a commercial construct, including contract negotiation and performance monitoring.
- Experience and willingness to work within a multidisciplinary team that places a core emphasis on culture and is highly collaborative.

**_ Desirable -_**
- Agile or scrum certification
- Strong experience with project methodologies and tools specifically DevOps and MS Project or other industry standards. Tertiary and/or Professional Qualifications within the Project Management, Business Management or Public Administration sectors
- Knowledge of, or ability to, quickly gain knowledge of Australian electoral law and practice.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- Applicants will be required to obtain a Police Check and obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 AGSVA Clearance.