Program Scheduler

• Location: Canberra
• Type: Contract
• Job #17304

About the role

Our federal government client is looking for a Program Scheduler, who will manage and maintain the Program’s master schedule, ensuring effective dependency management, risk mitigation, and program reporting. They will also develop high-quality documentation and foster strong relationships across stakeholders to support program success.
 

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, preparation and maintenance of the program schedule.
• Support and oversee schedules, plans, task coordination and timeline/critical path monitoring including scheduling of program activities in consultation with stakeholders across the Program.
• Work with stakeholders across the Program to maintain, monitor and provide analysis and reporting on the master program schedule.
• Manage the operationalisation and maintenance of program dependencies, via the appropriate forums and governance processes.
• Support the strategic uplift of program scheduling and support the continuous improvement of reporting artefacts to meet the needs of the program’s stakeholders.
• Support detailed program reporting activities, including preparing and presenting a range of high-quality and precise communication material, including status reports, executive briefings, committee papers, presentations, governance frameworks, and external reporting obligations.
• Conduct evaluation of program activity progress, identifying risks and developing and facilitating intervention procedures where required.
• Support detailed program reporting activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders, including collaboration to identify and champion opportunities to mature program planning, reporting, governance and assurance practices for the program.
• Provide analysis on complex issues and contribute to the planning, preparation and co-ordination of policy formulation and/or program management. Decisions will be made using good judgement, expertise and knowledge, governed by legislation, regulations, best practice principles or relevant operating instructions and procedures.
• Perform additional duties or assume responsibility of functions as directed from time to time.
   

Mandatory criteria

• Demonstrated experience managing schedules within large-scale ICT projects or programs, using an Agile methodology.
• Experience and skilled in using Microsoft Project for scheduling.
• Experience and skilled in using Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate information to a range of audiences.
• Strong attention to detail and analysis and investigative skills, and the ability to gather information from a variety of sources, explore new ideas, identify opportunities for continuous improvement and any critical gaps.
• Experience effectively managing competing priorities, with an ability to remain calm under pressure and respond flexibly to change and uncertainty 
• Excellent teamwork skills, with the ability to work with colleagues to achieve outcomes.
• Proven ability to make sensitive and complex decisions using professional judgement within legislative parameters and delegated authority.
• Proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential information and to comply with relevant legislation and frameworks.
   

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Raisa on 0437 318 208 or via email at raisa@exclaim-it.com.au and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.