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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | AUSTRALIAN GENERAL INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 2008 |
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Project Director/Program Manager |
| Position Code: | 7100 | | Career Level: | 6 |
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Responsible for
Directing IT project operations across the organisation to ensure the effective delivery of multiple, simultaneous projects. Ensuring all projects are successfully monitored, documented, tracked, reported, integrated and implemented. |
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Reports To
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Senior Manager - Applications Services, Senior Manager - Infrastructure. |
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Supervises
Project Managers, Project Leaders, team(s) of project employees. |
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Main Activities
Defining and implementing IT project governance and compliance processes.
Coordinating multiple streams or projects to represent a single view.
Developing and implementing standardised program/project management methodologies.
Ensuring specialised project management methodologies, tools and templates are applied and used effectively on all IT projects.
Managing IT project budgets, establishing project profitability and managing financial aspects of all projects to achieve profitability and return on investment.
Managing project integration activities (including outsourced/ contracted work) and associated enterprise architecture integration.
Mentoring, supporting and regularly engaging project teams to enhance the organisation’s project capabilities.
Undertaking project ‘health checks’ to ensure IT projects are delivered in alignment with the organisation’s enterprise architecture, strategy and project management methodologies.
Performing post-implementation project reviews to determine benefits realisation and achievement of project objectives.
Providing input to Information Technology strategies and policies.
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Key Skills
Exceptional project management skills.
Superior understanding and consistent application of project management competencies including scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, cost, risk, procurement and integration.
Sound application of Microsoft Office tools particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Project
Strong conceptual abilities coupled with a strong knowledge of both the organisation's business requirements and enterprise architecture.
Sound understanding of the organisation’s project governance framework.
Ability to develop productive relationships with industry providers and key users.
Effective leadership and people management skills coupled with skills in communicating with end users.
Highly developed coaching and facilitation skills.
Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.
Ability to apply analytical skill and conceptual thinking to operations and systems planning across range of technologies.
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Internal Contacts
Line Management, User Groups, Finance and Administration, Human Resources, Business Analysts. |
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External Contacts
Consultants, Contractors, Hardware and Software Vendors. |
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Typical Experience
At least 15 years of experience in Information Technology, with 5-7 years in Project Management, coupled with relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Business or a related discipline. |
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Other Comments
Alternative Titles: Project Manager; Senior Integration Project Manager. |
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