Senior Project Coordinator

Recruitment Hive; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Hive is assisting an independent Federal agency in Canberra with the recruitment of a Senior Project Coordinator to join the Chief Information Officer Division. The role focuses on managing project dependencies, risks and reporting, and supporting delivery through scheduling and coordination.

The ideal candidate has IT project/program delivery experience, stakeholder management skills and familiarity with Agile frameworks and tools such as MS Suite and Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT project/program delivery including planning, scheduling, budget and resource management.
• Ability to liaise with technical and non-technical staff, and with senior leadership.
• Strong problem-solving and ability to unblock roadblocks in large agile teams.
• Proficiency with tools to maintain project records (e.g., MS Suite, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Manage, track and review project dependencies, risks and mitigations.
• Support project delivery including scheduling, reporting and task coordination.
• Ensure timely coordination and reporting for milestones and deliverables.
• Develop project artifacts such as Project Plans, risk registers and Executive papers.

Skills

IT project delivery

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Roadmap & reporting

Communication

Tools

MS Suite

Azure DevOps

Electronic record management system

Job description

Our client, an independent Federal agency in charge of organising, conducting and supervising Australian elections, require the services of a Senior Project Coordinator to join their Chief Information Officer Division.

Duties of the Senior Project Coordinator:

• Management, tracking and review of project dependencies, risks, treatments and mitigations;
• Support project delivery including scheduling, reporting and task coordination;
• Ensure coordination and reporting appropriately for project milestones and deliverables within agreed timeframes;
• Development of project artifacts including Project Plans, Executive Papers, risk registers, change approvals, financial reports.

Skills required:

• Demonstrated experience in IT project and or program delivery, including planning, scheduling, budget and resource management, risk and issue management and reporting;
• Ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including technical and non-technical staff, and senior leadership. Ability to develop trust and communicate with influence with leadership and key stakeholders;
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively move roadblocks in a sensitive and positive way. Ability to work autonomously and collaborative effectively with large agile delivery teams;
• Experience working within Agile project frameworks and proficiency in using IT tools to maintain project/program records and information (e.g. MS Suite, electronic record management system, Azure DevOps, etc.);
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills – including the ability to draft key project artifacts such as project plans, risk registers and Executive papers in line with organisational standards;
• Experience working with contracts and procurement activities, ensuring alignment with government procurement guidelines.

Desirable: Providing administrative support for a program/project in the Federal government context and Certification in SAFe Agile, SCRUM, PRINCE2 Agile.

JOB ID: CW675646

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The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.