Manager Project Management Office

Description:

Highly regarded not-for-profit, City-fringe location
Permanent opportunity with a flexible work environment
Attractive Remuneration, modern office environment
The organisation: Based on the city fringe and close to public transport, our client is a highly regarded industry-owned, industry-led not for profit organisation addressing skills and workforce issues for its sector. It acts as an industry voice, promoting the industry’s vital role at the centre of the Australian economy with a focus on workforce needs and skills development.
At the forefront of their sector, and working with stakeholders across Australia, they support the development of skilled workforces that enables the sector to succeed.
The Role: Reporting to the Project Director, the Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for the organisation’s overall project and program effectiveness. With a strong focus on program governance, the PMO Manager will make certain that adherence to reporting and documentation management is prioritised and the organisation manages its program risks, including financial, reputational and legal risk, efficiently and effectively. Key responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and provide strategic oversight and operational management of programs, ensuring that outcomes are delivered on time and on budget
• Establish effective governance structures and systems for projects and ensure that all activities adhere to legislative and commonwealth government grant agreement requirements
• Identify and pursue opportunities to capitalise on synergies and create connections across programs.
• Generate detailed financial reports and dashboards for senior management and stakeholders
• Support project managers to develop plans and business cases to define objectives, timeframes, resourcing requirements, methodologies, expected benefits and evaluation plans
• Ensure that project risks are managed effectively and confer with stakeholders to identify and resolve any issues

The Person: To be successful in this role you will have:

• 10+ years’ experience in managing organisational-wide projects, ideally in the TAFE/VET sectors
• an advanced understanding of program and project management frameworks, methodologies and associated contractual and legislative requirements and guidelines
• strong analytical capability with the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and provide insights for decision-making.
• a tertiary degree in program and project management, or a related field (preferred).

The Offer: The Manager, PMO position is offered on a permanent basis at a highly competitive salary. City fringe location.
If you have exceptional skills in the above areas and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, please make an application by clicking the 'Apply' tab below to submit your resume in Word format. To confidentially discuss this role further, please feel free to call Alex Cooper (0472 510 848) or Barry Vienet (0427 406 325) from Johnson Recruitment.
We are delighted to be managing another exclusive assignment created in partnership and trust with our client. Johnson Recruitment actively embraces diversity in the workforce through inclusive community representation of gender, culture, thought, and work arrangements.