ASCA - Project Management Support

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Role Title: Mission Enablement Project Manager

Role Description: 
Background: 
Missions are the central mechanism through which the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) delivers capability outcomes for Defence. They represent a structured, problem-driven approach to innovation, where a clearly defined Defence priority or capability gap is translated into a focused program of work. Each Mission is designed to bring together Defence stakeholders, industry partners, and academic institutions to collaboratively develop solutions that can be rapidly transitioned into operational use. 
The purpose of a Mission is to accelerate the development and delivery of innovative and disruptive technologies into tangible Defence capabilities. Rather than conducting research in isolation, Missions are oriented toward achieving practical outcomes, ensuring that capability solutions are aligned with Defence strategy and can be effectively transitioned into acquisition pathways. This approach enables Defence to respond more quickly and effectively to emerging threats and strategic challenges.
Missions can vary significantly in scale and complexity, ranging from smaller initiatives involving a limited number of participants to large, multi-partner programs delivering integrated and high-value capability outcomes. Regardless of scale, they are characterised by strong alignment to Defence priorities, a high level of collaboration across stakeholders, and a clear focus on delivering measurable capability outcomes. Through this model, Missions form the backbone of ASCA’s approach to accelerating innovation and strengthening Australia’s Defence capability system.
Role:
This role will be contributing to the planning and execution of co-design activities by developing co-design strategies, supporting stakeholder engagement, and facilitating onboarding of Mission leadership roles. The Service Provider will also be responsible for capturing lessons learned, maintaining relevant registers, and driving continuous improvement across Mission Integration and enablement processes. 
Finally, the Service Provider will be required to participate in regular reporting and governance activities, including attendance at branch meetings, provision of status updates, and delivery of agreed artefacts in accordance with Defence standards, policies, and systems. All work is to be conducted using Defence ICT systems and aligned with Commonwealth requirements for security, record management, and data handling.

Essential Requirements:
Demonstrable ability to deliver the following: 
1. Establish requirements 
- Conduct planning and tasking meeting from relevant personnel and any handover notes.
2. Conduct Mission Initiation activities to support decision by HASCA.    
- Support Co-Design team with development of problem statements and project charters/mission planning documents, identify potential procurement approaches and support problem statement workshops.
- Develop a stakeholder engagement and management plan by working closely with Capability Branch lead to determine relevant stakeholders.
- Develop relevant artefacts for decisions by HASCA.
3. Establish delivery framework for each Mission
- Support development of the Mission Execution Strategy
- Support the transition into service requirements for each Mission.
4. Contribute to future planning and activities
- Develop future strategy as directed by CDB Head in consultation with Defence stakeholders.
- Support data and governance requirements, which may include Business Management tools that are being implemented.
- Contribute to the use of ASCA BMS, CRM, JIRA, Confluence and the PM/Scheduling tool EP3M.
5. Capture Lessons Learned    
-  Record Lessons learned in register and follow up with meeting for discussion and next steps.
-  Ensure any actions arising from Lessons learned register are implemented.
6. Participate in Branch meetings and provide status on activities    
-  Attend relevant Branch meetings.
-  Provide status report on Mission Enablement

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1

Location: Brindabella Park

Weekly Hours: 40