Senior Analyst, IT Portfolio

Job no:510197
Work type:Continuing - Full-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Information and Communications Technology

Competitive salary on offer, plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Continuing, full-time opportunity available. 

Identify opportunities to continuously improve and mature our IT portfolio management framework and associated capabilities, processes and tools.

In this role you will provide reporting, analysis, quality assurance and governance support across the University of Adelaide’s technology investment portfolio to help ensure that IT investments deliver maximum value and are consistently aligned with supporting the University’s strategic objectives.

Reporting to the Manager, IT Governance and working closely with the IT Planning and Delivery teams, you will contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of multi-year technology investment plans, and leverage your project lifecycle knowledge to facilitate regular stage-gate reviews. The role will also involve analysing project and financial information to assess performance and identify and manage risks at a portfolio level.

To be successful you will need:

• Extensive experience in developing and delivering Portfolio / PMO services for IT programs and projects.
• Extensive experience working within Program and Project Management frameworks (PM certification desirable).
• Demonstrated high level analytical, evaluative, and problem solving abilities.
• Extensive experience working with Project and Financial Management reporting tools (experience with the use of IBM Cognos and ChangePoint PPM highly desirable).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with initiative to set priorities and balance the demands of a complex working environment.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of University Operations enables the University's delivery of high-quality and distinct learning, teaching and research experiences. Its responsibilities link to Adelaide's strategic plan and focus on people, community, assets and infrastructure, and processes.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/operations

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 11 July 2022.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Andrew Gardiner
Manager, IT Governance, Information Technology & Digital Services
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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