**Program Manager - Data and Analytics Program**
Location: Canberra – Onsite. Contract: 12 month contract with a 12 month extension. Eligibility: Australian citizenship required.
About the Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a high-impact Data and Analytics Program. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the program from initiation through to successful delivery, focusing on driving business benefits and collaborating with various stakeholders.
This includes establishing program governance, developing execution strategies, and leading data and analytics platform procurement and delivery to achieve business outcomes.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Manage program delivery, ensuring outcomes, benefits, and adherence to scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
* Lead business change initiatives and secure business buy-in for successful delivery.
* Establish and lead teams to ensure smooth execution and service delivery.
* Identify and resolve dependencies, risks, and issues across workstreams to drive successful outcomes.
* Support the team, ensuring project milestones are met and critical tasks are completed.
* Advise senior executives on governance, quality assurance, and documentation.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to overcome obstacles through effective communication and negotiation.
* Lead procurements, tenders, and manage complex contracts related to program delivery.
* Conduct program reviews and provide reports with recommendations for executives and boards.
* Monitor and report on KPIs to track success and promote continuous improvement.
**Requirements:**
* 5+ years' delivering complex ICT programs in data and analytics, driving business change, and ensuring stakeholder buy-in.
* Skilled in building and leading multi-disciplinary teams across business, technology, and vendor groups to achieve organizational goals.
* Strong communication skills, influencing stakeholders and driving business change through effective negotiation.
* Expertise in creating governance structures, plans, schedules, budgets, and documentation to ensure successful delivery of outcomes.
* Managing complex tenders, contract negotiations, and vendor management to deliver ICT-enabled outcomes.
**Desirable Qualifications:**
* Experience with Data Governance.
* Relevant qualifications in Information Systems (or a related field) and a demonstrated understanding of PRINCE2, PMBOK and Agile (SCRUM and SAFE) delivery will be highly regarded.
About Ignite:
We pride ourselves on being a leading recruitment agency in Australia, providing temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment services at all levels of seniority for businesses in both the public and private sectors.
Our expertise spans various industries, including IT and Digital, Government, Business support, Engineering and Information Management recruitment.
Plus, we provide sought-after On-demand IT services and Technology Services.
We have an enviable track record of being a top 10 recruitment supplier to the federal government and have built strong client relationships over the past four decades.
Our extensive talent database, with over 870,000 candidate records, combined with our national resource centre, means we deliver effective and efficient recruitment services.
We are dedicated to delivering exceptional recruitment, across Australia's public and private sectors.