Role: Portfolio Delivery Lead

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Lead Strategic Delivery at Scale – Portfolio Delivery Lead!

About the role:

We’re looking for a strategic and results-driven Portfolio Delivery Lead to shape how Goodstart delivers its most important initiatives. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise PMO, you’ll lead a team of 5-10 Project Managers and oversee a diverse portfolio of business transformation, ICT, and operational improvement projects. You’ll guide them to deliver high-impact projects on time, within scope, and aligned to Goodstart’s purpose and organisational priorities.

You’ll partner closely with executive sponsors, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to bring clarity, structure, and confidence to the delivery of strategic programs. This is an ideal opportunity for a delivery-focused leader who can balance big-picture thinking with hands-on oversight in a dynamic, values-driven environment.  

Your Impact:

• Lead the delivery of a complex, enterprise-wide portfolio of strategic initiatives
• Ensure strong governance, quality and compliance with the project management framework across all projects
• Drive portfolio-level planning, resourcing, and prioritisation to optimise outcomes
• Oversee integrated project planning, scope clarity, scheduling, and milestone management across the portfolio
• Lead benefits realisation planning and monitoring to ensure clear, measurable outcomes
• Manage portfolio risks, issues, dependencies, and financial performance with a proactive and strategic lens
• Oversee change control processes and deliver timely escalation, impact assessment, and corrective action
• Champion effective stakeholder engagement and communication across the executive and delivery landscape
• Build a strong, trust-based relationship with senior leaders to support decision-making and alignment
• Mentor, coach and uplift project delivery capability across the organisation
• Ensure consistent use of tools, templates, and methodologies to enhance delivery maturity.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

• 5+ years’ leadership experience across project, program or portfolio delivery
• Strong understanding of project governance, planning and delivery frameworks (eg: PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile)
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-project environments
• Solid financial, risk, dependency and benefits management skills
• Confident leader and coach with strong stakeholder influence
• Skilled in tools like Monday.com, PMO365, MS Project, Jira and Power BI

• Current QLD Working with Children Check

Desirable:

• Tertiary qualifications in project management or degree level or equivalent
• Experience in change management capability
• Understanding of EPMO and enterprise portfolio practices

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email vkundoorvala@goodstart.org.au

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email deadlycareers@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.