Project Management Office Specialist

This senior position is responsible for facilitating the PMO Centre of Excellence and Portfolio Management functions. This includes promoting a culture of transparency and continuous improvement, training and educating staff across all levels sharing best practices, and enabling effective prioritisation, governance, and resource allocation to meet strategic objectives.

Reporting to the Coordinator - Project and Change Management Office, this role will deliver the PMO Operating Model and Charter and is expected to show a high degree of initiative and independence.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $115,562 per annum with competency-based increments up to $128,493 per annum, plus 11.5% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
• 2 years maximum-term contract
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

• Ability to provide tailored guidance, advice and training to Council staff and executives in the implementation and use of project and portfolio management frameworks, processes, and systems.
• Strong program and project management abilities in order to develop, maintain and continuously improve Council's project and portfolio management frameworks, processes and systems.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to create consensus, resolve disputes and broker agreement to proposals and ideas.
• Exceptional organisational skills to effectively develop and administer training and mentoring programs.
• Excellent communication and change management skills to engage colleagues and management in adoption of Council’s project and portfolio management frameworks, processes, and systems. 
• Highly developed written communication skills including the ability to write in a clear, fluent, and concise manner.

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.  
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles.  We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options. 
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government. 

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes: 

Monday 6 January at 12 noon sharp (NSW time).  Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment timeframe: 

Applicants will be notified the outcome of their applications by close of business Friday 17 December.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Thursday 30 January. 

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Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process. 

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.  Click here for more information.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors.  Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later. 

1. Have your Resume document ready to go.
2. Fill out all questions below. Click 'Next'. 
3. You'll then be prompted to attach your resume and other documents (if applicable). Click 'Next'.
4. Review your application to confirm everything is correct. Click 'Confirm' to submit your application.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

Essential:

• Demonstrated extensive experience in a similar or related role.
• Relevant qualification or industry certification.
• Strong program and project management abilities, including experience managing multiple and competing budgets, schedules, and resourcing; within a political environment whilst ensuring appropriate stakeholder communication and reporting.
• Demonstrated extensive change management skills, experience, and success in improving organisational performance and implementing cultural change programs inspiring positive attitudes, uptake and genuine long-term buy-in.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated significant experience with different project management systems and frameworks.

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