Senior Project Manager

• Lead and manage varied IT projects from initiation to completion, ensuring delivery within scope, budget and schedule
• Engage in a culture of innovation and collaboration, working alongside professionals dedicated to project success
• Competitive remuneration package with 17% employer superannuation and salary packaging options
• Full-time, continuing role which may be based at our Melbourne, Brisbane or North Sydney campus with hybrid flexibility

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

As Senior Project Manager, IT, you'll be responsible for the development and delivery of project/program management and business change management. You'll support the day to day management, implementation and delivery of various projects and programs, utilising best practice project and change management methodologies, processes and frameworks to deliver project, program and organisational objectives. This includes contributing to the ongoing improvement of IT services to the university and the continuous improvement of project management and PMO practices. Key to your success will be in your ability to develop and manage relationships within the project team, the broader IT team, ACU stakeholders and external vendors (as appropriate), whilst ensuring delivery is aligned to project/program strategy and goals.

More specifically the role entails:

• Planning project programs and delivery timelines across a range of technologies (Saas, Cloud, Infrastructure, OTS product configuration and rollout, bespoke solution development and more).
• Managing vendors, stakeholders and internal resources.
• Working with IT leadership on innovation initiatives.
• Working with stakeholders across the university to define, scope, instigate and delivery projects.
• Work closely with the Innovation and Change team including Business Analysts, Solutions Architects, Change Managers and Commercial Team to drive positive change for our staff and students.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Brett Wiskar, National Manager, Digital Innovation and Change, Information Technology at: ************@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $151,211 - $161,352 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $127,838 - $136,506 (pro rata) pa (HEW 9), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• resume (maximum 5 pages).
• responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

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Applications close: 09-APR-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.