EL1 Benefits Management Specialist

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

The Benefits Management and Risk Specialist will support the effective management of benefits risks issues and dependencies across the Funding and Disclosure (FAD) Reform Program. The role will establish and maintain fit-for-purpose frameworks plans registers profiles and reporting arrangements that support informed decision-making effective governance and the achievement of program outcomes.

Working closely with FAD leadership delivery branches governance forums and key stakeholders the specialist will provide strategic advice assurance and practical support to strengthen program management capability. The role will facilitate workshops and reviews monitor actions and treatments identify emerging concerns and interdependencies and support timely escalation and resolution. It will also help align benefits risks issues and dependencies with program objectives delivery priorities and scaled agile ways of working.

The Benefits Management and Risk Specialist will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Developing reviewing and maintaining the FAD Reform Programs benefits risk issues and dependencies frameworks plans registers profiles and supporting artefacts.
• Leading program-level benefits management including benefits identification profiling ownership measurement reporting and realisation tracking.
• Reviewing program risks and supporting the identification assessment treatment monitoring and escalation of risks in accordance with established governance requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining effective processes for identifying recording managing escalating and closing program issues.
• Monitoring analysing and reporting on risks issues and dependencies that may impact Program delivery or benefits realisation escalating emerging concerns and supporting the development of mitigation and management strategies.
• Identifying and monitoring internal and external dependencies including cross-branch delivery policy regulatory technology and organisational dependencies that may affect program outcomes.
• Facilitating benefits risk issues and dependencies workshops with accountable owners delivery teams and key stakeholders.
• Uplifting benefits reporting capability to meet internal and external requirements including reporting on benefit realisation associated risks issues and dependencies that may impact the achievement of Program outcomes.
• Supporting the integration of benefits risks issues and dependencies into program planning business cases delivery roadmaps assurance activities and change control processes.
• Supporting the Program to develop an approach to benefits management that aligns with scaled agile methodologies and supports the identification and management of risks issues and dependencies that may affect benefits realisation.
• Providing assurance over the quality completeness consistency and currency of program registers profiles reports and related governance artefacts.

• Building strong and effective relationships with stakeholders across the Program and Agency supporting effective management of benefits risks issues and interdependencies and building commitment to benefits realisation.

• Coaching and mentoring FAD Program Management Office staff and delivery teams to strengthen capability and consistent application of program management practices.
• Following up agreed actions treatments and decisions to support their completion within required timeframes.
• Contributing to team planning coordination workflow management and the development of the teams work program in alignment with Program objectives.
• Providing strategic advice and undertaking additional program governance or assurance activities as directed.