ARDC PMO Lead in Melbourne

The ARDC PMO Lead will assist in the development, maintenance and governance of the ARDC’s PMO function. The role works with the Manager, PMO to ensure the PMO is strategically aligned, delivers agreed benefits and outcomes, provides oversight to project management activities across ARDC, and helps embed project governance and best practice project and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting across ARDC.

Using best practice and contemporary approaches, the PMO Lead will play a critical role in supporting the implementation of a fit-for-purpose project management and impact framework, in addition to a revised KPI reporting model. The project management framework will underpin all of the ARDC’s initiatives that fall within scope of the framework and the impact framework demonstrates how ARDC’s programs and projects contribute real change to beneficiaries.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that ARDC’s initiatives and activities are being delivered, tracked and managed using best practice. This role is a key component to help the ARDC deliver a set of large scale national investments into the research sector.

As the successful candidate you will be responsible for:

• Leading the development and implementation of a robust and contemporary organisational performance reporting framework, including ongoing reporting aligned with funders’ performance monitoring obligations.
• Leading the preparation of regular KPI and benefits reporting for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timelines.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of dashboards, data collection tools and reporting systems that support KPI and benefits tracking across ARDC’s portfolio.
• Providing assurance and expert advice to ensure benefits, project outcomes and impact measurements are robust, evidence-based and aligned with best practice.
• Supporting the implementation of the ARDC project management and impact framework, promoting consistent use across programs and projects.
• Assisting the ARDC PMO Manager with the day-to-day management and operations of the PMO function.

Monash University supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Key Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in benefits and impact management, realisation and economic evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to support the design and implementation of performance metrics and KPI frameworks.
• Strong experience in identifying and implementing contemporary performance measures to drive accountability and improvement in organisational performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesise complex quantitative and qualitative information and translate findings into clear, evidence-based reports.