Project Officers

face2face Recruitment; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

face2face Recruitment is seeking candidates for APS5 Project Officer and APS6 Senior Project Officer roles to support a high-profile national health initiative in Australia. The roles cover project coordination, governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement across government and healthcare environments.

The APS5 and APS6 positions involve contract administration, budgeting, and data analytics with opportunities for greater autonomy at the APS6 level.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting projects, programs or operations within government, healthcare, scientific or related environments.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities.
• Experience with governance, reporting, procurement, contract management or administrative coordination.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Project and program coordination.
• Contract and procurement administration.
• Funding and budget support.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Data governance and data access coordination.
• Reporting, publications and communications support.
• Coordination of dashboards, analytics and reporting outputs.
• Operational and administrative support activities.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and business processes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Data governance

Governance & reporting

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

APS5 Project Officer & APS6 Senior Project Officer

Our client is seeking experienced professionals to join a high-profile national public health initiative, with opportunities available at both the APS5 Project Officer and APS6 Senior Project Officer levels.

These roles will support the delivery of nationally significant surveillance programs focused on monitoring and reporting health-related data, working closely with government stakeholders, laboratories, service providers and technical specialists to ensure effective program delivery and continuous improvement.

• Initial contract through to 30 November 2028
• 12-month extension option
• Flexible location, Canberra-based preferred (remote and flexible working arrangements available by agreement)
• Baseline Security Clearance (or the ability to obtain one) required

About the Roles

As a Project Officer or Senior Project Officer, you will support the management and delivery of complex national programs through a combination of project coordination, stakeholder engagement, contract administration, reporting and governance activities.

Responsibilities may include:

• Project and program coordination
• Contract and procurement administration
• Funding and budget support
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Data governance and data access coordination
• Reporting, publications and communications support
• Coordination of dashboards, analytics and reporting outputs
• Operational and administrative support activities
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and business processes

The APS6 position will involve a greater level of autonomy, coordination and stakeholder management with responsibility for supporting complex projects and providing advice to program leadership.

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• Experience supporting projects, programs or business operations within government, healthcare, scientific, research or related environments
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities
• Experience with governance, reporting, procurement, contract management or administrative coordination
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement

Highly Desirable

Qualifications, knowledge or experience in Public health, Microbiology, Laboratory science

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to contribute to nationally significant public health programs that support evidence-based decision-making and surveillance activities across Australia. You will join a collaborative and highly skilled team working on meaningful projects that have a direct impact on public health outcomes.