Program Governance Lead

Shape benefits, risk and governance on a major Commonwealth transformation program

Your new company

You'll join a large Australian Government transformation program delivering significant regulatory, business and technology change. The program brings together program management, regulatory enablement and technology delivery functions to implement legislative reform, strengthen regulatory capability and introduce new processes, systems and digital capabilities. This is a newly created position within the program, providing the opportunity to strengthen existing benefits, risk, issues and dependency frameworks and uplift their alignment with agency and whole-of-government guidance.

Your new role

As the Benefits Management & Risk Specialist, you'll provide program-level leadership across benefits, risks, issues and dependencies, strengthening governance, reporting and decision-making across a complex transformation environment.

• Develop, maintain and uplift benefits, risk, issues and dependency frameworks, plans, registers and profiles.
• Lead benefits identification, profiling, ownership, measurement, reporting and realisation tracking.
• Monitor program risks, issues and dependencies and support effective treatment, escalation and resolution.
• Facilitate workshops and reviews with accountable owners, delivery teams and key stakeholders.
• Integrate benefits, risks and dependencies into planning, business cases, roadmaps, assurance and change control.
• Provide assurance over the quality, completeness and currency of governance artefacts and reporting.
• Coach program management and delivery teams to strengthen consistent program-management practices.

What you'll need to succeed

You'll be an experienced program professional who can operate effectively across complex transformation environments and communicate confidently with senior leaders, governance forums and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

• Experience managing benefits, risks, issues and dependencies within a large-scale transformation or comparable Tier 1-scale program.
• Experience developing benefits frameworks, profiles, management plans and governance reporting.
• Strong program and project management knowledge, including planning, delivery and assurance.
• Strong analytical, workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement and influencing capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to provide evidence-based advice to senior stakeholders.
• Australian Citizenship and an active AGSVA Baseline security clearance.
• Desirable: relevant tertiary/professional qualifications and/or experience with SAFe, Commonwealth governance, program assurance or complex technology-enabled change.

What you'll get in return

This contract offers exposure to a substantial Commonwealth transformation program, with the opportunity to influence governance and benefits-management capability across interconnected business and technology workstreams.

• An initial contract through to 30 June 2027, with extension options of up to 12 months.
• Hybrid working arrangements, combining office attendance and remote work.
• Canberra as the preferred location, with other Australian office locations considered.
• The opportunity to establish your impact in a newly created role.
• Exposure to complex regulatory, business and technology transformation.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to holly.powell@hays.com.au , or call us now.

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