Assistant Program Manager

The Entity requires the services of a Level 3 Assistant Program Manager (APM) to supplement the blended workforce within the LNIC. This proposal seeks to engage a Project Management professional to assist the LNIC with the development and execution of its forward work planning, internal project management, risk management and work take on processes. The position will support senior LNIC management with realising annual programs of work, annual budget and phasing, vendor and project engagement, and business support.

As the LNIC is a highly technical, specialist organisation, applicants should have a strong background in both communications engineering and systems engineering. This will enable them to be effective in supporting the translation of technical concepts into defined work packages, capable of execution both internal to LNIC and various technical and non-technical external organisations.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Mandatory qualification and requirements:

Failure to meet or suitably address these requirements will be grounds for rejection of the submission.

This is a Level 3 position under the Panel and all applicants must meet the requirements of the skills and experience outlined in the Panel.

It is an ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT that the Professional Contractor has:

a.            Bachelor degree or Higher in Project Management and/or Program management or Project management Certifications  (ie PMI Program Management Professional, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile Certifications, AIPM Certified Practising Project Director or Project Manager)

b.            A minimum of 10 years of Industry experience in Program Management in order to meet the Level 3 Work Level Standards.

c.            Must have an Negative Vetting 1 clearance

d.            Must work in Canberra, ACT

Highly desirable qualifications and requirements:

It is a HIGHLY DESIRABLE that the Professional Contractor has extensive (greater than twelve years) experience in project/ program support, preferably within secure ICT systems in the Defence domain. This should include the development of project/ program management artefacts as listed in the deliverables below.

a.            Proven experience as a program manager or relevant role.

b.            Excellent organisational and leadership skills.

c.            Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.

d.            Thorough understanding of diverse business processes and strategy development.

e.            Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Atlassian – Jira

It is DESIRABLE that the Professional Contractor has the following qualification and/or experience:

a.            Qualifications, and practical experience in Project or Program Management.

b.            A detailed understanding of the Defence Capability System policy and processes.

c.            Experience with network integration at the tactical and operational levels within the ADF, including interfaces to strategic network boundaries.

d.            Highly effective stakeholder management skills (internal and cross-organisation).

e.            Experience in organisational and project risk management.

f.             Delivering within the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act.

g.            Experience with agile project software.