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Project Manager

1 month ago

Sydney, Australia Rest Full time
Job Description

  • Project Manager with experience in APRA, Regulatory & Risk Reforms required for 12 month fixed term contract with one of the country's leading Superannuation Funds. 

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

Project Delivery –

  • Manage projects from initiation through to closure, to ensure that projects are appropriately structured to achieve the maximum chance of success (time, budget, scope, quality).  Ensure efficient and timely monitoring and reporting to required stakeholders.

Financial Management

  • Manage the preparation of project cost estimates for gating submission/funding approval, and subsequently manage and report project delivery against agreed costs, to; maximise operational efficiency, optimise the cost / benefits of resource mix, forecast and manage the cost impacts of scope change.

Benefit Management

  • Monitor benefits against what was predicted in the business case and ensure all participants are informed and involved throughout the change programme. Awareness of dependences between the project and its benefits and actively managing these in liaison with the impacted REST business units.

Stakeholder management

  • Engage, inform and negotiate with regulatory change stakeholders, particularly the sponsor, business owner, impacted Rest business units, vendors and parties responsible for the services after project completion, to identify, manage and monitor compliance with reform obligations.

Project Governance

  • Adherence to Rest delivery methodology and governance framework to ensure stakeholders have a clear understanding of their role and that the required decision making and escalation processes are in place to help achieve the required outcomes.

Partner and vendor management – Manage vendors to deliver solutions for the project to ensure adherence to schedule, quality outcomes, cost effectiveness, appropriate risk management and seamless integration with other project delivery streams, including:

  • Define (in consultation with the legal team where appropriate) the commercial framework/terms;
  • Monitor and report progress and performance against agreed deliverables and quality and performance expectations;
  • Manage contractual performance and quality, ensuring program requirements are met effectively/efficiently and problems are managed and escalated when required.

Risk and Issue Management – Effectively manage risks and issues by identifying and documenting risks and issues to projects and developing effective mitigation/management strategies according to Rest risk framework by:

  • Leading and managing the identification of risks and impacts associated with project delivery.
  • Managing and leading the development of risk mitigation plans
  • Facilitating informed risk management decisions by reporting and communicating risk assessments and plans to the necessary stakeholders
  • Direct the identification, monitoring, reporting and escalation of issues and/or problems associated project delivery, including challenging and influencing stakeholders as required to enable the achievement of project deliverables and benefits.

Lead, mentor and guide project team members to:

  • Ensure that resources are optimally utilised.
  • Build capability across Rest on methods, techniques, and approaches to project management

 

 


Qualifications

About You:

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Project Management Certification e.g. PMI/Prince 2 Certification or equivalent Scrum master/Agile certification

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

  • 5+ years Project Management experience managing budgets of $1M plus and some experience in running projects in an agile environment.
  • 5+ experience in a compliance, technical, regulatory engagement or related role within financial services
  • Experience in leading regulatory projects and/or delivery of solution Planning, development and delivery of projects with multiple streams to budget, time and quality standards.
  • Leading, managing and motivating multi-disciplinary project delivery team, consisting of both internal and external (contractors and vendors) to achieve outstanding results.
  • Managing financial and performance analysis with extensive project reporting.
  • Leading the development and application of best practice project management approaches and methodologies, as well as mentoring less experienced team members.
  • Highly developed strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, consultation, negotiation and reporting/presentation skills, including the ability to influence people at all levels, and foster and maintain collaborative working relationships both within and outside the organisation.
  • Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and priorities workloads.
  • Proactive with analytical thinking and problem solving capabilities and energy to help drive things forward.
  • Ability to understand regulatory requirements and apply them to the project.
  • Ability to synthesise advice from experts and SMEs.
  • Fast paced and thrives under pressure


Additional Information

Benefits

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

  • Personal and professional development opportunities 
  • Hybrid working 
  • Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
  • Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
  • Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops) 
  • Income Protection Insurance 
  • Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2023. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

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