The key duties of the position include The Role Within CASG, Joint Systems Division (JSD) is responsible for acquiring, integrating and sustaining command and control systems, communications systems, deployable networks systems, and electromagnetic warfare systems. The Director Program Management Office will provide strategic oversight, governance, and coordination across Divisional program activities to ensure the effective delivery of JSD objectives. This role enables the achievement of capability delivery at the Divisional level through management of the work take-on process, programmatic and financial governance and support to acquisition and sustainment activities, and ensuring the alignment of the Division's capability delivery with current and emerging strategic priorities. The position will oversee capability risk governance by ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed effectively. The position also maintains strong project and product governance and reporting through established frameworks, supporting transparency and accountability across all programs. Alongside these responsibilities, the role coordinates ERP-related activities for the Division and manages key financial functions, including the Additional and Budget Estimates activities, sustainment financial reviews and oversight of the Division's Assets Under Construction status, in order to ensure sound financial compliance. The Director Program Management Office will have extensive knowledge relating to the methodology, systems and procedures within the Project Management function and have the ability to translate this into strategy. They will also have the ability to understand and apply Defence financial processes within a program context, and be readily able to synthesise and manipulate program data for use in executive level reporting and assurance frameworks. They will initiate, establish and maintain strong relationships with a network of stakeholders internally and externally and will have the ability to recognise shared agendas and work toward mutually beneficial outcomes. This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer. About our Team Joint Systems Division (JSD) within CASG acquires and provides through-life support to a range of command and control systems, communication systems, tactical interoperability systems, and electromagnetic warfare systems. The Division is functionally arranged in three separate but interlinked Branches with a geographic presence in all of the Australian mainland states and territories and a small headquarters element in Canberra. JSD's prime and over-riding focus is to provide the best possible support to the ADF employing the materiel provided in protecting Australia's interests. Our Ideal Candidate The successful application will have the competencies required of a Director Program Management Office and will exercise a significant degree of independence and perform an important leadership role. They will be responsible for influencing and developing strategies, policies, priorities and operational practices in support of Defence objectives based on high level decision making and judgement. They will provide strategic advice to senior management and stakeholders. The ideal candidate can: Advise and support senior management on a broad range of very complex and diverse issues associated with the management and delivery of programs. Be accountable for managing and leading a team, including providing clear and consistent communication, setting clear performance and behavioural standards, managing performance, delegating responsibility and guiding and developing people. Be accountable for the interpretation of Government and Defence policies, concepts and strategies applicable to the development of projects and project documentation across the project life cycle. Translate strategy into operational goals and appropriate tasks for others, creating a shared sense of purpose within the business unit. Build and sustain collaborative working relationships and networks with colleagues and stakeholders. Interpret and adapt guidelines to specific situations arising in the execution of work plans and devise solutions to very complex policy or operation problems where guidelines are lacking. Develop project managers to maintain and improve project performance and commit to the continuous improvement of quality management systems.
