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• Employment Type: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract, Full-Time (35 hours per week)
• Remuneration: $110,073 - $119,132 + 17% Super + Leave Loading
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus (Hybrid Working Opportunities)

About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community, a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:
The PMO Governance & Assurance Analyst plays a key role in the Enterprise-wide Portfolio Office (EPMO), Division of Operations and provides support to the delivery of strategic investments. The role is responsible for ensuring good practice execution of the UNSW project management and governance frameworks and associated approaches, processes and tools.  This role conducts monthly status reviews, including monitoring risks, issues and dependencies and quality assurance across the UNSW Transformation Portfolio. Additionally, this role assists in coordinating and developing portfolio reporting including financials to the UNSW executive team

The role reports to the PMO Governance & Assurance Lead and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities Summary:

• Implement and apply the governance framework for all programs and projects within UNSW’s Transformation Portfolio including policies, processes, procedures, templates, governance structure and membership, terms of reference and delegations of authority.
• Participate in assurance reviews such as project health checks and set up for success reviews and provide actionable insights and follow-up support as required.
• Support the PMO Governance & Assurance Lead with respect to continuous improvement of processes aimed at supporting the delivery of the University’s strategic investments.
• Proactively prepare and analyse UNSW Transformation portfolio, program and project reports to present accurate and beneficial information to relevant governance forums and key stakeholders. This includes the analysis and presentation of complex financial data.
• Assist in the development and delivery of targeted training to key stakeholders as required.
• Any other duties as directed, commensurate with the scope and classification of the position.

For more information regarding the responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description at JOBS@UNSW.

Skills and Experience Summary:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent industry experience or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Experience working in a Project Management Office in a highly dynamic, changing and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience working with a range of project management methodologies and of using project management processes and tools for planning, monitoring and controlling projects and programs.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to write concisely and persuasively to a wide range of audiences, in particular to governance committees.
• Proven ability to analyse, interpret and effectively communicate complex data, in particularly project financials (budgets, actuals and forecasts) and provide recommendations to key stakeholders and governance committees.
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative to continually improve and proactively problem solve.
• High level organisational skills with the ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet strict and/or tight deadlines.

Benefits and Culture: People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.  Our benefits include: 

• Career development opportunities 
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments 
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period 
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

How to Apply: Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your CV via the application portal before 9am on the 28th of November at 11:30pm.

A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Get in Touch: For queries regarding the recruitment process, contact Lucy Gerondis, Talent Acquisition Consultant, UNSW: l.gerondis@unsw.edu.au
(Applications sent via email will not be accepted, please apply online via the application portal).

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.