Program Manager

Araza Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Duration : 36 months + potential 12-month extension

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Program and lead the delivery of project outputs using the Managing Successful Programmes methodology, including overseeing budget, schedule, outcomes, risks, benefits, outcomes and quality standards
• Have strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to manage vendor, technical and business stakeholder relationships
• Direct project, technical and business resources to deliver work packages by attending meetings with project teams and clients, managing risks and resolving issues
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of project documentation in accordance with program requirements and methodologies based on MSP and Prince2
• Engage with internal IT staff, Executive members and external agencies as required or directed
• Ensure projects deliver the agreed outputs
• Contribute to enhancing program management frameworks and processes
• Provide knowledge / skills transfer to other team members
• Record and maintain files / information in accordance with requirements

About You

Experience in ICT Program Management, requiring high level program management skills, preferably in large ICT program deployment

Experience creating and maintaining project documentation in accordance with program requirements and methodologies based on MSP and Prince 2

Experience leading the delivery of project outputs in accordance with project schedule, budget and quality standards

Experience managing and coordinating procurement and vendor management activities

Experience managing vendor and partner relationships

Experience managing technical and business stakeholders

Experience managing project risks and resolving project issues

Experience attending project meetings with project teams and business clients

Strong relationship, interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders

Experience understanding the mechanics of government, including policy and program delivery

Experience managing and directing project team

Experience managing multiple and concurrent projects

About Araza

Project Management qualifications (Advantageous)

Our organisation works with Australia’s largest enterprise and government clients providing project and program teams and resources to ensure success. We pride ourselves on being a trusted technology partner and working collaboratively.

We're partnering with a leading Australian department to deliver high-quality projects that drive impactful results, focused on protecting national interests through intelligence, cybersecurity, and strategic operations to combat global threats.

Why Araza?

We are GREAT. Our purpose is to have our teams align with our client’s needs to assist them on their most interesting and innovative projects. We do this by aligning our clients and teams to our core values of Be Great and Be Grateful . This focus has helped make us an employer of choice and the consultancy of choice in the Australian market.

We are DIVERSE and INCLUSIVE. We are recognised leader in diversity with an excellent representation of women in leadership and a team with differing backgrounds, ethnicities, experiences and abilities.

We care. Araza is a company that cares for their people. It's that simple. You will work with truly talented switched on and collaborative team members that help each other to succeed.

We rock. #HumbleBrag is that a lot of other companies think we are great as well!

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