Project Coordinator | Cyber Security & IT Ops | Sydney or Melbourne | $700 P/D

Novus; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 112,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Novus is seeking a Project Coordinator for its cyber security and IT operations group in Sydney or Melbourne. The role is hybrid, with 2 days per week in the office, and contracts until June 2027. Start ASAP to support two programs: cyber security uplift and IT service operations Centre of Excellence.

You will work closely with delivery leads and leadership on budgets, forecasts, schedules and reporting, ensuring cost awareness and timely updates across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience tracking budgets, forecasts and actuals in a large organisation.
• Understanding of cyber security functions and how they fit together.
• Use of AI tools in day-to-day work; familiarity with AI agents is a plus.
• Experience with SAP or similar finance systems; Jira is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Track budgets, forecasts and actuals across multiple cost centres and flag variances.
• Maintain schedules, RAID logs and governance packs for delivery leads.
• Prepare reporting for senior leadership and board-level material.
• Keep stakeholders informed with clear, regular updates.
• Organise cyber awareness activities across Sydney and Melbourne.
• Identify process improvements and leverage AI to speed workflows.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasts

Cyber security

AI tools

Jira

Project coordination

Team player

Tools

SAP

Jira

Job description

Project Coordinator | Cyber Security & IT Ops | Sydney or Melbourne | $700 P/D

Project Coordinator | Cyber Security & IT Ops | Sydney or Melbourne | Contract

Based in Sydney or Melbourne | Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office | Start ASAP

What’s on offer

• Contract to end of June 2027, with an extension possible
• Your choice of Sydney or Melbourne, with 2 days a week in the office
• A broad role across two programs, with room to grow beyond the job description
• Start ASAP

I’m hiring a Project Coordinator for the cyber security and IT operations group of a large ASX-listed organisation. You can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

You’ll support two programs: a cyber security uplift, and the IT service operations Centre of Excellence. You’ll work closely with the delivery leads who run the project portfolio, and with a leadership team who each own their own budgets.

Keeping the money tight matters most. You’ll be the person who knows where every cost centre stands.

What you’ll be doing

• Tracking budgets, forecasts and actuals across several cost centres, and flagging variances early
• Keeping schedules, RAID logs and governance packs up to date for the delivery leads
• Pulling together reporting for senior leadership, including material that goes to executive and board level
• Keeping stakeholders informed with clear, regular updates
• Organising cyber awareness activities across the Sydney and Melbourne offices, such as campaigns during Cyber Security Awareness Month
• Spotting ways to improve how the team works, and using AI tools to speed things up

What we’re looking for

• Strong control of budgets, forecasts and actuals, with good commercial sense
• An understanding of cyber security functions and how they fit together
• You use AI tools in your day-to-day work. Familiarity with AI agents is a big plus
• Experience in SAP or a similar finance system. Jira is a bonus
• Project coordination experience in a large organisation, ideally in technology or cyber
• A team player who’s happy to work beyond the job description