Classification: Senior Officer Grade B
Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 plus superannuation
Position No: 54193
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 June 2026
Contact Officer: Dalle Wright on [email protected] or (02) 6207 1991
Details: The Program Manager works under the direction of the Senior Director, Digital Experience Delivery to deliver a range of contemporary ICT projects to address complex business problems across CED. This includes directly managing the quality and progress of projects within a program, including associated resources.
The main responsibilities of the position include:
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Deliver and manage a variety of information technology projects within a program for CED, either independently or as a member of a team, on time and within budget.
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Ensure alignment of the program governance approach to existing digital frameworks and policies within the agency.
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Analyse, document, and develop project plans with defined milestones and deliverables.
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Manage multiple project and activities, milestones, and deliverables.
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Effectively communicate with project sponsors, users, suppliers, specifically around benefits, risks, issues and change management.
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Ensure that effective project reporting mechanisms are implemented meeting the needs of the Project Sponsor, as well as relevant CED executives.
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Ensure requirements for the projects are developed using sound service design processes and methodologies as recommended by CED and Digital Canberra.
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Ensure the outcomes of the projects are aligned to the ACT Digital Strategy.
Eligibility/Other requirements:
- Relevant certification in project management methodologies (e.g., Prince 2, Agile, etc.) is highly desirable.
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Relevant tertiary qualifications are highly desirable.
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Competency in the use of relevant Project Management tools and techniques.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for 12 months with the possibility of permanency.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
A Merit Pool or an order of merit will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
The CED CIO Branch is currently proposed to be transferred to the Digital Canberra Directorate of the ACT Government in the new financial year. This position is expected to move with the Branch as part of this transition. Consultation is currently underway for this change.
This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
How to apply: Please submit
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Your curriculum vitae, and
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A two‑page pitch outlining your experience and capabilities against the Selection Criteria in the Position Description.
Applications should be submitted .
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
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This is a temporary position available immediately for 12 months with the possibility of permanency.
