Project Manager - Technology Business Engagement

An opportunity has opened up to join the team at World Vision Australia as the Project Manager – Technology Business Engagement. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, and working closely with the Head of IT Operations, this role forms the business interface between Technology and other departments, providing comprehensive business engagement and project management services, in alignment with organisational strategic objectives.

This is a pivotal role within Technology that operates autonomously and requires a high degree of independence yet aligns closely with the department’s strategic direction and key priorities.

Key elements of success are:

• adept stakeholder management with internal cross-departmental staff
• managing complexities and competing priorities, ensuring project goals are delivered on time and budget
• vendor and partner management of external parties / resources contributing to projects
• capability to engage with the various business departments and understand front-end of initiatives
• ability to foster strong relationships within the department and ensure alignment across various levels of the organisation

Who we’re looking for:

The successful applicant will have a breadth of capabilities, including:

• deep experience in program/project management methodologies
• a particular strength in stakeholder management and successful cross-departmental engagement and collaboration
• proven ability to successfully manage complexities and competing priorities to deliver project goals on time and budget
• relevant tertiary qualifications or accreditation
• proven experience leading teams in solution delivery, software development, project/resource management, and outsourcing/engaging external service delivery providers

If you have a growth mindset, a can-do attitude, and strong situational leadership skills, we want to hear from you!

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better 

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you are about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward. 

Your role plays an integral part in the organisation, enabling us to support our mission of empowering Australians to create meaningful change for the world’s most vulnerable children and adults.

The selection process 

For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families.  World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector. 

Who we are

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work. 

We offer great benefits such as salary packaging, leave loading, flexible working arrangements, free on-site secure parking, an onsite gym and café for our employees.

For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us