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Business Enabling Services Group / ICT Division / Government Services Branch
Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing | Full-time
Canberra, ACT
ABOUT THE BRANCH
The Government Services Branch (GSB) delivers Whole-of-Government services to Commonwealth agencies, including developing and supporting the secure telecommunications and digital collaboration needs of the Australian Government.
The branch is responsible for providing and managing:
The Parliamentary Workflow Solution (PWS), delivering services to support the management of parliamentary workflow across government. Including the development and support for Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS).
GovTEAMS, a comprehensive whole-of-government collaboration service for the Australian Public Service.
The Intra-government Communications Network (ICON), an optical fibre network that links Commonwealth offices throughout Canberra.
GovLINK, a secure inter-agency communication service that encrypts all nominated traffic, classified up to the PROTECTED level, between agency internet gateways.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
The Resource Manager is primarily responsible for managing a group of shared resources that are allocated to individual projects/teams within the Government Services Branch based on operation requirements. The Resource Manager will manage time, equipment, and resource allocation, and allocation of costings. Expertise in resource planning and management will be instrumental in ensuring the efficient delivery of projects/initiatives and achieving organisational goals. As an example shared resources may include subject matter experts in Communications, Service Design and Finance.
You will be required to perform the following duties:
Preparing and executing a resource capacity plan and resource schedules.
Identifying and building shared resource capabilities.
Allocating resources to projects/teams, including assigning the appropriate personnel to job roles within a project/initiative.
Performance management.
Forecasting the needs for upcoming projects/initiatives.
Addressing resource demands the project/initiatives for successful delivery.
Efficient resource allocation, as per competencies and skills.
Manage and promote cross-section collaboration and upskilling.
Stay abreast of future resource requirements.
Manage resource sourcing including permanent and non-ongoing APS employees as well as contracted resources.
DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION
For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.
ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES
Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, LGBTQI+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via
[email protected] or call (02) 6215 1717 between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.
