This role is responsible for leading a project to operationalise a new administration agreement. The agreement introduces material service uplifts and enhanced delivery obligations, requiring the fund to establish robust oversight, monitoring, and governance arrangements.

The Senior Project Manager / Change Manager will lead the fund-side project, ensuring the administrator delivers against contractual commitments, internal stakeholders are aligned, and all agreed deliverables are implemented effectively.

Duration: 6 - months contract

Location: Melbourne or Sydney (remote work option is available). 

Project Leadership & Delivery:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the administration agreement operationalisation project, independent of remediation activity.
• Establish and manage project governance, reporting, RAID logs, and executive updates.

Change & Stakeholder Management:

• Drive organisational change arising from the new agreement, including operational, governance, and oversight impacts.

Oversight & Assurance Enablement: 

• Support the establishment of enhanced monitoring and oversight mechanisms required under the agreement.
• Ensure project outcomes enable sustainable, risk-based oversight beyond project closure. 

Business Rules Review & Prioritisation: 

• Support a detailed review of 100+ pages of business rules against the new administration agreement.

Ongoing Due Diligence & Oversight Framework: 

• Establish a rolling, risk-based Operational Due Diligence (ODD) framework for the administrator.
• Define scope, approach, cadence, metrics, and escalation pathways.

• 5+ years’ experience in senior project management and/or change management roles.
• Strong experience in superannuation, funds administration, or financial services operations.
• Proven ability to manage third-party administrators and hold vendors accountable to contractual commitments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, multi-stream projects with senior stakeholder exposure.
• Strong governance, reporting, and delivery discipline.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications. 

If you like to express your interest or get more information about the position, please call Ala on 0481 366 643 or send an email to recruit@desda.com.au.