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Form of workThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the voice of general practitioners (GPs) in our growing cities and throughout rural and remote Australia. For more than 60 years, we’ve supported the backbone of Australia’s health system by setting the standards for education and practice and advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.
We foster the future of general practice through our profession-led, community-based training model for the Australian General Practice Training Program and other training pathways. We train GPs to deliver quality, whole-person care to patients across Australia, support their ongoing professional development and provide a point of connection for GPs serving communities in every corner of the country.
We’re committed to diversity and social inclusion and encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About you
As our Project Manager within the Strategic Portfolio Office, you’ll leverage your effective stakeholder engagement skills combined with project management experience to lead both strategic and tactical initiatives. Your strong analytical skills combined with continuous improvement mindset will contribute to your success as you manage business facing projects and support departments in progressing initiatives. To thrive in this role, you’ll have:
- Demonstrated ability to project manage from conception through to delivery within scope, on time and on budget
- An ability to understand and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at all levels
- Experience delivering projects using various methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile and Scrum
- An ability to analyse project requirements, constraints, and risks and provide innovative solutions
- A natural ability to connect with business stakeholders at all levels, demonstrating a human centred and service driven approach to project delivery
About the opportunity
Reporting to our Senior Portfolio Manager, you’ll work closely with internal RACGP stakeholders across various projects from scope through to delivery, playing a key part in project managing initiatives that drive business value, customer service and quality improvement. In addition, you’ll:
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration
- Analyse project requirements, offering SME advice and solutions
- Manage project budgets and develop and maintain project documentation, including charters, risk registers and post-project evaluations
- Conduct vendor engagement for services and products, ensuring technical requirements are met
- Ensure a smooth transition to business as usual, ensuring the product or service is ready to seamlessly be adopted
The Benefits
- 14% superannuation
- Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period
- 17.5% annual leave loading for EA employees
- Hybrid working arrangements (working approximately two days in an RACGP office per week)
- The Core Academy professional development program
- High-profile health and education organisation where progressive leadership, innovation integrity, collaboration and accountability are valued.
To apply
Click on the ‘Apply’ button to submit your CV and cover letter as one document.
Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they are submitted, and interviews will commence with suitable applicants who have applied.
Towards the end of the process, applicants will be asked to complete pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks and/or a National Police Check. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
For a copy of the position description, visit https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/careers/position-descriptions
RACGP internal applicants, please notify your current manager of your application for any internal RACGP opportunities.
We respectfully will not be accepting any applications from recruitment agencies for this role.
Applications close : Tuesday February 7, 2024
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