Program Reporting Officer

• APS Level 6
• Canberra, ACT | Melbourne, VIC | Sydney, NSW
• $101,833 - $111,979

About the Department of Education

We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

The Role

As a Program Reporting Officer at the Department of Education, you will create a better future for Australians through education.

Working alongside experienced and supportive team members, you will drive and contribute to the effective delivery of programs that support improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality early childhood and care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments.

The Branch has a responsibility to deliver, support and drive effective Child Care Subsidy (CCS) program implementation and management. Key functions of the Branch include:

• delivering CCS integrity measures
• achieving program savings
• risk identification and management
• prioritisation and response development.

Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, your responsibilities will include the following:

• Provide administrative and project support, applying the department's Project Management Framework, and ensuring adherence to quality, budget, timeframes and governance processes.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to resolve queries and support project approaches and deliverables.
• Ensure information is recorded and maintained accurately, updating team resources, SharePoint and other program/project documentation.
• Undertake research and analysis to support program/project development, plans and strategies to inform evidence-based outcomes.
• Prepare project documents, reports, correspondence, briefs, talking points and agreements.
• Manage secretariat support activities such as arranging meetings, agendas, talking points, and monitor action items.
• Manage procurement and contract management and associated tasks.
• Support improvements to processes, systems and frameworks, to enhance outcomes and support data driven decision making and best practice program/project management.
• Contribute to strategic planning and the achievement of team and department objectives.

Qualifications and Education

PRINCE2 Foundation Training or equivalent (Mandatory)

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your application in our online recruitment system. You will need to:

• Provide a summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
• Upload your Resume
• Provide contact details for 2 Referees.

The APS work level standards are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level. We encourage you to review these when writing your application.

Eligibility

Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.

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