Program Manager

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Work type:full time
Location:Sydney, NSW
Categories:Project Management

• Employment Type: Fixed term 12-month role
• Remuneration: Competitive package available
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid work arrangement available)

UNSW
Our mission across Greater Sydney and NSW is to shape an inclusive and sustainable future by anticipating and responding to the changing needs of the society we serve. To support this mission, UNSW is uplifting a body of work across the Greater Sydney region with a critical focus on societal impact. This program of work will develop high profile education and research activities that complements local strengths and leverages physical and knowledge resources of UNSW in partnership with local stakeholders.

Why your Role Matters
As Program Manager, you will work with the Greater Sydney Project Team taking a leading role from development through to delivery, consulting closely with leaders, internal stakeholders, and external partners to ensure cross-project buy-in and an effective collaborative delivery process across uplift projects, building or extending higher education sites.

Highly experienced in program establishment, business case development and delivery, you'll leverage your substantial expertise to implement best project/program management practices at scale in a complex environment. This includes overseeing business operations models, schedules of multiple workflows, key milestones, budgets, interdependencies, risks, and change management to make a real impact in realising UNSWs strategic objectives for UNSW students, staff and partners.

The Program Manager reports to the Director of Transformation & EPMO, direct reports vary in number according to program phase and includes (but not limited to), Change Manager and Business Analysts.

Skills and Experience summary: You’ll bring a successful track record of delivering complex transformation programs, ideally within the University sector project including building utilisation and development. With a naturally collaborative and entrepreneurial leadership style, you’ll be directing a team bringing strategic objectives to realisation through thoughtful leadership and forward-thinking strategic planning that navigates higher education program complexities, alongside:

• Extensive experience and proven effective leadership in managing a program team in a dynamic, changing, and complex organisation.
• Financial management experience and literacy, experience managing budgets and controlling income and expenditure for a project.
• Confidence in developing business cases, program governance and substantial experience working with and delivering multiple projects successfully.
• Demonstrated high-level ability to manage and drive continuous improvement, problem solve, identify risks, and respond flexibly to changing circumstances.
• Excellent written communication skills across reports and committee papers with the confidence to write and present concisely and persuasively to senior stakeholders.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the position description found on Jobs@UNSW.

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience summary above) before Monday 1 April by 11:55pm.
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include: 

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc) 
• Career development opportunities 
• 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

Job queries contact: Katherine Molloy, Talent Acquisition Consultant
E: [email protected]   (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

Advertised:18 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:01 Apr 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time