AddressOsborne Richardson specialise in public-sector recruitment. Our IT division is headed up by an experienced IT project manager so, when you work with us, you will be working with someone understands your requirements based on real-world experience.
- 6-month contract
- $ negotiable - strong market rates
- Malvern / Hybrid working
- Immediate start
A large local council is seeking an experienced IT Project Coordinator to support projects across a large program of work.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely project support and coordination for assigned projects under the direction of the Manager Technology Enablement, Manager Digital Transformation Project and PMO.
- under guidance of managers to develop communications, presentations and reports to support stakeholder and management briefings.
- general administrative assistance as required, such as taking meeting minutes, assisting during presentations, organising room bookings, raising requisitions, maintaining purchase orders, and monitoring project health and status reports.
- to facilitate effective communication within project team and with key stakeholders.
- to ensure project compliance with PMO standards and best practices in project documentation, including record keeping and version control principles.
- project plans and documents including project schedule, Kanban board and RAIDs log to ensure tracking, status, and versions, or as directed.
- to manage and track project team workload.
- support for Council’s procurement activities such as SOW preparation, evaluation management and execution.
- escalation activities to clear project blockers.
- with project governance activities including stakeholder approvals, scope change management,
- Undertake delivery activities including deployment preparation and execution, transition to operations team, defects management during SIT, UAT and Hypercare, and environments setup.
Experience
- broad and substantial experience as a Project Coordinator in technology project activities.
- understanding of project management and governance activities.
- good understanding of scheduling basics using MS Project.
- experience working with Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies.
- strong organisational skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- ability to self-manage, prioritise project requirements and meet deadlines; exhibit attention to detail and self-organisation in managing workload in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to provide timely feedback on project communications and artefacts to ensure they meet a high standard of clarity, precision, and presentation.
- experience in stakeholder engagement and the ability to provide clear, purposeful, and relevant communications to stakeholders at all levels of Council.
Thank you for your interest. We regret that, due to the number of applications received, we will not be able to respond to all applicants.
