Project & Change Management Specialist

Company Description

• Take advantage of well-being initiatives designed to support your mental and physical health
• Be part of a team that invests in your growth
• Enjoy work-life balance with flexible working options

Why join us?

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we've been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we're helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.

Job Description

Are you looking to grow your career with one of Australia's leading life insurers? TAL is seeking a motivated and organised Project & Change Management Specialist to join our Group Life and Retirement business unit.

This permanent role is ideal for someone with a minimum 4 years of experience in project management, administration, or change support who is ready to take the next step in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Reporting to the Business and Planning Manager, you'll lead and support a variety of projects and workstreams, helping teams deliver successful outcomes through hands-on coordination and change support. This role offers the opportunity to work across different business units, build relationships, and develop your skills in project and change management. If you're proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role you will:

• Prepare templates and artefacts using various software (e.g. MS Office Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project)
• Coordinate and at times, facilitate project/workstream sessions/SteerCo meetings
• Provide drafting support for meeting materials on behalf of the Business & Planning Manager, Head of Governance & Risk, or other program managers as needed
• Produce ad-hoc reporting to encourage/demonstrate compliance with processes, support leadership team decision-making
• Proactively identify and manage project risks
• Provide financial management support, including purchase order management, validation of invoicing and accruals and statement of work approvals

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience with project, program, and governance
• Microsoft Office suite skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) plus experience using Project, Visio, and SharePoint
• Well-organised and efficient at prioritising tasks
• Strong communication skills
• Pro-active and a self-starter
• Capable of maintaining structure in an unstructured environment

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia's leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We're proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we're here to support you.

You're always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone's responsibility.

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