Digital Project Officer, Aps Level 6, Questacon

2 months ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources Full time

**Job no**: 513731

**Employment type**: Ongoing

**Location**: Canberra

**Categories**: APS Level 6

**About the department**:
The department plays a key role in the Australian Government’s agenda to create jobs and build a stronger, more resilient and competitive economy. Our work builds on Australia’s existing strengths, supports businesses to grow, and drives new opportunities for long-term productivity growth and prosperity. The success of the department helps Australia recover from the economic consequences of COVID‑19 and adapt to its ongoing effects. Through our work, we support the government’s economic recovery plan and help to deliver a better future for all Australians.

**About the team**:
Questacon is Australia’s National Science & Technology Centre. We harness imagination and wonderment to make science fun and relevant for all. Our vision is for a better future for all Australians through engagement with science, technology and innovation.

Questacon’s Digital Engagement Team is entering an exciting phase in facilitating Questacon’s digital modernisation, including ongoing web development projects. It is a dynamic and insightful team that works across all areas of Questacon to:

- Support audience engagement via digital products and services
- Understand our online user and share insights across the organisation to improve engagement outcomes
- Collaborate and understand user needs to increase engagement, efficiency of services, communication and collaboration
- Strengthen digital literacy and provide advice on digital capability and how to get the most out of our online experiences

**The opportunity**

This role provides the opportunity to build on our international reputation for hands-on engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and develop Questacon’s user experience on-site, online and on the road. You will work collaboratively with teams across Questacon and play a key role in defining Questacon’s digital future.

**What’s in it for you?**

You will be part of a great team within an awesome workplace. You will demonstrate your ability to deliver multiple projects that significantly contribute to the Questacon experience and create positive memories for people all over Australia. You will work collaboratively across the organisation and across the Department to significantly uplift Questacon’s digital capability and play a key role in delivering Questacon’s digital future.
- Have skills, capabilities and experience in project or delivery management
- Experience developing, implementing and tracking project plans and reporting
- Manage priorities and work productively in a changing workplace environment
- Have excellent people skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills including the ability to develop effective working relationships and work with a broad range of people from a variety of backgrounds and skill levels
- Capability to facilitate discussions or workshops with stakeholders
- Work effectively as part of a team
- Proven capability to work productively as an individual and as a member of a team
- Be proactive and prepared to take ownership of work items
- Collaborate with peers to deliver shared outcomes and shared knowledge
- Be a continuous learner and participate in continuous improvement
- Actively participate in change toward positive outcomes
- Ability to learn from your experiences and find improved ways of working
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with others including leadership, peers and your team
- Ability to convey ideas, concepts, required outcomes and key points in meetings
- Understand Human Centred Design principles and approaches
- Experience in the implementation of digital projects is not a requirement but would be an advantage

**What you will do**:
You will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of digital services as part of Questacon’s program of digital uplift. You will:

- Coordinate and monitor project progress, ensuring timely delivery and reporting
- Collaborate with multiple teams including technical teams and product users to align project goals and schedules
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings to promote effective communication
- Develop and manage project documents including plans, budgets and reports
- Ensure all project risks and issues are effectively captured, allocated, managed, actioned, and reported throughout the project
- Respond to enquiries and resolve issues related to contracts and services
- Provide valuable advice to senior management
- Share lessons learned, support the development of others and be accountable for own work items to support a thriving team culture of continuous improvement
- Support a high performing, multi-disciplined team
- Carry out other activities as required in support of Questacon’s digital engagement

**Eligibility**:
Prior to commencing, successful applicants will be required to Undergo a



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