Strategic Government Program Coordinator (Hybrid)

Talent Corp; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Corp is assisting a large Australian Government program in Melbourne with the recruitment of a Senior Program Coordinator (APS6). The role supports the Program Director and senior stakeholders, coordinating actions across multiple workstreams to ensure deadlines are met.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, with strong communication and governance skills. Hybrid work arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating programs or executives in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to anticipate requirements and progress work with limited direction.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience tracking actions, risks and milestones.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Excellent written communication: briefs, reports, meeting papers, exec correspondence.
• Attention to detail in program records and reporting.
• Large Australian Government program coordination experience preferred.
• Experience with program schedules and risk/issue registers; Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as central coordination point for the Program Director and senior program team.
• Track actions, milestones, risks, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Maintain schedules, action registers, trackers and oversight tools.
• Follow up stakeholders to drive actions to completion.
• Support governance, meetings, reporting, and decision-making activities.
• Coordinate inputs across multiple workstreams and surface issues quickly.
• Prepare briefs, meeting papers, correspondence and progress updates.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and help resolve delivery issues.
• Improve coordination processes and templates.

Skills

Program/Project coordination

Executive coordination

Stakeholder management

Scheduling & governance

MS Excel

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Talent Corp is assisting a large Australian Government program in Melbourne with the recruitment of a Senior Program Coordinator (APS6). The role supports the Program Director and senior stakeholders, coordinating actions across multiple workstreams to ensure deadlines are met.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, with strong communication and governance skills. Hybrid work arrangements are offered.