THE AEC’S VALUES AND COMMITMENTS

The AEC values and commitments are an essential component of our operating environment and frame how AEC staff work. The AEC’s focus is on electoral integrity through the values of quality, agility and professionalism.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Indigo Delivery Branch sits within CIOD and is responsible for the IT delivery aspects of the Indigo Program. The branch has a diverse range of IT skillsets and will be delivering a modernisation agenda that will see the AEC transition away from monolithic legacy IT systems onto contemporary cloud-based platforms and applications.
The program is looking for an individual with a strong IT program management background with demonstrated evidence of successful delivery experience, particularly in the Australian government context using scaled agile methodologies.
In this role, you will shape and take responsibility for managing the deliverables of the Indigo Program alongside a dedicated and skilled leadership group that spans across different functions from strategy, enablement, change and assurance.
In conjunction with the Indigo leadership team, the Delivery Director oversees the work output and provides strategic leadership to Agile Delivery Teams (ADTs) comprised of Delivery Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Change Managers, Software Developers, Testers, Architects and Cyber Security Specialists. The role is required to foster a collaborative working environment, innovation and creative thinking.

To excel you’ll have:

• Demonstrated experience in building and leading high-performing teams to deliver complex work of strategic and operational significance.
• Demonstrated experience working under limited direction to manage and deliver large ICT transformation programs/projects.
• Demonstrated experience in executing agile program/project management to deliver against objectives and contribute to quality management and continuous improvement.
• Ability to identify and analyse program delivery risk and use professional judgement to develop and execute mitigation strategies and controls.
• Ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and within legislative and policy frameworks.
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and communicate with influence to engage strategically through change, resolve conflict and manage sensitivities.
• Ability to manage corporate functions such as budgets, procurement, contracts and human resources at a program/project level.

Desirable

• Experience with ICT operating models.
• Experience in delivering Australia government ICT and/or transformation programs.
• Experience in implementing SAFe agile project methodology or similar.
• Experience in delivering large-scale bespoke software development projects facilitated by modern cloud hosting arrangements and modern software development Lifecyle methodologies.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government to maintain an impartial and independent electoral system for eligible voters through active electoral roll management, efficient delivery of polling services, and targeted education and public awareness programs.