Description:
- Utilise your leadership, technology solutions and data security expertise
- Executive Officer contract - fixed-term, 30 June 2027
- SES Grade 2: $290,601 - $419,000 Total Remuneration Package.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking to fill the role of Executive Director, Program Delivery to fill a critical role within the Technology Solutions and Data Security business unit.
About the Business Unit
Technology Solutions and Data Security (TSDS) focuses on meeting the department's data and digital needs by providing responsive, high value and sustainable ICT services. TSDS delivers, maintains and optimises technology solutions that enable the department's business function via the use of cutting-edge platforms, products and services. It supports enterprise-wide platforms and oversees the delivery of services provided by technology providers such as Cenitex
About the Role
As Executive Director, Program Delivery , you will take responsibility for ensuring the effective strategic management of stakeholders to maximise the progress of the ICT program and ensure an optimum level of user understanding and acceptance. Further, you will oversee evaluation strategies that monitor performance and determine the need for improvements and oversee all program activity and deliverables to meet the demands and expectations of key stakeholders and the broader department.
You will also take responsibility for:
- Developing strong and sustainable relationships with key stakeholders in a complex environment with a high degree of sensitivity, ensuring a high level of reciprocal engagement.
- Providing strategic leadership to the management and governance of the delivery program, the achievement of its strategic outcomes and to ensuring its capability to respond to new and emerging opportunities and risks.
- Developing and maintaining robust program delivery, governance, risk, security and management frameworks, methodologies and standards.
- Developing a client-centric culture within the delivery team that is focused on realising benefits, meeting project objectives and delivering value for money for the State.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Extensive program delivery experience within a complex ICT environment that has led to transformational outcomes and created significant value for the business.
- A track record of building successful business partnerships, including a demonstrated ability to build strong cross functional relationships,
- Ability to quickly understand conceptually demanding problems, reason through issues as well as champion and implement innovative and improved ways of achieving outcomes.
- Proven capacity to manage complex programs and projects, including the evaluation of financial, technical, management and legal aspects of competing bids, negotiation and benchmarking processes of a complex nature.
- Expert knowledge of ICT governance, risk and assurance and a strong ability to balance operational effectiveness with strategic change delivery, leading and promoting creativity and flexibility whilst assuring strong regulatory, policy and standards compliance outcomes
Qualifications
- Formal qualifications and relevant experience in Information Technology and project management are desirable
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.