Job description
- Federal Government opportunity in Surry Hills
- 12 months Contract, with possible extension
- APS5 - $55.24 per hour + super
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Weekly Pay
- Holds a Baseline Clearance or has the Ability to Obtain One
This Government body works with people with disability, providers, and the community to deliver nationally consistent, responsive, and effective regulation of service providers. They seek to uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of people with disability receiving supports or services.
The Role:
As an APS5 Project Support Officer, you will support key projects with moderate complexity, handling procedural, clerical, administrative, and operational tasks that contribute to the agency’s objectives. The role involves regular contact with internal and external stakeholders and requires excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Project Support: Assist with project planning, scheduling, reporting, budgeting, and stakeholder consultation.
- Risk and Issue Reporting: Provide regular updates on project risks, outputs, and exceptions to stakeholders.
- Coordination: Work closely with other Project Support Officers to coordinate assigned projects.
- Stakeholder Communication: Resolve issues by communicating effectively with stakeholders, third parties, and vendors.
- Project Management: Support the Project Manager with project controls, including managing risks, issues, schedules, and change control.
- Software Delivery Support: Contribute to scheduling, planning, and the software delivery lifecycle, ensuring effective risk and issue management.
- Proven experience as a Project Support Officer or Project Manager on large-scale transformation programs.
- Proficiency in project management tools, especially Microsoft Project.
- Experience consolidating multiple project streams into a comprehensive program status report.
- Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence administration.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Background in defining program information architecture and risk management.
In order to be considered applicants are required to hold an Australian Citizenship.
If this sounds like the role for you, please submit an updated copy of your resume in MS Word format by hitting APPLY NOW or call Ankita on 02 9200 3683 for more information.
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DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
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