This is a permanent full-time position commencing April 2025
The Department of Education’s core purpose is to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. Student health, wellbeing, engagement and achievement are interrelated and core to each student’s success. Quality teaching strengthens student performance and enhances their ability to achieve their goals. This is best achieved when the system, schools, students, families, communities and other agencies work in partnership.
The partnership approach is underpinned by school autonomy within a connected and unified public school system – schools know their students, families and communities best and are best placed to effect positive outcomes through local place-based decision-making.
Local planning in schools is best supported by a public school system where quality decisions are made at the highest level. This includes directing resources to where they are most needed and designing new initiatives that make a difference to schools and young people. Quality information, accountability and effective project and program management are core to achieving this – building and assuring these practices across the Department is the remit of the System Response and Transformation (SRT) division.
SRT’s Program Management Office (PMO) drives and provides oversight of responses and initiatives that facilitate the delivery of the Department’s strategic intent. We do this by implementing, managing, and monitoring projects of strategic importance using project management methodologies to underpin collaboration, standardisation, and the timely delivery of key program and project milestones.
The allocation of staff to projects and initiatives within the division is flexible with the right people being drawn upon at the right time to support delivery of our collective business priorities based on the necessary skills and expertise.
The Role
The Program Delivery Manager has responsibility for program governance of system-wide initiatives. The successful applicant should have high level project management skills; the ability to support subject matter experts in delivering high risk and high accountability projects; and the ability to bring people together to achieve common goals while managing competing deadlines and evolving priorities. The PMO was established in late 2023. The initial focus of the role will be to embed effective practices and processes to deliver on our remit and so the manager we are seeking will be able to move in and out of operational activities at various levels to support task completion, test processes and make sound decisions in relation to ongoing improvement of those processes. This position also has responsibility for HR and finance activities within the PMO.
The Program Delivery Manager will work as a member of a flexible and agile leadership team across the division and Department to ensure consistency of practice.
The successful applicant will ideally hold a recognised qualification in project, program and portfolio management or extensive experience in leading others in implementation of effective program management methodologies. It is highly desirable that applicants have experience with Sensei IQ or similar project management software, HP TRIM or similar records management software, and the Microsoft 365 suite of apps.
Professional Benefits
We are conveniently located in East Perth and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:
- 11.5% employer contributed superannuation, increasing to 12% by July 2025.
- Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements
- Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
- Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
- Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
- Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Michelle Ostberg, Director on (08) 0421 858 421 or emailing michelle.ostberg@education.wa.edu.au
We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
- hold a current Western Australian driver’s licence and be prepared to travel to regional areas when requested to undertake peripheral duties
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check’
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF:
Implements and manages strategy
- translates strategy into operational goals and creates a shared sense of purpose within the business unit
- engages others in the strategic direction of the work area, encourages their contribution, and communicates expected outcomes
- considers the ramifications of a wide range of issues, anticipates priorities and develops long term plans for the work area
- understands objective, critical analysis and distils the core issues.
Achieves results
- evaluates ongoing project and program performance and identifies critical success factors
- establishes clear plans and timeframes for project implementation and outlines specific activities
- strives to achieve and encourages others to do the same
- monitors progress and identifies risks that may impact outcome and adjusts plans as required.
Builds productive relationships
- builds and sustains relationships with a network of key people internally and externally
- recognises shared agendas and works toward mutually beneficial outcomes
- brings people together and encourages input from key stakeholders.
Exemplifies personal integrity and self-awareness
- acts professionally and impartially at all times and operates within the boundaries of organisational processes and legal and public policy constraints
- takes personal responsibility for meeting objectives and progressing work and commits energy and drive to see that goals are achieved
- persists and focuses on achieving objectives even in difficult circumstances.
Communicates and influences effectively
- confidently presents information in a clear, concise and articulate manner and translates information for others
- approaches negotiations with a strong grasp of key issues, having prepared well in advance
- anticipates the position of the other party and adapts approach accordingly
- encourages the support of relevant stakeholders.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE955206
Applicants assessed as suitable may be considered for similar vacancies that arise in our branch within the next 12 months. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 07 April 2025
