- Join the world’s largest humanitarian movement and deliver complex projects that create real business impact
- Full time, 12-month project role
- Flexible location + hybrid working arrangements
We are seeking a proactive and delivery-focused Project Manager who can lead complex technology projects through to successful implementation, partnering with business and technical teams to deliver new systems, platforms and process improvements and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
About the role
This is a high-impact role leading the technical delivery of Phase 2 of our Human Resource Information System (HRIS) Implementation.
Reporting to the Head of Application Delivery and Architecture, the Senior IT Project Manager will work in close partnership with People & Culture and external implementation partners, overseeing multiple streams across the project. The role is responsible for ensuring delivery outcomes are achieved while maintaining alignment with organisational strategy, governance requirements, technology roadmaps, and compliance obligations.
About you
As an experienced and highly organised Project Manager, you turn strategy into action and successfully deliver complex business and technology initiatives. You are a collaborative leader who thrives in dynamic environments, bringing together diverse stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners to achieve outstanding project outcomes.
You’ll demonstrate:
- Experience successfully delivering HRIS, HCM, Payroll, Workforce Management or similar enterprise system implementations within complex organisations
- Substantial experience managing complex, high-value IT projects and programs, including end-to-end planning, development, and execution across multiple streams
- Well-developed skills in developing and maintaining enterprise-level project management artefacts, including integrated schedules, governance plans, budgets, RAID registers and executive reporting
- Substantial experience in release management, user acceptance testing and deployment within large-scale technology environments
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong collaborative relationships, effectively engaging, influencing, and eliciting cooperation from diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders, customers, vendors, implementation partners, and cross-functional teams
- Extensive experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, including Scrum practices such as backlog management, user story development, estimation, and prioritisation
- Proven proficiency in Jira/Confluence, MS Project and MS Office, including MS Visio
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making and organisational skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a complex and fast-paced environment
Qualifications/Licenses
Required:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications specifically a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline is essential along with relevant substantial experience.
- Project Management certifications (PMBOK, PRINCE2 or similar standards)
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Business Administration, or Technology Management
About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
Work flexibility: Australian Red Cross offers flexible & hybrid working designed to balance flexibility with purposeful in-office collaboration; strengthen team culture, build trust, and drive engagement.
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
Life, Health & Wellbeing: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options. You can also tap into specialist health and wellbeing advice via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, Converge International.
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses.
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 6. We are offering a competitive salary + superannuation + access to salary packaging.
For additional enquiries, please contact Madan Sadasivam at
[email protected] for a confidential discussion.
Applications must be submitted online prior to 11.55pm AEST on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 to be considered for this role.
While we appreciate all interest in our organisation, we won’t engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.
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Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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