Project Management Business Analyst

Who we are

For most businesses today, technology is central to enabling and executing their business strategy. MinterEllison's Technology Consulting team advises CIO, CTOs and other CxOs in developing, executing and supporting technology investment strategies that drive exceptional business value. In a world of accelerating change and technology innovation, we design, negotiate, protect, and optimise our client’s investments in enterprise digital and converged services.

We're proud of our client base, which includes the majority of ASX200 and large scale public sector organisations with significant technology budgets. Being part of MinterEllison, we are able to provide our clients with seamless end-to-end solutions to complex problems, engaging with deep experts across technology, strategy, finance, analytics, commercial  and complex program management knowledge domains.
We strongly believe that our people are at the centre of our success. We provide opportunities for our staff to grow and succeed in a unique environment where they can be experts in what they do as well as contribute to a high growth and transformative business.

Your role

We are currently recruiting for a number of permanent opportunities for experienced Consultants across project, program and portfolio delivery, with experience across technology, to assist our clients to ensure robust control and governance outcomes are achieved as they deliver new capabilities. You will have the opportunity to  support clients to deliver successful projects regardless of the complexity of scope, stakeholder, or supplier, aided by our industry leading frameworks, accelerators and analytics support. 

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop transformation strategies and support implementation roadmap
• Conduct current maturity state assessments and structure uplift recommendations and options across short to long term horizons
• Develop and uplift PMO frameworks across people, processes and tools
• Prepare and review project, program and portfolio documents, ensuring their fit for purpose to support, control and manage effective delivery of transformation and capability build initiatives
• Manage risk and support the client to build appropriate risk frameworks
• Assess toolsets to support effective project, program and portfolio management delivery
• Implement industry best practice and tailored approaches to portfolio management
• Provide an expert assessment of our clients' business requirements, gathering both technical and non-technical information.
• Ensure that new initiatives are translated to system requirements, and ensure the delivered solution meets those requirements.
• Build business cases and benefits frameworks to support investment prioritisation and optimisation decisions
• Design Executive report and Dashboard to support prioritisation and optimisation decisions
• Review current operating models and recommend transition plans
• Perform program health checks and shape remediation activities to place programs back on track and salvage current and future investment
• Governance re-structuring and change management support
• Agile to waterfall synchronisation
• Training and learning needs assessment and delivery

More About You

We welcome applications from Consultant to Manager level candidates who have demonstratable experience across the categories noted above as well as the following professional and technical qualifications:

Professional Background

• At least 2 years' experience working in a consulting environment focusing on digital transformation, PMO establishment, management and uplift, business analysis and/or organisation change management.
• An understanding of technologies and investment reporting.

Skills

• Advanced Word, Excel and Power Point skills.
• Attention to detail and time management.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• A positive 'can do' attitude.
• Ability to present recommendations that are consumable by senior stakeholders
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships and facilitate meetings and workshops at all levels
• Ability to assess solutions, transformation initiatives and toolsets
• Experience across OCM frameworks such as ADKAR

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree, preferably within the following disciplines: Business Management / Commerce, Information Technology,  Computer Science / Engineering, Finance or Law.
• Project/Program management accreditations such as Prince II, P3M3, LEAN, etc.
• Must hold Australian Citizenship and be able to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

What we Offer:

We make diversity in all its forms central to collaboration. This is why we offer hybrid working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working. We offer up to 20 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer within the first 24 months following birth or adoption, and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership – all with no minimum tenure.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientations, as well as people living with a disability or who have family or carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for roles with MinterEllison.

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How to apply

We love to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV and cover letter for consideration by clicking on the 'Apply' button below.
If you would like further information, to tell us about any adjustments you might require through the recruitment process or if you are trans or gender diverse and want a confidential discussion, please contact [email protected]

Agency submissions will not be accepted without prior express approval from the MinterEllison recruitment team. All agency candidates must be submitted through our on-line portal to be valid.