a. a degree or higher in project or program management, or a project management certification (for example PMI Program Management Qualified, PRINCE2 Practitioner, an Agile certification, or AIPM Certified Practising Project Director or Project Manager);

b. at least 10 years of industry experience in program management;

c. NV1 clearance; and

7. Highly desirable. More than 12 years of project or program support, preferably in secure Defence ICT, with experience developing program artefacts; proven program manager experience; leadership and communication; understanding of business processes and strategy; and excellent MS Office and Atlassian Jira knowledge.

8. Desirable. Project or program management qualification and practice; a detailed understanding of the Defence Capability System policy and processes; network integration experience at tactical and operational levels within the ADF, including strategic network boundary interfaces; stakeholder management; organisational and project risk management; delivery within the PGPA Act; and agile project software.

9. Duties.



The role supports the LNIC Program of Work; coordinates external work take-on and internal tasking, including scope, deliverables, resources and schedules; develops LNIC project management processes and manages the Program Support Officer outcomes; supports risk practice and secretariat functions for Joint, Coalition and industry engagements; supports simple and complex procurement under the Commonwealth Procurement Rules; plans LNIC support to exercises (Talisman Sabre, Mercury series, Joint Warfighting); and attends weekly team and monthly board meetings, with possible chairing and Gate Review support.

10. Reading of the role. LNIC is a technical organisation, and the Statement of Work asks for a program manager with a "strong background in both communications engineering and systems engineering" so they can translate technical concepts into executable work packages. The role is therefore a Defence network-integration program coordinator, not a generic project manager. Evaluation criteria are not in the RFQ template extract ([NOT FOUND]); Sunstone should check them on SME Gateway.

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