Role : Project Manager – NTG

Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Contract: 6 months, with possible extension

Project Area: Digital / Healthcare Transformation

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support complex digital and ICT initiatives for the NTG in Darwin.

The role will work across business, healthcare, technology, vendor and program stakeholders, with a strong focus on project governance, system integration, remediation planning and delivering improvements across healthcare-related processes and systems.

Project Manager – Digital Transformation Program

Key Duties and Responsibilities

- Provide high-level leadership, coordination, and oversight for the delivery of in-scope project deliverables.
- Drive the adoption and integration of new systems, tools, equipment, processes, and ways of working within frontline and operational environments, ensuring changes are practical, user-friendly, and accepted by staff.
- Lead business readiness activities to ensure the organisation is prepared to adopt and implement project deliverables.
- Coordinate internal and external communications to keep diverse stakeholder groups informed of project objectives, progress, and status updates.
- Apply appropriate project management methodologies to ensure effective planning, governance, control, and delivery.
- Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project schedules, including critical path analysis.
- Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints, ensuring compliance with governance, probity, policing, and organisational objectives.
- Monitor and report on project outcomes to ensure intended benefits are realised and sustained.
- Lead change management, training, and communication initiatives to embed new capabilities and support successful user adoption.
- Analyse relevant operational, legislative, and regulatory requirements within the project environment.
- Provide strategic advice and regular updates to senior management on project progress, risks, issues,



and performance.
- Contribute to other Digital Transformation Program projects and initiatives as required, ensuring consistency and alignment across the broader project portfolio.

Essential Skills and Experience

- Minimum of five years’ experience leading teams or delivering projects involving organisational, operational, or technology-enabled change.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and manage people and resources to achieve defined outcomes in complex or high-risk environments.
- Solid knowledge of project planning, coordination, risk management, and governance, supported by experience managing projects, complex operations, critical incidents, or organisational change.
- Demonstrated ability to balance project delivery with business readiness and adoption, ensuring outcomes are successfully implemented and integrated into operational environments.
- Experience leading or supporting change management, training, and user engagement initiatives to enable organisational transformation.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
- Experience identifying, interpreting, and analysing operational, legislative, and/or regulatory requirements relevant to the project environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project deliverables effectively within organisations experiencing changing operational priorities.

Desirable Skills and Experience

- Experience working within large, complex, or high-profile project environments.
- Familiarity with policing, public safety, or government operations.
- Understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM) or digital transformation frameworks.
- Familiarity with technical concepts, including system design, system integration, and data interfaces.
- Proficiency in standard project management and collaboration tools, such as Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Jira, or similar platforms, with the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new digital systems.

Required :

National Police Clearance - Required

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