Program Support Officer - Charlestown

• Federal Government Opportunity in Charlestown & Surry Hills
• 12-month contract with the possibility of extension
• $60.26 per hour + Super

The OpportunityWe have an exciting opportunity with our Federal Government client, for an Program Support Officer in Charlestown and Surry Hills locations.Working in the Aged Care and Hospital Interface Branch, the Program Support Officer will provide leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making for the Team Membership within the Work Area.Responsibilities include:

• Leading and/or managing staff responsible for providing business administration support, expertise and/or technical knowledge across a range of activities.
• Providing accurate and specialised advice, ensuring knowledge of and compliance with relevant legislation and policy frameworks across multiple portfolios.
• Assessing and maintaining quality processes and documentation relating to service delivery, ensuring alignment to legislation and policy, and utilising change and risk management principles to ensure impacts are communicated to relevant parties.
• Coordinating and analysing data and written information for the purposes of drafting branch level communications and/or high level internal and external communications including reports, advice, presentations, and communications for Ministerial, Parliamentary, and executive responses.
• Collecting and auditing workforce planning and capacity data, reporting on staff lifecycle and confirming against financial, systems and people performance data.

To be considered you will demonstrate:

• Experience in the disability, health, or aged care sectors
• Team leadership skills and experience
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Case management role will be advantageous

To Apply:
In order to be considered applicants are required to hold Australian Citizenship and if successful will be required undergo a Federal Government Security Process.If this sounds like the role for you, please submit an updated copy of your resume in MS Word format by hitting APPLY NOW or call Ankita on (02) 9200 3683 for more information.Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link - if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via . Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.