Defense Program Support Specialist

Department of Defence; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Defence is seeking an APS 6 Project Support Officer to enable effective program delivery across the EFFECTS Program. Based in Russell, ACT, you will work with Navy capability teams and Integrated Delivery Teams to provide day-to-day project administration and governance support.

You will coordinate documentation, assist with budgeting and financial reporting, and support procurement, records management and stakeholder engagement in a high-tempo environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project support, business administration or project management environments.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Sound written communication for briefs, reports and governance artefacts.
• Sound financial administration skills including budgeting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and business support across acquisition and sustainment activities.
• Prepare, coordinate and maintain project documentation and governance artefacts.
• Assist with expenditure tracking, forecasting and financial data reconciliation.
• Support procurement and contract administration per Defence policies.
• Maintain project information and records to Defence requirements.
• Coordinate meetings, papers and records of decisions.
• Assist collection and reporting of project data for decision making.
• Support risk, issue and dependency management through project registers.

Skills

Project support

Governance

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Records management

MS Office

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Department of Defence is seeking an APS 6 Project Support Officer to enable effective program delivery across the EFFECTS Program. Based in Russell, ACT, you will work with Navy capability teams and Integrated Delivery Teams to provide day-to-day project administration and governance support.

You will coordinate documentation, assist with budgeting and financial reporting, and support procurement, records management and stakeholder engagement in a high-tempo environment.