The Role
The primary purpose of the role is to bring focused Initiatives project management support to our team. You will be responsible for the successful implementation management of key initiatives, their milestones, targets, and deliverables within the agreed timeline and resources provided.
Working closely with the Units’ Heads and their teams, with the Performance & Delivery Manager, and with the Director of Shared Services, you will use a variety of project management and strategic planning tools and skills to help support the initiatives implementation activities and achievements whilst maintaining a high level of team working spirit and dynamics.
The ability to communicate well with people across the organisation is essential, as well as a proactive, positive, and enthusiastic approach as we work through implementing and supporting the new Shared Services Division.
Key tasks include:
• Developing Initiative project management system reporting;
• Working with the Units’ Heads and their teams to develop and enhance the Shared Services project implementation mechanisms for initiatives, milestones, targets and deliverables, progress updates, and feedback;
• Working closely with the rest of the team to develop and provide initiatives project performance levels and analytic data for managing change and continuous improvement;
• Enabling fast, predictable and uninterrupted flow of planned project work that delivers value and realises benefit;
• Supporting the Shared Services Leadership Team to undertake prioritisation decisions against agreed criteria and driving the project analysis required to inform prioritisation for the initiatives;
• Minimising the disruption to core ‘business-as-usual’ service delivery functions by maintaining oversight of the 3-year Roadmap initiatives and ensuring Initiative owners have the right project management support;
• Supporting business change management and communications activities that form part of the Roadmap initiatives;
• Using contemporary project management and strategic planning modelling and analysis tools (including statistical tools), methods, and standards for gathering initiatives performance and progress data;
• Providing advice and consultation to the Shared Services Leadership Team and their Units on Initiative project management.
Your Skills and Experience
The position of the Project Manager is crucial to the wider Shared Services team as you will help enable the successful implementation management of key initiatives, their milestones, targets, and deliverables.Key to your success in this role is:
• Previous experience in project management (essential) and strategy implementation (added advantage).
• Experience in successfully implementing and project managing key initiatives, their milestones, targets, and deliverables in tandem with the provision of crucial consultation and advice in managing change and continuous improvement.
• A passion for team work and delivering exceptional service to key stakeholders.
• A penchant for project data analysis and reporting.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude, perseverance, and positive uptake towards work challenges and opportunities.
