Key accountabilities
- Develop and implement project management plans
- Identify project risks and work with relevant stakeholders to develop strategies to minimise or mitigate these risks
- Manage the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring compliance with approved project methodologies, policies, guidelines, tools and metrics; supervise permanent and temporary teams to ensure program / project outcomes are delivered
- Actively contribute to the development and implementation of strategies for the continuous monitoring, reporting and evaluation of ICT projects
- Undertake post-implementation project assessments and project quality assurance activities as required, including routine and ad hoc reviews of in-flight projects
- Actively contribute to best practice project management, for example, methodologies, technologies, systems and tools
- Provide specialist advice and support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery
- Prepare and deliver presentations and briefings as required; provide management with status of projects and other project related issues as required; ensure accurate records are maintained in accordance with Departmental protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and lead the project team
- Recruit project staff and consultants (if necessary)
- Manage the co-ordination of partners and working groups engaged in project work
- Detailed project planning and control including:
- Develop and maintain a detailed project plans
- Manage project deliverables in line with the project plan
- Manage project scope and change control
- Record, manage, and escalate as necessary project issues and risks
- Monitor project progress and performance
- Provide regular status updates to project stakeholders
- Manage the project within the budget (if delegated)
- Work closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs
- Update the project plan during project lifecycle
