Operations Delivery Coordinator - National Security

Federal Government client (agency undisclosed); South Canberra; On-site; AUD 179,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Case-by-case WFH arrangements

Job summary

Federal Government client (agency undisclosed) in Barton, ACT is seeking an Operations Delivery Coordinator for a national security context. The role focuses on cross-team delivery, governance, reporting and business improvement, turning priorities into coordinated work plans and ensuring reliability of reporting.

You will monitor branch operations, maintain action registers, and prepare concise briefs for senior executives.

Qualifications

• Coordinated operations across multiple teams in a government setting.
• Able to translate priorities into clear work plans with owners and deadlines.
• Experience using dashboards, action registers, and standard reporting processes.
• Prepared concise briefs, executive updates and decision records.
• Able to elevate delivery issues at the right time to senior leadership.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePoint.
• Must be an Australian citizen with an NV2 clearance or above.

Responsibilities

• Monitor branch operations and identify workflow pressures or issues.
• Coordinate work plans, timelines, responsibilities and dependencies.
• Keep planning cycles and SOPs on track.
• Coordinate work across operational, finance, governance and business teams.
• Prepare briefing material and decision records for senior meetings.
• Maintain action registers and follow up overdue commitments.
• Escalate delivery barriers when executive attention is needed.
• Maintain trackers/dashboards for priorities, risks and issues.
• Consolidate inputs into briefs, updates and reports.
• Identify bottlenecks and coordinate improvements.
• Analyse issues and prepare options and decision points.

Skills

Coordination across teams

Work plan development

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder management

Microsoft 365 ecosystem

Govt/regulatory experience

Australian citizenship

NV2 clearance

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Operations Delivery Coordinator - National Security Location: Barton, ACT Contract: 04 January 2027 to 03 July 2027, with up to 2 x 6-month extensions Pay: $130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable) Work type: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Work arrangement: Primarily onsite. Working from home options are very limited, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis. Clearance: Must hold a current NV2 clearance or above

About the Role

Join our Federal Government client in a branch-wide coordination role supporting senior leadership in a sensitive national security environment. You will turn agreed priorities into coordinated work plans, track actions and dependencies, keep reporting reliable, and bring delivery issues to executive attention. This is not an executive-assistant role. The focus is cross-team delivery, governance, reporting and business improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Monitor branch operations and identify workflow pressures or emerging issues
• Coordinate work plans, timelines, responsibilities and dependencies
• Keep regular planning cycles, business processes and standard operating procedures on track
• Coordinate work across operational, finance, governance and business teams
• Prepare briefing material and decision records for senior executive meetings
• Maintain action registers and follow up teams on overdue commitments
• Escalate delivery barriers when executive attention is needed
• Maintain branch-level trackers and dashboards for priorities, risks and issues
• Consolidate inputs into concise briefs, executive updates and performance reports
• Identify bottlenecks, duplication and process risks, then coordinate improvements
• Analyse operational issues and prepare clear options and decision points

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've coordinated business operations, projects or senior executive delivery across multiple teams
• You can turn priorities into work plans, timelines, owners and clear follow-up actions
• You've used action registers, dashboards, reporting products and standard operating procedures to coordinate delivery
• You can prepare concise briefs, meeting material, executive updates and reports
• You can distinguish routine delays from material delivery issues and elevate at the right time
• You can influence teams and secure inputs without relying on line management authority
• You're confident with Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint or equivalent platforms
• You've worked in government or another highly regulated environment
• You're an Australian citizen
• You must hold a current NV2 clearance or above

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• Experience coordinating delivery priorities for an SES officer or equivalent senior leader
• Operational delivery, corporate coordination, governance or business management experience
• Experience developing SOPs, branch-level reporting or executive governance material
• Experience in a sensitive Commonwealth, national security, Defence or security operations environment