Manager - Program Governance & Assurance

You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel.

This is your opportunity to broaden your experience and perspectives, step out of the confines of a standard project role and expand your scope to work with an interconnected ecosystem of industry professionals.
 

In this role, you'll:

be working as the Manager – Program Governance & Assurance with our Regional Delivery and Safety IT Portfolio, on a once in a lifetime  program of works between Transport for NSW (TfNSW), the Department of Customer Service and Service NSW. The Regstar program, has been launched to upgrade our legacy Driver Licensing Systems, to future proof our systems and ensure that a seamless end to end service is experienced by all users from the public through to government agency users.

In this role you will based in the PMO office and will  oversee all Governance and Assurance for the program. You will be responsible for supporting a team of Project Managers across Regstar projects, providing leadership on governance to ensure effective and efficient operation of the Program. You will identify risks to the program through research and analysis, identifying trends and preparing reports, to support informed decision making and planning. You will also support steering committees, governance forums and control groups, whilst reviewing processes and governance papers,  acting as an escalation point.

Ultimately you will be ensuring that the Regstar Program is maintaining a consistent delivery of governance and risk management for TfNSW. If you are seeking a career defining,  legacy creating role then this is for you. This project will impact millions of people within the state of NSW for years to come.

This position is a temporary opportunity until the 31.12.25. Your home base will be at Paramatta with Hybrid work arrangements. Tuesday is your team’s office anchor day and the leadership team also meets Fridays in  Elizabeth Street.
 

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description.
 

About you

Your skills and experience in a similar governance and assurance role as a stratategic leader, will see you excel in delivering best practice and minimalizing risk to the program.

You will have previous experience working on Technology based projects and a sound understanding of governance and assurance frameworks, coupled with the identification of risk and gaps anaylsis to  projects.  You are a pragmatic solution focused thinker with an expert ability in stakeholder management and in ensuring that quality projects are delivered with minimal risk.
 

Join us
 

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm 14th February 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact TRISH.SMITH@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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