Senior Project Officer

Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations; Darwin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations in Darwin is seeking a Senior Project Officer to provide administrative, project coordination and advisory support across the Emergency Management unit. The role leads strategic projects, ensures timely delivery and governance alignment.

You will develop policies, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and support staff across the unit. The position is fixed to 30/06/2028 with travel within the Territory and interstate as

Qualifications

• Experience in organisation and project management from inception to evaluation.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with ability to prepare reports, briefs and papers.
• Experience engaging, collaborating and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage high workloads with competing priorities and work independently.
• Political awareness and professionalism in sensitive environments.
• Understanding NT regional and remote business factors and government strategies.
• Willingness to travel within the Territory and interstate (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Provide effective project management for identified projects, including development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives.
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, processes and systems to support timely, compliant delivery of funded programs and projects.
• Interpret and integrate legislation into practical operational context with systems and procedures.
• Mentor and support staff within the unit as part of a team.
• Travel within the Territory and interstate to support duties as required.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Policy interpretation

Leadership

Time management

Political awareness

Education

Qualification in an applicable discipline (including project management)

Job description

The Department: The Emergency Management business unit is responsible for the agency’s key operations across the Critical Goods and Services and Industry functional groups, and the Essential Goods and Services Act 1981. The unit delivers locally based advice and assistance, administer grants, and contributes to the implementation of relevant policies and frameworks.

Primary objective

The Senior Project Officer provides administrative, project coordination and advisory support across the business unit to enable effective and consistent service delivery. The role leads and coordinates strategic and operational projects, ensuring alignment, timely delivery and adherence to governance, policy and operational frameworks. The position is Fixed to 30/06/2028.

Key duties and responsibilities

• 1. Provide effective project management for identified projects and initiatives, including the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• 2. Develop and maintain professional relationships, and work collaboratively with, internal and external stakeholders to build and nurture partnerships and achieve organisational objectives.
• 3. Develop, implement and maintain policies, processes and systems to support the timely, compliant and effective delivery of funded programs and projects.
• 4. Interpret and integrate legislation into a practical operational context, including through development and implementation of systems, policies and procedures.
• 5. Work as a part of team to provide leadership, support and mentor other staff within the unit.
• 6. Work within Emergency Management Arrangements to support departmental responsibilities under relevant legislation and plans.

Experience

• 1. Demonstrated experience in organisation and project management from inception to evaluation within a public or comparable sector environment.
• 2. Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to research, evaluate complex issues, develop evidence-based recommendations and prepare high quality reports, briefs and discussion papers.
• 3. Demonstrated experience engaging, collaborating and negotiating effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, and able to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
• 4. Proven capacity to manage high workloads with competing priorities, work independently with limited direction, and apply flexibility across a broad range of subject areas while meeting critical timeframes.
• 5. Political awareness and the ability to operate effective in sensitive environments while maintaining high standards of professionalism, ethics and accountability.
• 6. An understanding of contemporary issues facing NT businesses including the unique social, economic and cultural factors in regional and remote areas, and the government strategies that affect these.
• 7. The ability to travel, both within the Territory (including remote communities) and interstate, as required. Desirable

Qualifications

• 1. Qualification in an applicable discipline, including project management or similar.