Project Management Office Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Establish and head PLACE's newly formed Project Management Office.

• Develop systems, tools, and reporting cycles for annual, quarterly, and project-level activities.

• Provide real-time oversight of PLACE's entire program of work.

• Evaluate existing project processes prior to suggesting enhancements.

• Create a more consistent and better-supported project delivery approach for a distributed, remote-first team.

• Oversee back-office project operations, including portfolio tracking, reporting, and resource allocation.

• Establish and maintain registers for project risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.

• Implement consistent escalation and resolution processes.

• Ensure project processes and reporting align with PLACE's Theory of Change and its evaluation and learning strategy.

• Cultivate strong working relationships within PLACE's distributed, remote-first team.

• Implement systems to track project delivery and guarantee that activities are completed on schedule and within scope.

• Establish an external panel of specialists and experts for contracted project work.

• Adapt the PMO function as PLACE's structure evolves following its recent restructuring.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in project management or PMO roles, preferably within a remote or distributed team.

• Strong diagnostic abilities; assess situations before proposing solutions.

• Collaborative mindset and comfort in engaging with diverse stakeholders across a distributed team.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities with a proactive and adaptable approach.

• Capability to simplify complex information and present insights in an accessible manner to non-project management specialists.

• Relevant project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, or equivalent is preferred.

• Commitment to PLACE's vision, values, and principles, especially community leadership and shared decision-making.

• Professional resume is mandatory.

• Brief responses to the online application questions are required.

• Cover letters are not permitted.

🏝️ Benefits

• Genuine flexibility and a strong emphasis on agility in the workplace; flexible work arrangements available.

• Supportive and passionate team dedicated to fostering a positive workplace culture and making an impact.

• 5 weeks of Annual Leave for each 12 months of employment.

• Two days of volunteering leave for every 12 months of employment.

• Leadership team support to thrive and leave your mark.

• A workplace that prioritizes diversity and inclusion, ensuring psychological and physical safety.

• Remote-first work arrangements, allowing you to work where you live.

• Cultural and Ceremonial leave available.

• Learning and Development budget allocated per employee.

• An inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace environment.

• Recruitment adjustments offered, including alternative application formats, flexible communication, additional time for tasks, support persons or advocates during interviews, and modified interview structures, environments, or timings.