APS6 Senior Project Officer

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty; Canberra; Remote; AUD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty is seeking a senior project support role to manage end-to-end contract management, data governance and reporting for two national surveillance systems. You’ll work directly with the Program Manager and coordinate laboratories nationwide, ensuring governance, access and timely data publications.

The role offers a labour hire contract through to mid-2028 with extension options, and flexible or remote working arrangements by agreement.

Qualifications

• Experience in project or contract management within a government or technical environment.
• Experience with data governance processes, including data access and data requests.
• Clear written communication skills and ability to support reports, publications or dashboards.
• Ability to obtain a Baseline security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Leading project and program coordination activities across AURA programming, in support of the Program Manager
• Managing service provider and ICT contracts, including procurement and funding administration
• Coordinating the onboarding and reintegration of contributing laboratories into the surveillance systems
• Overseeing data governance processes, including data access arrangements and data requests
• Supporting the development and publication of reports, publications and communications
• Coordinating data dashboards and analytics activities
• Maintaining operational resources and user access, and provide broader administrative support as required

Skills

Contract management

Data governance

Reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Public health context

Job description

Our client is a federal health agency responsible for protecting the health of Australians through national disease surveillance, preparedness and response. This work sits at the frontline of one of the most significant long-term public health challenges facing Australia and the world.

The Opportunity

There is a labour hire contract opportunity to take on end-to-end project and contract management for two national antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems, working directly with the Program Manager.

You’ll manage service provider and ICT contracts, coordinate the onboarding and reintegration of contributing laboratories, and oversee the data access and governance processes that keep both systems running cleanly.

This is a senior support role with real ownership: you’ll also support the development and publication of reports and dashboards, and maintain the operational resources and user access that stakeholders rely on day to day.

The role runs on a labour hire contract until 30 June 2028, with an option to extend by up to 12-months.

• Take genuine ownership of contract and funding administration for a nationally significant public health surveillance function
• Work directly with the Program Manager, with real visibility into how two national surveillance systems are run
• Coordinate directly with contributing laboratories across the country, rather than working behind the scenes only
• Build breadth across project management, data governance, contracts and reporting, rather than a single narrow function
• A long-running contract through to mid-2028, with an extension option, offering real continuity

The Role

This is a senior project support role spanning project and contract management, data governance and reporting for two national surveillance systems.

You’ll be resonsible for:

• Leading project and program coordination activities across AURA programming, in support of the Program Manager
• Managing service provider and ICT contracts, including procurement and funding administration
• Coordinating the onboarding and reintegration of contributing laboratories into the surveillance systems
• Overseeing data governance processes, including data access arrangements and data requests
• Supporting the development and publication of reports, publications and communications
• Coordinating data dashboards and analytics activities
• Maintaining operational resources and user access, and provide broader administrative support as required

The Ideal Person

You’re comfortable taking ownership of contracts, data governance and reporting in a technical environment, and you bring the judgement to manage competing priorities without close supervision. A background in public health, microbiology or laboratory settings would help you get up to speed quickly, though it isn’t essential.

You will bring the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience in project or contract management within a government or technical environment, at an APS6 equivalent level or above
• Experience managing service provider or ICT contracts, including procurement and funding administration
• Experience with data governance processes, including managing data access and data requests
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience coordinating across multiple parties or sites
• Clear written communication skills, with experience supporting reports, publications or dashboards

Ability to obtain a Baseline security clearance is required.

It’s also desirable if you have:

• Knowledge or experience in public health, microbiology or laboratory settings.
• Experience coordinating onboarding processes for external stakeholders such as laboratories or service providers.

Salary

• $75/hr – $80/hr + Super
• Labour hire contract from late November 2026 until 30 June 2028, with an option to extend by up to 12 months
• Nationwide, with locations in major cities and flexible or remote working arrangements available by agreement

HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.