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Overview

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RMIT is committed to the rights of students and staff to be safe, respected, valued, and treated as an equal in their place of study and work. All staff are expected to share this commitment and contribute to a safer community. While carrying out their role, staff are in a position of trust with students. Staff have a duty of care to report wellbeing concerns about students through the designated channels and uphold to the code of conduct. RMIT Vietnam expects all staff members to comply with its Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, which relate to legal and regulatory requirements and our ways of working.

Why RMIT University Vietnam?

RMIT Vietnam is committed to excellence, innovation, and social responsibility. We welcome applications from qualified and passionate individuals who share our values and vision. RMIT University has a global reputation and ranks 140th globally and 11th in Australia in QS World University Rankings 2024. To learn more about our rankings, please check out our latest facts and figures here Reputation and rankings - RMIT University

RMIT Vietnam has been honoured with the respectable HR Asia Award as Top Employer To Work For in Asia. To find out more about RMIT Vietnam and our current vacancies, please visit our website: https://www.rmit.edu.vn/careers

Position Summary

The Program Manager Vietnam will be working with PMO team within Vietnam supporting delivery of all ITS projects within the VN program of work including Property projects. The Program Manager supports the ITS Director VN and VN PMO team in establishing and delivering to a roadmap of initiatives that drive benefit for the University. The Program Manager will plan, schedule, monitor and report on activities related to the program of work, to ensure that each project and/or program contributes to the overall success of the portfolio. The Program Manager will identify risks and manage issues with appropriateness of work for this program; identify interdependencies, impact on business activity, deviation from strategic aims, erosion of expected benefit, program staffing and costs.

Reporting Line

Reports to: ITS Associate Director

Indirectly reports to: Portfolio and Planning Director AU

Direct reports: 6-8 Direct Reports (Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Business Analyst)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY

• Support the VN ITS Director and VN ITS PMO in establishing and delivering to a roadmap of initiatives that drive benefits for the University.
• Plan, schedule, monitor and report on activities related to the infrastructure program and property projects, to ensure that each project and program contributes to the overall success of the portfolio.
• Maintain key delivery relationships with the partners and vendors, to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Manage project budgets within the program of work, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the program progresses.
• Identify risks and manage issues with appropriateness of work for this program; identify interdependencies, impact on business activity, deviation from strategic aims, erosion of expected benefit, program staffing and costs.
• Develop, lead, and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with ITS stakeholders, partners, and customers.
• Cultivate a culture and mindset of results orientation, agile work practices and sound project, program management and business analysis practices to enable initiatives to be delivered efficiently, effectively and aligned to the business value.
• Provide effective leadership to the program and project teams; take appropriate action where team performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
• Collaborate with the Senior Managers, ITS to ensure seamless transition to business-as-usual support and with the broader project management community to facilitate standardisation through reuse of standards, practices, tools, and process for project portfolio delivery
• Advocate the PMO methods and tools to deliver a standardised quality of service of portfolio, program and project management.
• Assist with pipeline demands, coordinating estimates, in consultation with key stakeholders.
  
  

For a more detailed description of the key areas of responsibility for this position please click here to download the JD.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree required.
• Prince 2 or PMBOK certified.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification (preferred).
• Agile Certification i.e. SAFe, Scrum (preferred).
• Extensive Program manager experience managing ITS program of work.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external clients.
• Excellent attention to detail in written and spoken communications in order to identify and solve issues.
• Demonstrated experience in successfully leading Infrastructure programs and property projects, including large size asset refresh domestically and remotely at an international location.
• Demonstrate experience in successfully using Waterfall/Agile methodologies, while managing large size, complex projects with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to manage staff who are not co-located.
• Evidence of budget accountability and responsibility of $5M+ portfolios.
• Strong self-confidence and decisive ability to work independently, managing a functional area to achieve targets on time and within a budget.
• Strong vendor/ partner management capability, with an ability to negotiate contracts and SLAs for infrastructure initiatives.
  
  

Benefits Include But Not Limited To

• Competitive remuneration package in USD (for expatriate candidates) or VND (for Vietnamese candidates).
• Relocation allowance package up to USD $6,000 with support to relocate overseas candidate (and family) from home location to Vietnam for expatriates applying outside Vietnam.
• One-way flight from home location to Vietnam for staff and immediate dependents.
• School tuition fees for children, up to USD $20,000 per child up to 2 children per year
• Private premium medical insurance for employee and immediate family
• 20 days annual leave plus 5 days paid leave Christmas closure and paid sick leave.
• Support and guidance from experienced Mobility Advisor to assist in work permit and visa application together with relocation to and settling into living and working in Vietnam.
• Ongoing professional development program and support.
  
  

Further information

The role located is Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam, is open for both local and expatriate candidates.

If you are an expatriate candidate, you will require a work permit to work in Vietnam. To qualify for a work permit you will need at minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field to the position and must be able to provide official written confirmation (statement of service) of at least 3 years’ senior management related experience.

English Proficiency

English is the language of teaching and communication at RMIT Vietnam. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS 6.5 (General) with a score of at least 6.0 or 170 in Lingua Skills.

To Apply

In order to be considered for this role, it is mandatory to submit both a resume AND A COVER LETTER. Please click on the 'Apply' link provided below to initiate the application process. Your application will not be considered complete without the submission of both documents.

Please note, we will be running a rolling recruitment process, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

Applications Close

9 thg 11 2024 11.59 pm

RMIT University Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam) is a campus of RMIT University. RMIT Vietnam is creating an innovative research, teaching and learning culture. We are committed to providing internationally recognised high-quality education and professional training for our students, clients and members of the community. As an internationally recognised Australian university based in Asia, RMIT Vietnam is assisting in the development of human resources capability in Vietnam and the region.

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