Project Manager

Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia with the ability to obtain NV1 Clearance.

• Contract start 01 May 2023 To 12 months, 2 x 12 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, Ability to obtain NV1 Clearance, Canberra, Offsite role.

Send your responses to jobs@softtestpays.com

Overview

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) leads the Australian Governments efforts to improve cyber security. We are part of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and our role is to help make Australia the most secure place to connect online.

ASD has an ongoing requirement for multiple Project Managers to work in support of the National Cyber Defence Program on complex projects within an integrated workforce.

Project Managers must be able to demonstrate several years experience successfully managing projects that have delivered key capability products within either a Business or ICT Program. In addition, Candidates must be able to demonstrate core project management, communication and leadership skills that enable them to: initiate, plan, document and resource their projects; manage project governance and delivery; accurately report progress; articulate risk; solve issues and problems; engage stakeholders; lead their team; brief Project Boards; and operate in a collaborative and collegiate style.

All candidates must be Australian Citizens and have the ability to obtain an NV1 clearance. If a candidate has a current AGSVA security clearance, please provide the candidates AGSVA Clearance Subject (CS) ID in their resume.

FOR INFORMATION: This role requires the successful candidate to complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) within 12 months of engagement.

An OSA is an ASD policy requirement (ASD-POL-014) for contractors who will be engaged for a period in excess of 12 months. OSAs are conducted to determine a persons suitability to work in ASD. Before submitting an application for this role, the candidate should consider their preparedness for questions that may include the following topics: personal relationships, living circumstances, personal values, financial situation, physical and mental health history including substance use, and any civil and/or military record.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission

Essential Criteria

1. Demonstrated successful delivery of one or more of the following: On premise, cloud or hybrid Enterprise platforms Major Network deployments Big Data solutions either on premise or in the Cloud Contact centre solutions Internet and/or intranet web sites ICT Outsourcing or strategic partner engagement.

2. Able to demonstrate project management core skills: Project initiation Project planning, resource planning and cost estimation Managing Project Governance Risk and issue Management Project Financial Management Problem solving Managing the lifecycle of the project.

3. Able to demonstrate project manager communication and leadership skills including: Stakeholder management and engagement Team Leadership Board briefings Clear documentation of Project Artefacts Collaborative and Collegiate style

Desirable Criteria

1. Demonstrated experience leading project delivery in an Organisation using Dev Ops or SAFE agile.

2. Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: Transition in and/or transition out of outsourced arrangements Implementation of service delivery and service management Implementation of ongoing sustainment arrangements.