Senior Project Officer

Background
Our client, one of the largest Federal Government Departments, is searching for a Senior Project Officer to join an established, high-performing project team working on a large financial systems transformation program.

The role
The Senior Project Officer will provide support to the Director in a variety of tasks, including group inbox management, task prioritisation, allocation and tracking and register management. This is a dynamic role, and responsibilities will vary day-to-day, week-to-week.

About you
Attitude is more important than aptitude for this role. To be successful in this role you will need to be a dynamic self-starter who is comfortable working in a varied and fast-paced environment. As this role is working on a team involved in a large finance system transformation, any exposure to finance and accounting and/or large systems transformations projects would be highly regarded. Experience working in the public sector will be highly regarded.

Above all, we're looking for someone who can demonstrate initiative,bring a solution-mindset to problems and is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to get things done.

What's on offer
This is a contract role, with an initial term through until 30 June, 2026 with potential for further extensions. We're targeting a pay rate of between $700-900 per day, but can be flexible foran outstanding candidate.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to the Director across various ad-hoc tasks
• Manage the group mailbox, including prioritising and allocating incoming work requests
• Track task completion and identify bottlenecks, raising issues to the Director as required
• Ensure registers are up-to-date and accurate

Background
Our client, one of the largest Federal Government Departments, is searching for a Senior Project Officer to join an established, high-performing project team working on a large financial systems transformation program.

The role
The Senior Project Officer will provide support to the Director in a variety of tasks, including group inbox management, task prioritisation, allocation and tracking and register management. This is a dynamic role, and responsibilities will vary day-to-day, week-to-week.

About you
Attitude is more important than aptitude for this role. To be successful in this role you will need to be a dynamic self-starter who is comfortable working in a varied and fast-paced environment. As this role is working on a team involved in a large finance system transformation, any exposure to finance and accounting and/or large systems transformations projects would be highly regarded. Experience working in the public sector will be highly regarded.

Above all, we're looking for someone who can demonstrate initiative,bring a solution-mindset to problems and is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to get things done.

What's on offer
This is a contract role, with an initial term through until 30 June, 2026 with potential for further extensions. We're targeting a pay rate of between $700-900 per day, but can be flexible foran outstanding candidate.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to the Director across various ad-hoc tasks
• Manage the group mailbox, including prioritising and allocating incoming work requests
• Track task completion and identify bottlenecks, raising issues to the Director as required
• Ensure registers are up-to-date and accurate

Background
Our client, one of the largest Federal Government Departments, is searching for a Senior Project Officer to join an established, high-performing project team working on a large financial systems transformation program.

The role
The Senior Project Officer will provide support to the Director in a variety of tasks, including group inbox management, task prioritisation, allocation and tracking and register management. This is a dynamic role, and responsibilities will vary day-to-day, week-to-week.

About you
Attitude is more important than aptitude for this role. To be successful in this role you will need to be a dynamic self-starter who is comfortable working in a varied and fast-paced environment. As this role is working on a team involved in a large finance system transformation, any exposure to finance and accounting and/or large systems transformations projects would be highly regarded. Experience working in the public sector will be highly regarded.

Above all, we're looking for someone who can demonstrate initiative,bring a solution-mindset to problems and is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to get things done.

What's on offer
This is a contract role, with an initial term through until 30 June, 2026 with potential for further extensions. We're targeting a pay rate of between $700-900 per day, but can be flexible foran outstanding candidate.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to the Director across various ad-hoc tasks
• Manage the group mailbox, including prioritising and allocating incoming work requests
• Track task completion and identify bottlenecks, raising issues to the Director as required
• Ensure registers are up-to-date and accurate

Background
Our client, one of the largest Federal Government Departments, is searching for a Senior Project Officer to join an established, high-performing project team working on a large financial systems transformation program.

The role
The Senior Project Officer will provide support to the Director in a variety of tasks, including group inbox management, task prioritisation, allocation and tracking and register management. This is a dynamic role, and responsibilities will vary day-to-day, week-to-week.

About you
Attitude is more important than aptitude for this role. To be successful in this role you will need to be a dynamic self-starter who is comfortable working in a varied and fast-paced environment. As this role is working on a team involved in a large finance system transformation, any exposure to finance and accounting and/or large systems transformations projects would be highly regarded. Experience working in the public sector will be highly regarded.

Above all, we're looking for someone who can demonstrate initiative,bring a solution-mindset to problems and is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to get things done.

What's on offer
This is a contract role, with an initial term through until 30 June, 2026 with potential for further extensions. We're targeting a pay rate of between $700-900 per day, but can be flexible foran outstanding candidate.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to the Director across various ad-hoc tasks
• Manage the group mailbox, including prioritising and allocating incoming work requests
• Track task completion and identify bottlenecks, raising issues to the Director as required
• Ensure registers are up-to-date and accurate

Key requirements:

• A can-do attitude
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Coordinator / Officer
• Experience working on finance and/or systems transformation projects will be highly regarded
• Experience working for Federal Government (or public sector) organisations preferred

Security Clearance requirements:
Due to security requirements around this role, candidates must hold an active ASGVA Baseline (or higher) clearance to be eligible for this role. Unfortunately, due to time-constraints, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who do not hold an active clearance.

Next steps:
To apply for this role, please submit your application via the 'Apply Now' button on this page. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion on your suitability for this position, please contact Dom Jennings on dom.jennings@calleo.com.au.

Calleo is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all people including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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