APS6 Senior Project Officer

Indigeco Pty Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay $70-75

Contract through Jun 2028

ACT location with flex

Remote/flexible by agreement

Work with labs and data governance

Public health surveillance focus

Job summary

Indigeco Pty Ltd is recruiting an APS6 Senior Project Officer to support Commonwealth Government health surveillance programs focused on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance. The role requires strong project capability and the ability to work with complex scientific concepts.

Based in the ACT with flexible arrangements, the position runs from 30 November 2026 to 30 June 2028, with an option to extend for up to 12 months.

Qualifications

• APS6-level project, program or coordination experience in a Commonwealth Government, health, scientific, regulatory or technical setting.
• Strong ability to provide strategic support to a Program Manager and work autonomously.
• Experience in contracts, procurement, funding administration or vendor coordination.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with laboratories, service providers and government stakeholders.
• Ability to learn complex scientific concepts related to antimicrobial resistance and public health surveillance.
• Current Baseline security clearance, or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end project and program activities with the Program Manager.
• Assist with contracts, procurement and funding administration for surveillance programs.
• Coordinate engagement with laboratories, service providers and internal teams.
• Support data governance processes, data requests and user access management.
• Assist onboarding, reintegration and ongoing coordination of contributing laboratories.
• Provide autonomous APS6-level support across reporting, governance and risk management.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement experience

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance

Lab onboarding

Governance reporting

Autonomy

AMR knowledge

Job description

Indigeco is recruiting an APS6 Senior Project Officer for our Commonwealth Government client. This role will support national public health surveillance programs focused on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced APS6 project professional with a background in health, science, public health, laboratory operations, microbiology, pathology, surveillance programs or broader government project delivery. Direct antimicrobial resistance experience is highly desirable, but not essential. The key requirement is strong project capability, the ability to work with complex scientific concepts, and the willingness to learn quickly on the job.

The role is expected to commence from 30 November 2026 and continue through to June 2028, with an option to extend for up to 12 months.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a Commonwealth Government agency delivering important national health and disease surveillance outcomes. You will be working within a highly technical program environment that supports nationally relevant surveillance outputs, stakeholder confidence and continuous improvement across public health systems.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Program Manager across end-to-end project and program coordination activities
• Assist with contract, procurement and funding administration for surveillance programs
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with laboratories, service providers, internal teams and technical specialists
• Support data governance processes, data request management and user access activities
• Assist with onboarding, reintegration and ongoing coordination of contributing laboratories
• Support the development, coordination and publication of reports, dashboards, communications and operational resources
• Provide strategic and autonomous APS6-level support across program reporting, governance, risks, issues and continuous improvement activities

Indigeco is recruiting an APS6 Senior Project Officer for our Commonwealth Government client. This role will support national public health surveillance programs focused on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced APS6 project professional with a background in health, science, public health, laboratory operations, microbiology, pathology, surveillance programs or broader government project delivery. Direct antimicrobial resistance experience is highly desirable, but not essential. The key requirement is strong project capability, the ability to work with complex scientific concepts, and the willingness to learn quickly on the job.

The role is expected to commence from 30 November 2026 and continue through to June 2028, with an option to extend for up to 12 months.

THE COMPANY

Our client is a Commonwealth Government agency delivering important national health and disease surveillance outcomes. You will be working within a highly technical program environment that supports nationally relevant surveillance outputs, stakeholder confidence and continuous improvement across public health systems.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Program Manager across end-to-end project and program coordination activities
• Assist with contract, procurement and funding administration for surveillance programs
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with laboratories, service providers, internal teams and technical specialists
• Support data governance processes, data request management and user access activities
• Assist with onboarding, reintegration and ongoing coordination of contributing laboratories
• Support the development, coordination and publication of reports, dashboards, communications and operational resources
• Provide strategic and autonomous APS6-level support across program reporting, governance, risks, issues and continuous improvement activities

YOUR REQUIREMENTS

• APS6-level project, program or coordination experience in a Commonwealth Government, health, scientific, regulatory or technical environment
• Strong ability to provide strategic support to a Program Manager and work autonomously across assigned activities
• Experience in contracts, procurement, funding administration or vendor coordination will be highly regarded
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence working across technical teams, laboratories, service providers and government stakeholders
• Ability and willingness to learn complex scientific concepts related to antimicrobial resistance, microbiology and surveillance programs
• Experience in antimicrobial resistance, microbiology, pathology, laboratory operations, public health surveillance, epidemiology or broader public health will be highly desirable
• Current Baseline security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain Baseline clearance

YOUR PERKS

• Hourly pay rate of $70-75 plus Super
• Contract through to 30 June 2028 with option to extend for up to 12 months
• ACT location, with remote or flexible arrangements by agreement
• Opportunity to support nationally significant public health surveillance programs
• Work with technical specialists across data governance, reporting, laboratories and surveillance systems
• Build experience in antimicrobial resistance, public health surveillance and Commonwealth program delivery