Senior Project Officer

2 weeks ago

n Capital Territory, Australia IT Alliance Australia Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

One of our
Federal Government Clients
is seeking to engage a
Senior Project Officer - APS6.
This is a long-term contractual position.

Please check below all the job details:

  1. Contract Duration:
    03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
  2. Work Location:
    Canberra (03 Days Office/02 Day home, each week)
  3. Eligibility:
    You must need to have
    Baseline Security Clearance
    or above.
  4. Tentative Start Date:
    15th Sep 2025

Position Description:

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented IT Project Officer to support the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects across the department. The successful candidate will assist in coordinating project activities, monitoring timelines and budgets, preparing documentation, and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders. This role is essential in ensuring IT projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.

Key duties and responsibilities:

  • Assist in the planning, implementation, and tracking of IT projects.
  • Support Project Managers in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables.
  • Monitor project progress and prepare regular status reports.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project requirements are met.
  • Manage project documentation including schedules, risk logs, change logs, and meeting minutes.
  • Track project budgets, procurement, and resource allocation.
  • Facilitate communication between technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
  • Identify and resolve issues or escalate as necessary to minimise project risks.
  • Assist with user training, testing, and change management activities.
  • Ensure compliance with IT governance, security policies, and data protection regulations.

Key Relationships:

  • Business and ICT delivery teams.
  • MDBA project sponsors and governance groups.
  • External stakeholders (e.g. state partners).
  • Change, communications, and BAU transition leads.

Essential Criteria Responses:

  1. 2+ years proven experience in IT project support or coordination.
  2. Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile).
  3. Excellent stakeholder management and cross-team coordination skills.
  4. Strong organisational and communication skills.
  5. Proficiency in project tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, or equivalent.

Desirable Criteria:

  1. Project management qualifications.
  2. Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
  3. Familiarity with change management and training best practices.

The Next step is easy:
If you are interested, you may send an email to

Referral incentive program:
As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get
$1000
for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates.

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