Our Government client is hiring for a highly capable Benefits Realisation Manager to join their organisation. This role is suited to someone with a PMO background, with experience in: working across business KPI's and establishing metrics; working with business cases; and an ability to interact with business stakeholders and program sponsors.

Role Title: Benefits Realisation Manager

Contract Length: Until December 18th 2026.

Daily Pay: $950 - $1,000 + Super per day

Location: 3 days in Office, at Macquarie Park (2113) and the rest WFH

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Definition & Planning

• Translate high-level business case outcomes into measurable benefits
• Develop and maintain benefits registers
• Define KPIs, baselines, and target metrics
• Align benefits with strategic objectives and portfolio measures

Measurement & Reporting

• Establish new performance metrics where none exist
• Partner with teams to Identify data sources and design dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Track benefits via executive-level reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

• Gain agreement on measures
• Drive ownership of benefits
• Facilitate workshops to define and validate benefits
• Influence stakeholders to adopt a measurement mindset

Integration with Change & Delivery

• Work closely with the Change Team to:
• Embed benefits into change activities
• Align adoption metrics with benefits realisation
• Partner with project teams to ensure delivery supports benefits

Governance & Risk

• Identify risks to benefits realisation (e.g. lack of data, adoption gaps)
• Escalate issues at SteerCo level
• Ensure benefits remain aligned despite scope changes or backlog items
  

Key Deliverables & Measures of Success include:

• Benefits Register
• Measurement Framework (KPIs, baselines, targets)
• Benefits Dashboard / Reports
• Sponsor-aligned Benefits Plan
• Inputs to business case tracking and SteerCo reporting
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• Agreed and owned benefits across all projects
• Reporting in place before go-live
• Demonstrated adoption linked to benefit outcomes
• Clear visibility of benefit progress post-implementation

Required Experience:

• Proven experience as a Benefits Realisation Manager, Benefits Lead, Portfolio Benefits Manager, or similar role on large-scale transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of benefits realisation methodologies, business case management, and portfolio governance.
• Demonstrated experience developing benefits frameworks, KPIs, performance measures, and executive reporting.
• Ability to establish meaningful metrics where no existing measures currently exist.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting data and presenting insights to senior executives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence senior business leaders and executive sponsors.
• Experience within higher education, government, or other large, complex organisations is seen as desirable.
  

Candidates must be based in the Greater Sydney Area and must possess existing full working rights - Permanent Resident or Citizen of Australia.

If you feel this opportunity matches your skills and previous experiences, please apply with your CV.