el1 project management officer.

Client is leading the Commonwealth's efforts to deliver four client safety action plans that aim to end family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia. These will be informed by extensive research and evidence gathered from multiple sources, and extensive consultation and engagement across groups within the ecosystem. This procurement will address the need for a dedicated function to work with leadership and team leads to strengthen visibility, planning and alignment across interconnected workstreams contributing to client outcomes.

Aims:

• Enable alignment between project activities, evidence inputs and key milestones
• Support clear, accurate and timely reporting to senior leadership and the Minister
• Strengthen governance, planning and risk management across the program
• Build internal project management capability, strengthening the Group's ability to manage complex programs beyond the life of the contract

Responsibilities of an EL1-equivalent Project manager:

• Provide project management support and coordination across all workstreams under limited direction.
• Develop project planning, scheduling and reporting
• Maintain governance and reporting items, integrated delivery plans and workstream status dashboards.
• Surface emerging risks, issues and dependencies to the EL2 for escalation or recommendation to senior leadership.
• Provide high quality deliverables like strategy documents and PowerPoint presentations for senior leadership and teams.
• Apply business analysis techniques where appropriate, including mapping workstream interdependencies, analysing program data and insights, and supporting teams to clearly articulate the connection between activities and overarching outcomes.
• Work directly with branch teams to strengthen planning and agile delivery discipline.
• Actively build internal project management capability throughout the engagement.
• Provide management support to direct reports to ensure program administration and reporting outputs are accurate and timely.

Key Requirements

• Expert Delivery: Proven experience managing complex, multi-stream projects within government or social policy environments, often under tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Strategic Reporting: Ability to provide senior leaders and Ministers with accurate, high-level reports and "plans on a page" that connect daily work to big-picture outcomes.
• Framework Mastery: Deep knowledge of Commonwealth governance, agile methodologies, and project management routines (tracking milestones and delivery).
• Capability Building: A focus on "leaving the place better than you found it" by coaching staff, improving team maturity, and challenging old ways of working to drive efficiency.

Soft Skills & Background
Resilience: High adaptability in fast-paced, high-governance settings.
Communication: Ability to build fast, productive relationships with senior executives.
Background: Ideally from an APS or Consulting background with a Baseline Security Clearance.

Success Metrics (KPIs)
Quality: Are the reports and plans accurate and on time?
Growth: Is the internal team actually getting better at project management because of your coaching?
Agility: How well do you respond to direction and changing needs?

Eligibility: Candidates must be Australian citizens to be eligible to apply.

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