22907 - Programme Office Support Manager

Ministry of Justice; National (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice seeks a project support professional to contribute to the Service Centre expansion programme. The postholder will provide structured support to enable recruitment and training strategies, helping move service lines from regions into the Service Centre.

Strong organisation and stakeholder skills are essential for readiness, governance and delivery. Working with programme leads and regional colleagues, you will plan, coordinate and track activity, ensure onboarding and

Qualifications

• Experience of managing project life cycles and project delivery.
• A project management qualification or willingness to undertake necessary training.
• Competent in the use of MS Office products, including Word, Excel and Project.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, structured support to the Programme with emphasis on recruitment and training strategy.
• Plan, coordinate and track activity related to moving service lines from regions to the Service Centre.
• Maintain plans, actions and governance products; support recruitment activity and onboarding arrangements.
• Coordinate inputs to training plans so staff can deliver new and transferring service lines.
• Support readiness for transition; capture and escalate dependencies, risks and issues; manage regional interfaces.
• Demonstrate strong organisation, communication and stakeholder management across recruitment, training and programme delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

MS Office

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Recruitment coordination

Training coordination

Education

Project management qualification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Job description

This is an important project support role within the Service Centre expansion programme, offering an opportunity to contribute to a significant programme of change across probation services.

The postholder will provide practical and structured support to the Programme, with a particular focus on enabling the recruitment and training strategy required to build Service Centre capability and capacity.

Working closely with programme leads, regional colleagues and key stakeholders, the role will support the planning, coordination and tracking of activity linked to the movement of service lines from regions into the Service Centre.

This will include helping to maintain clear plans, actions and governance products; supporting recruitment activity and onboarding arrangements; and coordinating inputs to training plans so that staff are prepared to deliver new and transferring service lines effectively.

The postholder will play an active role in supporting readiness for transition, ensuring that dependencies, risks and issues are captured and escalated appropriately, and that regional interfaces are well managed. The role will require strong organisation, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work at pace across recruitment, training, service transition and wider programme delivery activity.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace (Lead)
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Experience

Experience of managing project life cycles/project delivery.

The job holder will be required to have a project management qualification or be willing to undertake the necessary training required.

• Competent in the use of MS Office products and particularly in the use of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project.