EL1Manager Digital Experience Project Manager
EL1Manager Digital Experience Project Manager
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Job Description
- Initial contract duration to 30 June 2026 with extension up to an additional 12 months to 30 June 2027
- Location: ACT
- Security Requirements: Must be able to obtain Baseline
- Working Arrangements: Hybrid
Depending on project requirements the role provides capacity to work from home up to 2 days per week. The primary work location is the National Archives site in Mitchell ACT. - Maximum hours: 40 hours per week
About the Role:
SoftLabs is seeking EL1Manager Digital Experience Project Manager for ICT Labour hire at their technology consulting based in ACT.
Job details
The Digital Experience project aims to enhance the digital experience of users interacting with National Archives by uplifting external and internal platforms.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of a medium-to-large scale digital transformation project.
- Coordinating cross-functional teams and managing interdependencies across business units.
- Driving agile project management practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Managing stakeholder engagement including internal teams executive leadership and external partners.
- Ensuring project outcomes align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable benefits.
The role requires an individual with:
- Previous experience in large-scale digital transformation impacting multiple teams and external user groups.
- Ability to influence without authority and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Strong understanding of agile and iterative project delivery methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project scope risk budget and timelines effectively.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on stakeholder engagement and change management.
- Proven experience in vendor and contract management within a government or regulated environment.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to translate vision into actionable project plans.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Our ideal candidates will have proven experience in project management demonstrate interpersonal skills to foster and promote National Archives values a highly developed written and oral communication skills mentoring support to junior staff ability to negotiate and problem solve.
Under broad direction the main duties of the role are to:
- Implement and lead project management practices to support iterative/agile working.
- Conceiving maintaining and communicating a vision of the project s outcomes and associated benefits
- Provide strategic advice to senior management and stakeholders as well as leading and assuming accountability for projects that have strategic or operational significance
- Building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including partnering on design and requirements gathering
Leading project delivery including but not limited to:
- Agreeing business requirements and translation of requirements into project plans
- Monitoring and reviewing project scope costs budgets schedule and expected benefits
- Scheduling project resources inter-dependencies and project risk
- Undertaking procurement contract and vendor management responsibilities
- Supporting a framework for implementing business initiatives or change
- Ensure compliance with quality standards and best practices in project management and governance
Essential skills and experience
- Demonstrated delivery of a complex Digital Experience technology project.
- Demonstrated understanding of digital service delivery in government.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering outcomes in a matrixed environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivery and outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including reporting to executive stakeholders.
Desirable skills and experience
- Experience in archives or other cultural sector organisations.
- Experience with Altus by Sensei project management software.
- Familiarity with user-centred design and digital accessibility standards.
- Experience working in a hybrid agile/waterfall project environment.
Technical skills
Essential skills: Project management experience and/or relevant tertiary qualifications Agile methodologies strong familiarity with agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban Azure DevOps expertise Desirable Skills Experience with Altus by Sensei Understanding of user-centred design and digital accessibility standards.
Essential Criteria
1. Project Leadership and Accountability Demonstrates the ability to take full responsibility for the definition approach facilitation and successful completion of medium-scale projects. Provides effective leadership to project teams and ensures project objectives are met.
2. Application of Project Management Methodologies Adopts and applies appropriate project management methods and tools to ensure structured and efficient project execution including change control and risk management processes.
3. Planning and Performance Monitoring Maintains realistic and achievable project plans. Monitors costs timelines quality and resource usage taking corrective action when performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
4. Stakeholder Communication and Engagement Identifies stakeholder communication and relationship needs. Translates engagement strategies into actionable activities and deliverables facilitating open communication and informed decision-making.
5. Quality Assurance and Deliverable Management Ensures that project and product quality reviews are conducted on schedule and according to procedure. Manages deliverables to be completed within agreed cost time and resource constraints and ensures formal acceptance by stakeholders.
6. Information Management and Decision Support Captures and disseminates technical and business information effectively. Facilitates business decision-making processes and provides informed feedback to promote understanding across stakeholder groups.
Expected Start Date: Monday 14 July 2025
Job Type: Contract
Rate: As per Australian Market Standards
If you are interested in this position please submit your resume in WORD along with one page response addressing all the criteria outlined above. If you wish to have a confidential discussion call us onorfor more information.
Employment Type
Full Time
