Program Advisor (Performance)

PATH4 Group; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Street is seeking an experienced Program Advisor (Performance) for a Queensland state government client based in Townsville. This contract role offers potential for a 12-month extension and focuses on governance and program controls across complex delivery environments.

You will work with project managers, steering committees, and senior stakeholders to keep programs on track, audit-ready, and compliant, with emphasis on governance data, risk, and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated governance or project controls experience in complex delivery environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for data analysis and dashboards; strong PowerPoint for executive reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for ministerials, briefing notes, and executive correspondence.
• Experience with project/program management systems such as SharePoint, registers, or similar IM platforms.
• Exceptional attention to detail in governance documentation and reporting accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare governance materials: agendas, briefing papers, minutes, action registers for regional and statewide committees.
• Track and close governance actions, escalation paths, and change control documentation.
• Monitor and update risk, issue, and dependency registers for program reporting.
• Standardise and validate data quality for governance reporting.
• Support capacity planning and ensure records and evidence meet requirements.
• Record and progress escalation change requests through to close-out or further escalation.
• Drive governance alignment across districts to support consistent oversight.

Skills

Governance experience

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Ready to take your program performance expertise into a high-impact Queensland Government contract role? This is your chance to work on complex infrastructure delivery in Townsville with a clear path to extension.

THE ROLE

Talent Street is seeking an experienced Program Advisor (Performance) for a QLD state government client based in Townsville. This is a contract role, with one potential 12-month extension subject to business requirements and performance. You'll provide high-level governance and program support across complex project delivery environments, working closely with project managers, steering committees, and senior stakeholders to keep programs on track, compliant, and audit-ready.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Preparing governance meeting materials, including agendas, briefing papers, minutes, and action registers for regional and statewide committees and boards
• Tracking and closing governance actions, escalation pathways, and change control documentation
• Monitoring and updating risk, issue, and dependency registers to support program reporting
• Standardising and validating the completeness, accuracy, and consistency of program data used for governance reporting
• Supporting capacity planning and ensuring program records and evidence requirements are met
• Recording and progressing escalation change requests through to close-out or further escalation via the PDO board
• Driving governance alignment across districts and the wider region to support consistent program oversight

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Demonstrated experience in program or project controls, governance support, or reporting within a complex delivery environment
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (data analysis, dashboards) and PowerPoint (executive reporting)
• Strong skills in developing executive correspondence, ministerials, and briefing notes
• Experience using project and program management systems such as SharePoint, registers, or similar information management platforms
• Exceptional attention to detail in data validation, governance documentation, and reporting accuracy
• Highly developed communication skills — both written and verbal — with the ability to engage confidently across internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

NICE TO HAVE

• Prior experience working within a Queensland state government or large public sector program environment
• Familiarity with infrastructure or transport program delivery frameworks