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Full time ongoing opportunity available
Location: All DRNSW office locations will be considered
Salary from $139K pa to $161K pa plus super
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The Mining, Exploration and Geoscience (MEG) Information Management team are on the lookout for their next Manager Strategy & Projects.
Reporting to the Director Information Management, you will work within the MEG business, providing leadership and oversight to project teams (including internal and external project staff) to deliver milestones and outcomes for key MEG ICT strategic projects and initiatives.
Working in collaboration with vendors, the business, and stakeholders some of your main responsibilities will include:
Overall responsibility to deliver multiple concurrent approved ICT projects as per the Information Management (IM) annual business plan. Ensuring projects have an appropriate level of governance and delivered to time and budget. Reporting requirements are completed as outlined in the Project Plans.
Working with other IM managers to prepare business cases for planned projects based on benefit realisation.
Overall responsibility to deliver action items from the current IM Strategy ensuring continuous improvement in project delivery and customer satisfaction.
To be successful you’ll be a self-starter and strategic thinker who takes ownership and accountability for the outcomes of your work. You’ll have a proven record of project management within an ICT discipline (software preferred) as well as an advanced understanding of procurement and contract management.
You’ll also need advanced communication skills (both written and verbal), advanced stakeholder management (internal and external) and an advanced understanding of project governance and risk management.
An advanced understanding of all aspects of change management is also required.
Essential requirements
Demonstrated, relevant professional experience using project management methodologies in an agile environment.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience using project management tools.
Things to know about the role:
Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory and a condition of engagement.
Sounds interesting?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than one-page) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your resume (ideally no more than three pages) by 11.55pm, Tuesday 12 March 2024.
For further information about the role please contact Edward Basile, Director Information Management on 0439 294 816 or via edward.basile@regional.nsw.gov.au. You can also view the role description.
If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to capability.talent@regional.nsw.gov.au and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion.
Please note:
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.
About the Department of Regional NSW
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.
The Department of Regional NSW brings together under one super-charged umbrella the skill, insights, expertise, and authority to shape a dynamic future for the state’s regional areas.
The groups within our cluster work hard to identify obstacles, map solutions and drive outcomes for the people of regional NSW
We are the only central government agency devoted solely to people in regional areas. With nearly 80 percent of our staff living in the community we serve, we are strategic thinkers, problem solvers, and the friend on the ground in good times and bad.
Our evidence-based, collaborative approach is building thriving communities across regional NSW for generations to come
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