Project Support Officer

Department Of Families, Fairness And Housing; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Support Officer in the Housing Insights team will provide coordination, reporting, and project management support to the team within the Social Housing Policy Unit. The role collaborates across the department and with external organisations to deliver high quality, rigorous data analysis and insights to inform policy and decision making.

The successful candidate will apply analytical and communication skills to support work addressing complex system-wide issues and to help deliver

Qualifications

• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• Strong administrative and customer support experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for tracking briefing and data request timelines, approval processes, and responses.
• Support the regular reporting functions of the team, including analysing and reporting on secondary data sets, providing data quality assurance and review.
• Assist the preparation of presentations, briefs, correspondence and reports on a range of matters.

Job description

THE ROLE

The Project Support Officer in the Housing Insights team will provide coordination, reporting, and project management support to the team. Working within the Social Housing Policy Unit, the team collaborates across the department and with external organisations, to deliver high quality, rigorous, data analysis and insights to inform policy and decision making. The successful candidate will apply their analytical and communication skills to support work addressing complex system-wide issues and deliver more, and better homes. The position regularly liaises with a wide range of internal stakeholders and operates with professionalism, initiative, and collaboration.

Are you:

• Passionate about providing strong administrative and customer support in a fast-paced environment?


• A strong team player with the ability to work autonomously, multi-task and provide excellent customer service?


• A great learner, who is excited about research and data analysis?

Accountabilities include:

• Take responsibility for tracking briefing and data request timelines, approval processes, and responses.


• Support the regular reporting functions of the team, including analysing and reporting on secondary data sets, providing data quality assurance and review.


• Assist the preparation of presentations, briefs, correspondence and reports on a range of matters.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process. Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.