Capability Lead, Agile Practices

Classification: Senior Manager 1 (Information Technology)
Salary package: $141,637 - $148,403 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years)  
(flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hours will be considered) 

The Position 

The Capability Lead, Agile Practices will play a key leadership role in shaping and embedding modern delivery practices across Information Technology Services (ITS). Working closely with delivery teams, leaders and stakeholders, the role will lead the development, implementation and adoption of agile delivery, product management and portfolio management frameworks that support delivery of the ANU Digital Plan.

Reporting to the Chapter Lead for Agile Practices, the Capability Lead will drive capability uplift across ITS through the design and delivery of training, communities of practice, guidance materials and targeted support. The role will also act as the Chapter Lead's deputy, providing leadership across the Chapter and contributing to its ongoing growth and maturity.

Key Duties:   

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of agile delivery, product management and portfolio management frameworks across ITS.
• Drive adoption of modern digital delivery practices through training, communities of practice, guidance materials and targeted support.
• Partner with leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and delivery teams to improve ways of working and delivery outcomes.
• Act as a trusted advisor and deputy to the Chapter Lead, contributing to capability uplift, organisational maturity and strategic initiatives.

The Person 

We welcome applications from individuals who possess the following attributes:  

• Demonstrated experience designing and embedding agile delivery, product management or portfolio management practices in a complex organisation.
• Strong facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience building organisational capability through training, embedding common standards, facilitating communities of practice or other change initiatives.
• A pragmatic, collaborative approach with a passion for continuous improvement and enabling high-performing teams.

The Division 

Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers digital solutions that enable the Australian National University to achieve its strategic goals: a student experience equal to the world’s best, and research that transforms society and creates national capability.  

ITS has responsibility for the University’s digital ecosystem, and is leading the delivery of the Digital Plan, a 10 year strategic roadmap for the transformation of the University’s digital capability. ITS works in partnership with Colleges and Service Divisions to provide an engaging, seamless and safe digital experience that enables our students and staff to excel.  

The Digital Delivery Capability area within the ITS Division works collaboratively with stakeholders across the University in the delivery of strategically aligned change for business processes and digital solutions.  We do this by living our ITS values of: take an outside-in view; think team; own it; make it simple; act with compassion.   

For further information please contact, Alanna Cresp, Chapter Lead Agile Practices E: alanna.cresp@anu.edu.au 

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au  
 
ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities.  For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here. For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details. 

Application information 

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents: 

• A statement addressing the selection criteria (outlined in the Position Description) in no more than one page. 

• A current curriculum vitae (CV) of no more than three pages. 

• The names and contact details of at least two referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). 

Applications which do not provide the above may not be considered for the position.  
 
Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia, and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.