Position: APS5 Funding Arrangement Manager
Location: Perth, WA
Estimated Start Date: ASAP
Engagement Type: Labour hire
Duration: Approx. 12-month contract with potential to extend
Salary: $57.40 per hour plus 12% superannuation
Security Clearance: Ability to obtain Baseline clearance

Job Overview: An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Funding Arrangement Manager to join a high-profile government department in a fast-paced and strategic environment. This is a role where you will be responsible for the planning, administration and conduct of grants (funding agreements). This role is perfect for a high-performing and professional individual who can gather and analyse evidence to assess funding recipient performance and is driven to help deliver outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantages Australians.

Duties:

• Collaborate to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assess and monitor the performance of grant recipients against agreed objectives, targets and outcomes in the grant agreement.
• Identify, document and escalate issues and risks that may impact the progress of funding rounds or a grant recipient’s ability to achieve policy or program outcomes.
• Address instances of poor performance or non-compliance with input from a supervisor to achieve the policy and program outcomes.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and change through implementing business improvement strategies and the respectful contesting of ideas.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant program guidelines, legislation, and policy frameworks.
• Timely and accurate records management and use of departmental specific IT systems.

Skills and Experience:

• Driven to help deliver outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians.
• Positive team members who have a solution focused way of working to achieve results.
• Strong communicators who are able to deliver clear messages both verbally and in writing.
• Able to apply good judgement and reasoning.
• Autonomous and committed to seeing tasks through to completion and to a high quality.
• Strategic thinkers who provide robust solutions to issues and risks.
• Be driven by curiosity and have the ability to seek and acquire information and intelligence

Eligibility:

• Australian Citizenship is required.
  
  
• Must have the ability to obtain a Baseline security clearance.
  
  
• Must be able to pass a criminal history check.
  
  

Apply now or contact Angel Malkovich on 6260 8888 at SOS Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

SOS Recruitment is committed to the principles of workplace diversity and equity in employment and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, women, people with family responsibilities, people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs and LGBTIQ people.