Federal ICT Project Officer (APS6) – 12-Month Contract

Talent Corp; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent International is seeking an APS6 Project Officer to support planning, coordination and delivery of ICT projects for a Federal Government client in Sydney’s Surry Hills. The role is a 12-month contract with potential extension and pays $61.85 per hour plus super.

7.6 hours per day (38 hours per week). You will work with project leadership and multidisciplinary teams to track milestones, risks and deliverables, and to maintain governance and status reporting across complex ICT programs.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting ICT/digital projects in a government/complex environment.
• Experience developing and maintaining project plans, schedules and risk registers.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with technical and business teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for reports and governance.
• Knowledge of ICT governance practices and agile delivery.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination and delivery of ICT project activities against priorities, milestones and timeframes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk and issue registers, decision logs and documentation.
• Track milestones, deliverables and dependencies; escalate risks or delays.
• Coordinate governance meetings with agendas, papers and minutes.
• Consolidate information from stakeholders for accurate status reports.
• Build relationships across ICT delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate stakeholder input to resolve issues and progress activities.
• Support risk assessment, mitigation tracking, and resource planning.
• Prepare briefs, correspondence, and reports for varied audiences.
• Maintain project records and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Project planning

Coordination

Delivery management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance documentation

Jira

Confluence

Agile / hybrid delivery

Communication skills

Risk management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Talent International is seeking an APS6 Project Officer to support planning, coordination and delivery of ICT projects for a Federal Government client in Sydney’s Surry Hills. The role is a 12-month contract with potential extension and pays $61.85 per hour plus super.

7.6 hours per day (38 hours per week). You will work with project leadership and multidisciplinary teams to track milestones, risks and deliverables, and to maintain governance and status reporting across complex ICT programs.