71509

Closes: 06 July 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $172,246 plus superannuation
Position No: 71509
Directorate: Digital Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 15 June 2026
Contact Officer: Candice Zhou on Candice.Zhou@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 7473

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Details: Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That’s what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Join Digital Canberra and help deliver smart, secure, and seamless digital services that improve the people that live and work in our beautiful city and surrounding area.

At Digital Canberra, you’ll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we’re committed to helping you grow.

Digital Canberra is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Portfolio Manager to provide the key leadership within Digital Canberra Initiative Delivery, responsible for leading and managing a multidisciplinary team of program managers, project managers, and other professionals delivering a portfolio of high-profile, complex, and high-risk ICT and business projects and programs.

This role is pivotal in driving digital transformation across the ACT Government, working within a multi-disciplinary environment to deliver innovative, customer-focused solutions. You’ll manage small to mid-sized team to provide strategic oversight and direction for a suite of portfolio delivery activities on behalf of ACT Government Directorates, including financial management, resource management, and governance. The Senior Director serves as the primary senior point of contact for key stakeholders, ensuring effective engagement, alignment of priorities, and successful delivery of program outcomes.

With hybrid working arrangements based in Gungahlin and flexibility to work from customer sites or home, this position offers a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture that values respect, integrity, and innovation.

Eligibility/Other requirements: Tertiary level qualifications and/or certification in Project Management are highly desirable. These include one or more of: Diploma of Project Management, PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2 Agile Foundation, Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Foundation, Certified ScrumMaster.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is based at a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

As part of the ACTPS, this role has access to a range of flexible working provisions including hybrid work arrangement primarily based in the Gungahlin office (Winyu House), customer sites, and/or home. The occupant of the role is expected to work in the Gungahlin office a minimum of 2 days per week. ACTPS staff also have access to a range of FlexiSpace office locations across Canberra.

How to Apply: Submit a copy of your curriculum vitae and a two-page pitch that addresses the “What You Require” section of the Position Description to address Professional / Technical Skills and Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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This is a temporary position available immediately for up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency.