Project Coordinator

**Project Coordinator**
- _Salary: _$97,955 - $111,142 _(Plus Superannuation)_
- _Fixed-Term to 30 June 2027_
- _Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)_
- _Usual work location: Melbourne CBD (flexibility may be available)_

**The Role**

As a Project Coordinator, you will support the ongoing development and management of Victoria's strategic sport infrastructure network.

As a member of the Professional Sport and Tourism Infrastructure Unit, the successful applicant will work within a dynamic team, liaising with a wide range of sporting and public sector stakeholders to support strategic planning, business planning, project management, and the provision of high-level advice on sporting facility matters.

Working closely with the Group Manager and respective Project Managers within the Sport & Entertainment Precincts team, the Project Coordinator will undertake a wide variety of tasks relating to the development and operations of Victoria's State Facilities network. This will include managing funding agreements, developing briefings and correspondence and other administrative tasks as required.

The position will be required to liaise with a diverse range of industry and public sector stakeholders to gather information and provide advice to Victorian Government Ministers and the department's senior decision makers on complex matters.

**Key accountabilities include**:

- Work with and support the Group Manager and Project Managers on complex matters relating to the planning, development and management of Victoria's strategic sport infrastructure and ensure the Victorian Government's policy outcomes are achieved during business case development, design and planning, project and program delivery, and venue operations.
- Prepare high quality reports, submissions, briefings and correspondence for Ministers and senior decision makers within the department and keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department's records, information security and privacy policies and requirements.
- Manage the Victorian Government's investment into strategic sport infrastructure projects and programs through development and administration of funding agreements.
- Build strong and productive relationships with a range of stakeholders across Victoria's public sector and sport and recreation industry.
- Represent the Professional Sport and Tourism Infrastructure unit on working groups and tender evaluation panels relating to the development and management of strategic sport infrastructure.

**The Team**

The position of the Project Coordinator will work within Sport and Recreation Victoria branch, which sits within Sport and Experience Economy group.

Sport and Recreation Victoria branch maximises the economic and social benefits provided to all Victorians by:

- Ensuring greater access and opportunities for participation in sport and recreation by all Victorians
- Maintaining Victoria's reputation as Australia's leading state for sporting and major events
- Ensuring Victoria continues to be the home of the sport and recreation industries and administration
- Developing and improving the quality of community sport and recreation facilities
- Strengthening the capacity of sport and recreation organisations
- Reinforcing the enriching role that sport and recreation plays in people's lives.

**About You**

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills and experience:

- **Knowledge of Project Management Concepts**: Understands principles, practices and standards associated with designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating a piece of work to deliver a specific outcome at a specific time, often as part of a larger program or endeavour.
- **Priority and Time Management Skills**: Is able to undertake a number of different tasks simultaneously, ensuring the most important tasks are completed in line with agreed expectations about timeliness, quality and resource use.
- **Relationship Building**: Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication; minimises surprises.
- **Creativity and Innovation**: Generate new ideas; draws on a range of information sources to identify new ways of doing things; actively influences events and promotes ideas; translates creative ideas into workplace improvements; reflects on experience and is open to new ways to improve practice. Prepare processes and resources to support the accurate collection of data and information on initiatives.

**Further Information**

The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children fr