Interoperability Project and Support Officer

Surf Life Saving QLD; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Paid parental leave

Fitness Passport

EAP (health & wellbeing)

Onsite parking

Hybrid working

South Brisbane location

Job summary

Surf Life Saving Queensland is seeking an organised Interoperability Project & Support Officer to help deliver projects that improve how people and systems work together across the organisation. You will coordinate schedules, support stakeholder engagement, prepare communications and reports, and assist with testing and exercises in a dynamic, safety-focused environment.

This role offers flexible and hybrid working options, a South Brisbane location, and the chance to contribute to safer

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination, administration, or project support roles.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience managing project documentation and reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Project.
• A relevant qualification in business, project management, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of interoperability projects and initiatives.
• Coordinating project schedules, action registers, documentation, and reporting.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to support implementation and collaboration.
• Developing project communications, training materials, and updates.
• Monitoring project activities and following up on actions and deliverables.
• Assisting with testing, exercises, and operational activities.
• Contributing to continuous improvement opportunities across systems, processes, and operational practices.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Reporting

Administration

Education

Business/PM qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

Interoperability Project and Support Officer

Help shape the future of emergency services collaboration across Queensland!

At Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ), we're looking for an organised and proactive professional to support the delivery of projects that strengthen communication, coordination, and operational effectiveness across our organisation and key stakeholders. If you're passionate about project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and creating practical solutions that make a real difference to communities, we'd love to hear from you!

As the Interoperability Project & Support Officer, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of projects that improve the way people, systems, and organisations work together. Reporting to the Manager Interoperability & Systems, you'll provide project coordination, administrative support, stakeholder engagement, communications, and reporting assistance across a range of operational initiatives.

Why SLSQ?

• Contribute to an organisation that saves lives!
• Increase your take home pay with Salary Packaging
• Paid parental leave available
• Membership to Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program EAP for health and wellbeing
• Convenient office location in South Brisbane
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Onsite parking

What You'll Do:

• Supporting the delivery of interoperability projects and initiatives
• Coordinating project schedules, action registers, documentation, and reporting
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to support implementation and collaboration
• Developing project communications, training materials, and updates
• Monitoring project activities and following up on actions and deliverables
• Assisting with testing, exercises, and operational activities
• Contributing to continuous improvement opportunities across systems, processes, and operational practices

About You:

• A Working with Children Blue Card (or the ability to obtain one)
• Experience in project coordination, administration, or project support roles
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Experience managing project documentation and reporting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, or similar tools
• A relevant qualification in business, project management, or a related field, or equivalent experience

About SLSQ:

Surf Life Saving Queensland is a dynamic, purpose‑driven organisation committed to saving lives and building safer communities. Established in 1930, SLSQ now supports:

• 36,000+ members
• 57 surf lifesaving clubs
• 600+ staff
• Programs reaching 462,000+ community participants annually

Our proud history is built on volunteer dedication, community engagement and a lifelong commitment to beach safety.

Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is committed to creating a fair, inclusive, and representative organisation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with disability. We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by Work180.