Director, Enterprise Project Management Office (Epmo)

• Prime opportunity to lead the ePMO
• Fixed Term, 3 years and Full Time position in a central Hawthorn location
• Staff benefits include options for hybrid work and flexible work arrangements.

About the Role
Swinburne University is seeking a dynamic individual to lead our ePMO team. As the Director, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of our enterprise-wide capital investment projects and programs, aligning with our ambitious strategic initiatives.Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, you will have the opportunity to drive strategy execution by overseeing planning, prioritisation, governance, delivery, and performance analysis of our project portfolio. Your expertise in project best practices will be instrumental in helping us achieve our vision and deliver on our 2025 Strategic Plan.As the Director ePMO, you will provide high quality, evaluative thinking and evidence informed analysis and advice to the CFO, enabling the Executive Group and other governance committees and members to make effective decisions.About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Relevant experience leading a corporate Project Services/PMO function.
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise-level program and Project Management disciplines, as well as product and technology development practices (Agile, etc.).
• Track record of introducing ’fit for purpose’ best practices for Project Management.
• Track record of successfully managing a Project Services team comprised of individuals at various levels of Seniority.
• Experience in a large-scale project environment.

Qualifications

• A postgraduate degree level qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training (Preferrable).
• Relevant tertiary qualifications including Information Technology, Business Administration and Management, Accounting, Computer Science and related business studies (essential).
• Formal training and certification in at least one recognised Project Management methodology discipline (e.g., Prince2) to Practitioner Level (essential).

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to Swinburne’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.For more information about the role, please reach out to EvePlease Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on .Applications Close: Sunday April 21st at 11pmSwinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our website.We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contactAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.For any support please contact or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAPWe are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant