AddressAustralian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.
- Contract start 01 October 2023 to 12 months, 24 months extensions.
- Australian Citizen, Clearance, ACT, QLD, SA, VIC
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Services Australia is seeking to identify suitable Candidates to perform the role of Program,
Project and Scrum Masters from junior levels to expert and manager levels to help the
agency monitor project schedules and budgets, prepare progress reports, and liaise with key
stakeholders.
Program Officers provide high-level procedural, administrative and operational support to a
work area aiding the delivery of the agencys programs. They contribute to strategic planning
and policy development and to changes in workplace practices and business improvement
strategies. Program Officers also liaise with internal and external stakeholders and provide
advice to ensure the consistent delivery of program services.
Project Officers support the delivery of the agencys projects. They play a role in managing
straightforward projects, developing, and maintaining relationships with internal and external
stakeholders and provide specialist advice to ensure the consistent delivery of project
outputs.
Scrum Masters enable teams to self-organise, self-manage, and deliver, using agile values,
principles, and practices. They guide teams towards structuring and managing their own
work to meet their stated objectives. Scrum Masters help to balance the work of the team in
the context of competing priorities, including contributing to planning, changes in workplace
practices and business improvement strategies. They support Product Owners to ensure
there is an appropriate backlog of prioritised work items based on the overall strategy and
overarching business objectives.
The level of Security Clearance required for a Role will be confirmed at the time of Contract.
Job Title Scrum master
APS Equivalent Level APS6
Main Duties
build the teams knowledge of agile values, and principles, as well as
techniques, processes and tools
in collaboration with the team, develop a mutually agreed social
contract outlining team behaviours, practices and agile process rules
plan and facilitate agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint
planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives
assist the Product Owner with reviewing and refining the product
backlog, re-prioritising and re-assessing the relevance of tasks/stories
to ensure alignment with agile principles
anticipate and address/remove blockers/impediments that the team
may encounter so the team can remain focused on its goals
negotiate with product owners and stakeholders to protect the team
from external influences impacting their ability to meet the agreed
goals
co-ordinate with other teams as required to manage dependencies
and support the team to deliver
help the team manage conflicts and challenges, and play a key role in
improving team cohesion, motivation, dynamics and performance
create an environment of trust and respect where issues or concerns
can be raised safely
ensure team adherence to the agreed agile process rules and help the
team to remain effective by stepping in to manage conflicts and
challenges
conduct agile rituals and events and be actively involved in
communication and change activities involving stakeholders
research agile trends, industry dynamics, frameworks and tooling to
guide and improve the teams use of agile methodologies
facilitate teams and enable them to self-manage and self-organise
develop and implement changes in workplace practices and business
improvement strategies and assist team to transition with change
Main skills/attributes
Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) required:
Measurement MEAS - Level 4
Methods and tools METL - Level 3
Organisational facilitation OFCL - Level 4
Performance management PEMT - Level 4
Project management PRMG - Level 4
Release and deployment RELM - Level 3
Ability to:
employ effective servant leadership methods
make effective use of agile methodologies to improve team
performance
communicate effectively with diverse audiences, including making use
of strong presentation skills and tools
anticipate and resolve problems
facilitate a culture of continuous improvement
develop and maintain stakeholder relationships including managing
expectations and concerns.
identify risks in applying agreed agile processes and design steps
required to mitigate them
work independently under limited direction and act collaboratively
manage conflict using appropriate strategies
Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.(summary)
Please complete the below forms.
Candidate Application form
Candidate Referee Report
