Portfolio Manager

Full-time continuing role as a Portfolio Manager within Education Solutions, UNSW IT

Essential experience working within higher education

Excellent salary package available

Location: Kensington campus in NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working) 2-3 days in the office

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. 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. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

The Portfolio Manager leads the project portfolio within Education Solutions, overseeing the successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives that support the University’s educational objectives and improve the teaching, learning and student experience. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the University, the Portfolio Manager shapes and manages a portfolio of complex projects, balancing strategic priorities, delivery risks, resource capacity and investment decisions to achieve measurable and impactful outcomes.

This position will report to Head of Education Solutions and leads a team of 3 or more direct reports.

Specific accountabilities for this role include:

• Provide senior leadership and advice around the delivery of complex projects and programs to achieve the business objectives, business benefits & business value.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to help shape demand into agreed programs and projects of work of varying size and complexity.
• Develop an effective annual portfolio of work in accordance with the goals and strategic objectives of the UNSW divisions.
• Strategically map-out and monitor portfolio schedule, timeline, budgets, and resourcing.
• Manage key relationships with stakeholders, sponsors, Steering Committees, and senior stakeholders as appropriate.
• Develop and lead the presentation of business cases for high-level initiatives.
• Provide organisational leadership, including developing, managing, and engaging teams.
• Manage and coach Project Managers and Delivery Leads within the Domain.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action.

Who we are:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and or extensive equivalent service experience in Portfolio, Program and Project management.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques, Certifications (PMP, Prince2, Agile).
• Exposure to working in large complex environment and proven track record of managing programs of work and experience in dealing with diverse stakeholders, essential experience working in the higher education sector.
• Superior level of Cloud, SaaS, Digital technology knowledge and the general technical landscape.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.