ASO6/7 Senior Project Officer

Chandler Macleod; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chandler Macleod in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Project Officer to contribute to a range of project initiatives, delivering specialist project and research expertise to support priorities.

The role involves initiating and coordinating projects, monitoring progress, managing risk, and engaging with stakeholders to advance the early childhood development agenda. Flexible working arrangements are available, with potential travel within or outside South Australia.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering high-level end-to-end strategic projects
• Strong communication skills for reports, briefings and executive concepts
• Analytical and research capabilities across trusted sources
• Ability to work independently under broad direction with competing priorities
• Experience in planning, developing, implementing and coordinating programs to support government policy directions
• Understanding of health, allied health or early childhood education sector roles and responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Initiate, plan, coordinate, and manage project and change initiatives to support organisational reform objectives
• Develop and oversee systems and frameworks to monitor progress, outcomes and timelines
• Identify risks and challenges to inform decision-making and ensure alignment with goals
• Provide advice to support development and implementation of early childhood development research matters
• Participate in development, implementation and evaluation of state-wide projects
• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders and research partners to improve research delivery
• Support initiation and delivery of complex outcomes and strategic research activities
• Maintain a safe and healthy working environment by reporting incidents, hazards and injuries

Job description

Senior Project Officer

Contract (3 months)| Adelaide - with flexible working arrangements available

About the role

The Senior Project Officer role will contribute to a range of project functions to deliver a range of initiatives. You will provide specialist project and research expertise to support the management and implementation of project priorities

Key responsibilities

• Initiate, plan, coordinate, and manage project and change initiatives to support the achievement of key organisational reform objectives and strategic priorities.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of systems and frameworks to effectively manage priority initiatives, including mechanisms to monitor progress, outcomes, and compliance with timelines.
• Proactively identify risks and challenges associated with initiatives, including legal, and operational implications, to inform decision-making and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
• Provide advice to ensure the successful development and implementation of matters that inform and influence the early childhood development research.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of projects on a state‑wide level, to support the advancement of the early childhood development agenda.
• Establish strong and trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and research partners, which result in improved research formulation and delivery.
• Support the initiation, development, and delivery of complex outcomes and strategic research activity, including providing coordination and leadership support.
• Help to maintain a safe and healthy working environment by proactively reporting incidents, hazards and injuries.

About you

• Significant experience in delivering high‑level end to end strategic projects at the system level, using contemporary project management approaches, including determining requirements, initiating, planning and conducting high level research, undertaking analysis of complex issues and providing expert advice to executives.
• Demonstrated high level communication skills with ability to prepare reports and briefings and present concepts, recommendations and complex documents clearly. Demonstrated ability to develop successful relationships and networks and achieve shared objectives.
• Proven analytical and research skills and an ability to undertake objective analysis and evaluate complex information, from a range of trusted sources to draw accurate conclusions that recognise and manage contextual issues.
• Ability to work independently, under broad direction, to achieve high level performance outcomes within timeframes, often in a context of competing priorities and expectations and demonstrated ability to conduct negotiation and consultation processes with stakeholders.
• Proven experience in planning, developing, implementing and coordinating a range of programs, projects, and services to support government policy directions.
• Detailed understanding of the health, allied health or the early childhood education sector, including roles and responsibilities of government agencies and non-government stakeholders.

Highly regarded

• Project management, program design or similar tertiary qualification.

Requirements

• Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check
• Current driver’s license and be willing to drive
• Ability to travel within or outside South Australia