As a Project Officer you’ll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing training programs to enhance employability.

Your role will be to deliver a high quality, individually tailored service.

1. Program Planning & Development

• Coordinate various training programs based on industry needs.
• Collaborating with stakeholders (employers, training providers, government agencies) to align training content with job market demands.
• Setting objectives, timelines, and budgets for training initiatives.

2. Project Coordination & Implementation

• Overseeing the delivery of training programs, ensuring they run smoothly.
• Coordinating trainers, facilitators, and external partners.
• Monitoring participant progress and addressing any challenges.
• Motivating people to understand and trust their abilities and removing their perceived barriers
• Ensuring compliance with funding and regulatory requirements.
• Creating individually tailored plans and coordinate or provide individual mentoring sessions for each participant weekly while completing the training program and any work experience placement.
• Building a network of local employers and support warm introductions with the job seeker and employer

3. Stakeholder Engagement

• Building relationships with employers to create job placement opportunities for trainees.
• Engaging with community organizations to reach target participants.
• Communicating with government bodies for funding and policy alignment.

4. Monitoring & Evaluation

• Tracking training outcomes (e.g., employment rates, skill improvements).
• Collecting feedback from participants and employers to improve programs.
• Evaluate the success of each intake by soliciting feedback from participants and employers and implement appropriate improvements to future intakes of the training program.

5. Administrative & Financial Management

• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effective training delivery.
• Handling documentation, reports, and compliance records.
• Apply for new eligible grants that would add to revenue growth and program diversification of Ignite Potential.
• Establish and document governance frameworks for the activity and manage the overall Work Health & Safety and Risk and Financial Compliance of the organization.

Essential Criteria

• A passion for helping people
• The drive to advocate for others
• Organizational and time management skills
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Resilience in the face of setbacks
• Ability to build rapport and relationships
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong experience in writing grants and acquiring them
• Experience in managing multiple programs simultaneously involving administration and operations of the programs
• Experience working with people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background
• A current driver's license
• A current Ochre Card (Working with children)

Desired Criteria

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
• Experience in Not for profit sector
• Fluency in other languages

Qualifications:

• Graduate Diploma & above