Senior Manager, Enterprise Portfolio Assurance

• 5 Year Fixed Term Contract

• Impactful work that helps make a difference to the Australian people

• Develop your career in a collaborative engaging environment

Make a meaningful impact

This is a key leadership role within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) at the Reserve Bank. The role is responsible for designing, embedding, and assuring a consistent, fit-for-purpose enterprise portfolio, program, and project delivery frameworks across the RBA. The role provides executive-level confidence that the Bank’s enterprise project portfolio is governed, controlled, and assured in line with approved standards, risk appetite, and strategic intent.

In this role, you will:

• Own and maintain the RBA’s enterprise delivery frameworks, including portfolio, program, and project governance standards, methods and tools.

• Manage and enhance scalable lifecycle controls, stage gates, and minimum delivery standards proportionate to risk and investment size.

• Ensure all submissions to the Bank’s Investment Committee (Business Cases, Change Requests, Stage Gate submissions, Closure Reports) meet EPMO standards and are of high quality.

• Lead project and program assurance activities in accordance with the Bank’s Project Management Framework (PMF) for all Investment Committee‑governed projects.

• Provide objective, evidence‑based insights and recommendations to Projects, Departments, Investment/ Executive Committees.

• Support enterprise workload prioritisation and resource management through organisation‑wide demand/capacity visibility and actionable resourcing insights.

• Ensure alignment between EPMO’s project delivery frameworks and broader enterprise Risk, Audit, and Finance functions.

• Identify systemic delivery risks, control weaknesses, and capability gaps, and recommend targeted remediation actions.

• Coach, advise, and uplift delivery leaders and Program PMO teams to consistently apply frameworks and produce high‑quality artefacts.

• Act as a trusted advisor to Executives, Project Sponsors, and Program Directors on project and portfolio governance, delivery risk, and assurance expectations.

About you

To be successful in role, you will bring:

• Inspirational and resilient leadership – an ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, foster a culture of accountability, lead a high-performing team with clarity and purpose, and navigate complexity.

• Delivery and framework capability – deep experience in designing and evolving project and portfolio management frameworks (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile), coupled with a track record of uplifting delivery maturity across an organisation through capability development, coaching, and embedding consistent practices.

• Independent assurance leadership – demonstrated strength across project, program, and portfolio assurance, including conducting delivery health checks, identifying systemic risks, and producing clear, insight‑rich reporting.

• Enterprise Resource Management capability – experience establishing and managing enterprise‑level resource visibility, capacity planning, and workforce forecasting; strong ability to identify resourcing risks, constraints, and bottlenecks; and proven success supporting investment prioritisation through actionable resource insights.

• Executive governance and reporting acumen – a proven ability to prepare and present high-quality papers and insights for Investment & Executive Committees, Risk and Audit Committees, and Boards, with a strong grasp of governance expectations, risk oversight, and strategic investment decision-making.

Why RBA?

The RBA pursues national economic policy objectives and undertakes a range of associated activities in financial markets and banking. It also issues Australia's banknotes and operates infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contributes to the welfare of the Australian people.

Our people have a critical role to play in achieving these objectives, whether directly or in a supporting capacity. As a values driven organisation, our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, we treat one another with respect, while promoting the public interest in our efforts.

Your application should include a resume detailing your experience and qualifications.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from experienced candidates seeking workplace flexibility.

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