Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.
Contract start 01 October 2023 to 12 months, 24 months extensions.
Australian Citizen, Clearance, ACT, QLD, SA, VIC
Send your responses toServices Australia is seeking to identify suitable Candidates to perform the role of Program,Project and Scrum Masters from junior levels to expert and manager levels to help theagency monitor project schedules and budgets, prepare progress reports, and liaise with keystakeholders.Program Officers provide high-level procedural, administrative and operational support to awork area aiding the delivery of the agencys programs. They contribute to strategic planningand policy development and to changes in workplace practices and business improvementstrategies. Program Officers also liaise with internal and external stakeholders and provideadvice to ensure the consistent delivery of program services.Project Officers support the delivery of the agencys projects. They play a role in managingstraightforward projects, developing, and maintaining relationships with internal and externalstakeholders and provide specialist advice to ensure the consistent delivery of projectoutputs.Scrum Masters enable teams to self-organise, self-manage, and deliver, using agile values,principles, and practices. They guide teams towards structuring and managing their ownwork to meet their stated objectives. Scrum Masters help to balance the work of the team inthe context of competing priorities, including contributing to planning, changes in workplacepractices and business improvement strategies. They support Product Owners to ensurethere is an appropriate backlog of prioritised work items based on the overall strategy andoverarching business objectives.The level of Security Clearance required for a Role will be confirmed at the time of Contract.Job Title Scrum masterAPS Equivalent Level APS6Main Dutiesbuild the teams knowledge of agile values, and principles, as well astechniques, processes and toolsin collaboration with the team, develop a mutually agreed socialcontract outlining team behaviours, practices and agile process rulesplan and facilitate agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprintplanning, sprint reviews and retrospectivesassist the Product Owner with reviewing and refining the productbacklog, re-prioritising and re-assessing the relevance of tasks/storiesto ensure alignment with agile principlesanticipate and address/remove blockers/impediments that the teammay encounter so the team can remain focused on its goalsnegotiate with product owners and stakeholders to protect the teamfrom external influences impacting their ability to meet the agreedgoalsco-ordinate with other teams as required to manage dependenciesand support the team to deliverhelp the team manage conflicts and challenges, and play a key role inimproving team cohesion, motivation, dynamics and performancecreate an environment of trust and respect where issues or concernscan be raised safelyensure team adherence to the agreed agile process rules and help theteam to remain effective by stepping in to manage conflicts andchallengesconduct agile rituals and events and be actively involved incommunication and change activities involving stakeholdersresearch agile trends, industry dynamics, frameworks and tooling toguide and improve the teams use of agile methodologiesfacilitate teams and enable them to self-manage and self-organisedevelop and implement changes in workplace practices and businessimprovement strategies and assist team to transition with changeMain skills/attributesSkills for the Information Age (SFIA) required:Measurement MEAS - Level 4Methods and tools METL - Level 3Organisational facilitation OFCL - Level 4Performance management PEMT - Level 4Project management PRMG - Level 4Release and deployment RELM - Level 3Ability to:employ effective servant leadership methodsmake effective use of agile methodologies to improve teamperformancecommunicate effectively with diverse audiences, including making useof strong presentation skills and toolsanticipate and resolve problemsfacilitate a culture of continuous improvementdevelop and maintain stakeholder relationships including managingexpectations and concerns.identify risks in applying agreed agile processes and design stepsrequired to mitigate themwork independently under limited direction and act collaborativelymanage conflict using appropriate strategiesEvery application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.(summary)Please complete the below forms.
