Your new company

Hays is the preferred supplier choice of Federal, State and Local Government organisations as well as leading employers in Health, Technology, Insurance, Education and Utilities across Geelong. I am partnered with a Federal Government Agency, in the heart of Geelong to recruit an APS6 Senior Project Officer for a full-time temporary assignment for a 12 month contract with the potential to extend.

Your new role

• Maintain crucial project documents tracking progress and reporting insights, including dashboards, business case preparation, registers, and action item logs.
• Identify and capture risks and issues, recording them in a register/log and managing them regularly with Branch leadership.
• Maintain the project schedule, monitor deadlines, and report any potential delays to Branch leadership.
• Lead and support special projects, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in data capture and reporting.
• Maintain project documents, including reporting dashboards, databases, registers, document management, and version control of project delivery framework tools and templates.
• Assist in maintaining a view of programs and contribute to planning and managing changes affecting staff, participants, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Organise meetings, create minutes, prepare regular email correspondence, and formal communication regarding the project.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience supporting a team in a fast paced, changing and complex environment
• Demonstrated time management skills and attention to detail
• Experience supporting change, projects or continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience coordinating workshop and engagement/co-design activities and communications
• Demonstrated strong experience with MS suite
• Demonstrated experience with Jira or similar
• Demonstrated experience with SharePoint document management and publishing
• Experience managing multiple calendars
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders
• Must be an Australian Citizen
• Experience within the Disability Sector is highly desirable.
• All applicants selected for an interview will be required to provide two supporting references before the interview.

What you'll get in return

• Geelong Office Location and Work From Home on Occasion
• Weekly pay cycles
• Nominated choice of superannuation fund
• Online time sheet submission and approval
• No hidden costs or payroll deductions for our services
• No invoicing required for Pty Ltd holders
• Regular contact with consultants throughout the duration of your assignment

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to rebecca.hillbrick@hays.com.au. Please include a short summary of your suitability for the role.