Job Description
The purpose of this role is to oversee and manage the definition, documentation, and successful completion of complex IM and ICT projects in line with Queensland Health project management methodologies.
The goal of the project is to deliver fit-for-purpose, robust, and resilient digital infrastructure to underpin health service delivery and patient care in digital hospitals.
In particular, it involves providing urgent ICT uplift of communications rooms.
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Key Responsibilities
* Under the Program Director, lead a project workforce consisting of employees, contractors, and service organizations that provide program and project services ranging from design through to operational readiness, commissioning, and handover.
* Promote and ensure the use of appropriate project management techniques, methodologies, and tools, including benefits realisation and risk and issue management, to ensure quality project outcomes are delivered.
* Ensure project outcomes are achieved by leading and mentoring project teams to develop a strong, efficient, ethical, and multi-disciplinary workforce that delivers excellent project outcomes to our customers.
* Provide high-level expert advice and strategic input into the development of project deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and comply with Queensland Government and Queensland Health policies, strategies, and architecture.
* Oversee the successful delivery of complex and high-risk ICT projects to ensure program outcomes are achieved and enterprise solutions are delivered that are aligned to customer needs.
* Ensure all related projects integrate with Queensland Health's strategic direction by providing high-level expert advice, influencing, working collaboratively with, and aligning to Whole of Government (WoG) IM/ICT initiatives and state, national, and international health bodies.
* Ensure projects are managed in accordance with best practice guidelines (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2) and Queensland Health's formal project management approach and methodologies to enable the achievement of consistent and quality project outcomes.
* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external state-wide stakeholders by undertaking high-level strategic negotiations, providing expert advice, and resolving complex risks and issues associated with the program or project.
* Oversee the monitoring and reporting of project-related trends, capability development, and performance against project plans and budgets.
* Ensure project outcomes are achieved and project management capability is maintained within the Division by leading, managing, and directing multi-disciplinary project teams.
* Liaise, consult, and negotiate with key senior stakeholders at Chief Executive, CFO, and CIO level across eHealth Queensland, 6 Hospital & Health Services, and the Department of Health.
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Requirements
* Relevant Project Management qualifications in PRINCE2 and MSP would be highly regarded.
* Experience in leadership roles in government.
* Experience in managing complex ICT programs or projects.
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Deliverables
Deliverables will be agreed with the Program Director at commencement of engagement for the delivery of the project in accordance with eHealth Queensland standards and processes.
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Assessment Criteria
* High-level leadership, conceptualisation, and design of programs comprising multiple complex and high-risk projects, preferably in the healthcare industry.
* High-level program/project management skills, with the ability to achieve successful outcomes.
* Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor multiple multi-disciplinary project teams.
* Demonstrated experience in managing major program/project budgets.
* High-level negotiation, consultation, facilitation, and written and oral communication skills for use in a complex project environment.
* Ability to work in a team environment and develop effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* High-level knowledge and application of program and project management methodologies.