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Senior Delivery Lead

Join us to make a difference for all students in NSW!

Position details

• Clerk Grade 9/10
• Full Time, Temporary up to 3 years with potential for extension or conversion to ongoing
• Close to transport & hybrid work arrangements available

About the role

The Senior Delivery Lead is accountable for the effective delivery of complex, high-risk products and services; providing both project management functions (time, cost, quality) with scrum master methodology (Agile) to deliver approved products to meet operational and strategic transformation objectives using agile behaviours, techniques and frameworks.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for: 

• Planning and managing the delivery of approved products using Agile and Lean practices and frameworks to ensure the delivery of high-quality products, services and user experience.
• Building, leading and management of delivery team/s setting the pace to successfully deliver all key milestones and product outcomes within scope, on time, on budget and to expected standards; solving issues, unblocking problems, managing various dependencies across teams and guiding teams through the implementation of new processes.
• Developing and managing stakeholder relationships through strong and effective communications, managing expectations, mediation and issues management and negotiation to ensure delivery of products and the achievement of outcomes and benefits, engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Acting as scrum master in allocated product delivery teams, providing coaching to team to develop Agile and Lean behaviours, encourage productivity and facilitate an environment that enables effective delivery and enhanced ways of working that embed Agile practices into the delivery of products and services.

Our ideal candidate will have excellent stakeholder and time management skills with the ability to meet competing priorities. You will have proven experience in supporting the delivery and implementation of agile frameworks including upskilling in scrum methodologies whilst working to tight timeframes. 

Download the role description.

About us

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) we work with the NSW community to drive improvements in student achievement.

We achieve this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).

To find out more about the important work we do for NSW visit our website.

Ready to join us?

Select apply and attach an up-to-date résumé and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages). Also address the  pre-screening question below in your online application:

Targeted Question 1: Describe a situation where you had to manage conflicting stakeholder expectations and tight deadlines within an application delivery context. How did you ensure effective communication, mediation, and negotiation to achieve the desired outcomes?

Advice on applying for NSW Public Sector roles

If you need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process and workplace, please reach out to the contact person above.

Close date: 10 November 2024 at 11.59pm AEDT

Thank you for your interest, we look forward to receiving your application.

Important information

We particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans and refugees. 

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For ongoing roles, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Australian Temporary Residents may be considered for a fixed term contract for the length of their visa, depending on the requirements of the hiring area and the position.

A Talent Pool (valid for 18 months) may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles.