4x Senior Project Officers, Federal Gov Contract, ACT

1 week ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia PERSOL APAC Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

PERSOL brings together the legacy and experience of four organisations that shaped the staffing landscape over the past century: Kelly Services, who pioneered the modern temporary help industry in 1946; SKILLED, who crafted the staffing industry in Australia in 1964; Programmed, the leading provider of operations and maintenance services across Australia and New Zealand; and PERSOL, the largest workforce solutions provider in APAC.

Senior Project Officers

  • 12 months with 2 x 12 months extension option
  • ACT-based, NV1 clearance
  • Experience within an Intelligence agency is a plus

Job details

Our federal government clients have multiple requirements for Senior Project Officers to manage the delivery of inflight initiatives across all areas of the agency; particularly in the Intelligence Operations, Intelligence and Information Systems, National Police Checking Service, Corporate and Enabling Services.

Key duties and responsibilities

The successful candidates are expected to have:

  • A minimum of 5 years Project Officer experience.
  • Experience working within a small to medium sized Federal Government agency.
  • Work with project teams to administer and coordinate a range of program/project activities including the production, delivery and management of project schedules, budgets, reporting requirements, delivery of project artefacts, and identification and resolution of issues.
  • Act as the point of contact for stakeholders, displaying high level interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships and liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Identify and manage project changes in accordance with established processes and standards.
  • Use, adapt, and work across various delivery methodologies (Prince2, MSP, Agile, SAFe, Hybrid).
  • Manage several projects, priorities, and tasks as delegated.
  • Understanding of Commonwealth Procurement Rules
  • Experience coordinating end-to-end Federal Government procurement activities
  • Display resilience and flexibility to deal with ambiguity and conflicting priorities to successfully deliver under pressure within a challenging environment.
  • Provide Secretariat support for Working Groups and Steering Committees.
  • Perform any other reasonable duties as directed by the Project Manager and/or Enterprise Portfolio Management Office.
  • Experience working on projects within an Intelligence space is beneficial.

Good to have

  • Experience with Agile project delivery and tools. Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps are highly desirable.
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and/or Scrum Master experience and qualifications are highly desirable.
  • Experience working in a small to medium sized Federal Government agency.
  • Experience within an Intelligence agency.

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