AddressProject Officer, Senior Project Officer, Principal Project Officer
Division: Business Services
Position No: Pool Ref COM2824
Salary: Level 5-7 $96,307 - $136,891 pa pro rata + Super - PSCSAA 2022
Work Type: Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Part Time, Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Fremantle
Closing Date: 2024-03-05 4:00 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact within a state government agency?
Are you keen to work on projects that exercise your strategic and analytical abilities?
Are you seeking a role where there are flexible working conditions and opportunities for further professional development?
About Us
The work we do at Communities is meaningful and rewarding. We bring together vital services that support children, young people, families, and communities to grow and ultimately thrive.
Working with the Department can be both personally and professionally rewarding whether you are working in a front-line role or a corporate role. All our staff contribute to achieving our common goals, which make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families in our community.
The Business Services Division provides a range of business and operational support services for the whole of Communities central to Communities' accounting and financial management and performance.
As part of the Public Sector's Agency Capability Review program, West Australian agencies, including Communities, are reviewing their abilities to ensure their optimal performance and continued improvement.
Successful applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments will be made for this team or similar future opportunities (fixed term or permanent) that arise within the next 12 months across Communities.
The Project Team
The Business Services division is establishing a newly formed team of project professionals who together will provide critical business advisory services. This is your opportunity to add value to the agency's ongoing performance and capability.
Level 5 - Project Officer
- Well-developed ability to establish and maintain working relationships and effectively communicate with others both in writing and verbally.
- Apply your experience of project management techniques and procedures to conduct project scoping and planning through the compilation of project risk reports.
- Use conceptual, analytical and evaluation skills to investigate and review proposed mitigation strategies.
Level 6 - Senior Project Officer
- Exercise your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective communication channels with Project Teams, internal and external clients, stakeholders, and customers to ensure successful project/program outcomes.
- Apply your highly developed conceptual and analytical ability, to prepare detailed analysis of project and consolidated program data to interpret and present findings to key stakeholders.
- Use your well-developed experience in project management coordination to drive delivery against the plan, ensure cross team coordination and prepare consolidated reporting for various stakeholders.
Level 7 - Principal Project Officer
- Apply your substantial experience in project management to develop, lead and manage a range of activities and initiatives in support of the division's objectives.
- Use your highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, develop and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders to form strategic partnerships and collaborations.
- Exercise your highly developed conceptual, research, analytical and problem-solving skills, including strategic data and budget analysis to coordinate, lead and manage detailed research, analysis and evaluation in support of the division's objectives.
Ideal applicants for these positions will be pro-active, team orientated, collaborative people who are passionate about achieving effective project outcomes. People with experience working in project roles with an analytical and financial acumen are encouraged to apply.
The attached Form (JDF) provides more information about each position. For further information we encourage you to contact Peter May, Director Financial Services on 0403 658 197.
These positions are based at our Fremantle headquarters located within Kings Square. It's a great location close to the Fremantle Markets, various new cafes and eateries (click here to find out more), car parks and the Fremantle train station.
Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discount on private health insurance
- Additional 3 Days Public Service Leave per annum
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- 3 months long service leave for every seven years consecutive service
- Eligibility to join the Fitness Passport program (access to 84 gyms across WA from $13.95 per week)
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities that focus on your career aspirations
- 5 days cultural and ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
- A free confidential Employee Assistance Program, providing services to support your wellbeing
Further information is outlined on our Department of Communities benefits page on our website.
Join the Department of Communities
If you are seeking a dynamic and rewarding opportunity that is pivotal in making a difference to our community, then this is the role for you.
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