About the role

The Senior Project Officer role oversees the day-to-day operations of the team members extracting documents and manages workflow ensuring tasks are completed against Standing Order 52 deliverables.

The role requires attention to detail to conduct thorough reviews of documents, regulatory materials, summarising key findings and identifying contentious issues.

Key accountabilities

• Contribute to the Directorate’s strategic planning to ensure optimum delivery of regulatory functions and alignment of activities to Government’s priorities.
• Undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence based project planning and decision making.
• Manage projects and provide guidance and allocate project deliverables and tasks to project team members to ensure accountability and dynamic progress across the lifecycle of each project.
• Oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation including developing project plans, coordinating resources, meeting reporting requirements, and supporting project-related activities, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established agency project management methodology.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met.

About you
You must be an experienced people manager. Highly organised, with the ability to collaborate with others, work effectively in a team environment and confidently communicate key project achievements and risks. The ideal candidate is motivated, shows initiative, and is a problem solver.

Essential Requirements

• A valid Working with Children Check clearance for paid employment
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the values of public education.

If you are interested in this role, please apply now or contact [email protected]

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.