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About Us
Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.
We support more than 1.9 million members, with around $70 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. Job Description
Data, Technology & Delivery are accountable for planning and preparing the organisation for the future through strategic technology innovation as well as charting our business strategy and executing for today and tomorrow”.
The Program Manager is responsible for working with the Business Owner and Sponsors within Rest to deliver successful Project outcomes by initiating, planning, leading and managing projects to deliver business solutions. This role will lead the office transformation and relocation program for our Sydney office, requiring monitoring and regular reporting on Program progress in line with Rest’s project delivery and governance frameworks.
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 and development of business cases 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 – Quantify and 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 – Build strong relationships with stakeholders, particularly the sponsor, business owner, impacted Rest business units, vendors and parties responsible for the services, to ensure stakeholders remain engaged and committed throughout the project
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 vendor delivery (solution & services), ensuring adherence to schedule, quality outcomes, cost effectiveness, appropriate risk management and seamless integration with other project delivery streams, including:
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
Liaise with outsourced providers to ensure their deliverables are met and project is on task
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
Assist in the creation of an appropriate delivery team to realise the project outcomes.
Qualifications
Project Management Certification e.g. PMI/Prince 2 Certification or equivalent Scrum master/Agile certification
Required experience, understanding or credentials including:
4+ years demonstrated experience successfully leading office move/relocation/upgrade programs with budgets in excess of $8m.
Planning, leading, managing and motivating multi-disciplinary project delivery teams, applying best practice project management methodologies, managing both internal and external (contractors and vendors) to achieve outstanding results.
Working through detailed “project” level delivery where required based on the needs of the program/team/organisation.
Managing financial and performance analysis with extensive project reporting.
Highly developed strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions with a strong eye to detail whilst keeping the big picture in view
Excellent written and verbal 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
Team player with strong interpersonal skills that demonstrate a proven record of success in influencing and negotiating with multiple stakeholders to manage and resolve complex issues and disputes and management of diverse stakeholder expectations
Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and priorities workloads
Desired experience, understanding or credentials including:
Experience with office move/relocation programs in medium to large organisations
Expert knowledge of Information technology, Information security, Physical Security, WHS and other areas of importance with regards to an office relocation
Experience working with technology and business processes in large enterprises
Knowledge of business continuity management, disaster recovery and risk management with a risk control mindset
Sound governance methodology with documenting decisions and framework
Additional Information
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.
Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier
