Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact using your expert skills and experience in supporting project managers and project teams? We are looking for an experienced project management professional to lead performance reporting, risks, issues and inter-dependency management of digital projects at a portfolio-level.

In this role, you will be a valued member of the Digital Portfolio Management Office (PMO), overseeing risk, issue, and dependency management, as well as the portfolio pipeline and performance monitoring. You will use your strong interpersonal skills to engage our teams and contribute to successful project delivery. Working closely with a dedicated PMO team, you will promote transparency, governance, and project management best-practice. Sound like you?

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Manager, Digital Portfolio Management Office (PMO) you will work within the Digital PMO team and use your expert skills and experience in project management and associated knowledge areas to lead key portfolio-level functions such as:

• risk profiling of digital initiatives
• escalation of risks/issues to the portfolio level
• analysis of common themes and development of mitigation strategies.

• manage the portfolio pipeline
• undertake all aspects of performance monitoring and reporting across the digital portfolio
• manage interdependencies between digital programs and projects
• oversight of digital program and project risks and issues, including:

Key knowledge and experience

The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Program/project management – Proven experience in a leadership role involving coaching and supporting project managers and teams that contributed to achieving delivery success.
• PMO services – Demonstrated knowledge of portfolio/program/project management or delivery office support functions, frameworks, toolsets, methodologies and best practice approaches and the ability to provide pragmatic advice in relation to them.
• Governance – Proven experience in supporting effective governance through decision, risk, issue and reporting practices that promote effective outcomes.
• Stakeholder management – Experience in stakeholder management including the ability to collaborate with both internal and external parties, establish rapport and persuade others by cultivating productive working relationships.
• Communication and influence – Excellent oral and written communication skills including excellent negotiation, consultation and facilitation skills at all levels in a complex digital program/project delivery environment.
• Problem-solving and innovation – Proven high-level analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills and the ability to explain and document complex concepts and provide innovative solutions that promote a continuous improvement culture.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description and Program Overview.

Benefits when working for us

• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers