Project Manager (15-month contract)

[What the role is]

[What you will be working on]

Project Management and Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Enterprise Student Systems projects from initiation and planning through implementation, transition and closure.
• Develop business cases, project proposals, delivery plans, budgets and resource plans that align with business needs and expected outcomes.

Governance and Project Management Office Operations

• Establish and maintain proportionate project governance, controls, standards, templates, stage gates and reporting practices.
• Maintain project plans, dashboards, decision logs, risk and issue registers, change records, action trackers and management reports.

Stakeholder Management and Secretariat Support

• Act as the primary coordination point across business users, technology teams, vendors, procurement, finance, governance functions and management.
• Engage stakeholders to clarify requirements, priorities, constraints, roles, dependencies and implementation readiness.

Product, Change and Service Transition

• Support roadmap planning, prioritisation and continuous improvement of assigned systems and digital products.
• Manage enhancement requests and backlogs based on business value, urgency, risk, dependencies and available capacity.

Vendor, Procurement and Contract Management

• Manage day-to-day vendor performance and relationships for assigned projects, systems and services.
• Support procurement activities, including requirements definition, tender documentation, evaluation, clarifications and vendor presentations.

Financial Management

• Support budget planning, cost estimation, funding requests, forecasts and financial reporting for assigned projects and services.
• Track approved budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, remaining balances and forecast-to-complete.

Documentation and Records Management

• Maintain end-to-end traceability of requirements, decisions, changes, deliverables and approvals throughout the project lifecycle.

[What we are looking for]

• Relevant qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Business IT or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in technology project management, system implementation, IT delivery, PMO operations or vendor-managed projects.

• Experience with enterprise systems, digital platforms, system integration, testing, service transition and operational handover.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Visio, or equivalent project and collaboration tools.

Preferred Skills

• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, CITPM, COMIT or equivalent.

• Agile certification such as Certified ScrumMaster, Product Owner or equivalent.