Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

This Job is based in Australia

Portfolio Manager

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Work type: Full Time

Location: Sydney, NSW

Categories: Information Technology, Project Management

Full-time continuing role as a Portfolio Manager within Education Solutions, UNSW ITEssential experience working within higher educationExcellent salary package availableLocation: Kensington campus in NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working) 2-3 days in the office

About UNSW

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. We’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

The Portfolio Manager leads the project portfolio within Education Solutions, overseeing the successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives that support the University’s educational objectives and improve the teaching, learning and student experience.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the University, the Portfolio Manager shapes and manages a portfolio of complex projects, balancing strategic priorities, delivery risks, resource capacity and investment decisions to achieve measurable and impactful outcomes.

The role provides leadership to a team of project professionals and is accountable for portfolio performance, ensuring initiatives are delivered effectively, governance requirements are met, and benefits are realized. Success in the role depends on building trusted relationships across academic and professional divisions, partnering with vendors and technology teams, and creating an environment where collaboration, transparency and continuous improvement are part of everyday delivery.

As a senior leader within Education Solutions, the Portfolio Manager influences strategic planning, portfolio prioritisation, and resource allocation, while mentoring and developing team capability and promoting contemporary portfolio management practices.

This position will report to Head of Education Solutions and leads a team of 3 or more direct reports.

Specific Accountabilities For This Role Include

• Provide senior leadership and advice around the delivery of complex projects and programs to achieve the business objectives, business benefits & business value. This includes the ongoing management of scope, risks and issues, controls and budget as well as monitoring and reporting on the end-to-end program, project or initiative.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to help shape demand into agreed programs and projects of work of varying size and complexity and to agree and adopt the defined technology strategy and new solutions articulated within a project or initiative.
• Develop an effective annual portfolio of work in accordance with the goals and strategic objectives of the UNSW divisions.
• Strategically map-out and monitor portfolio schedule, timeline, budgets, and resourcing, and assist stakeholders in securing and managing funding for the planned portfolio of work.
• Manage key relationships with stakeholders, sponsors, Steering Committees, and senior stakeholders as appropriate.

Eligibility

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and or extensive equivalent service experience in Portfolio, Program and Project management.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques, Certifications (PMP, Prince2, Agile).
• Exposure to working in large complex environment and proven track record of managing programs of work and experience in dealing with diverse stakeholders, essential experience working in the higher education sector.

Benefits And Culture

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit here

How to Apply

please apply through the portal, we would like you to submit a full application including resume and addressing the who you are section.

Applications close: Sunday 12th of July at 11.30pm

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Get In Touch

Jen MacLachlan

j.maclachlan@unsw.edu.au

Talent Acquisition Partner – UNSW IT

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Advertised: 30 Jun 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 12 Jul 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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