Senior Project Officer (PROJ-4599)
Job Description
Remote is seeking a Senior Project Officer to join the team in ASD. This role supports the delivery of technical systems integration activities for ADF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The Senior Project Officer will be highly organised, dynamic and outcome-focused, with strong communication skills and the ability to break down large projects into clear, manageable work packages from concept to delivery. Key responsibilities include defining project scope and requirements, developing project plans and schedules, coordinating resource allocation, managing risks and issues, and providing both formal and informal updates on project progress. (LH-05014)
Role Description
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Assist with project support tasks including the administration and coordination of project documentation.
- Accountable to contribute to the ongoing application of project planning and scheduling.
- Understand the reasons for decisions relating to project support and the broader impacts and implications of activities.
- Apply knowledge and experience of legislation, policies, strategies and team plans to project support work.
- Work collaboratively and operate as an effective team member.
- Build and sustain productive working relations both internally and externally including capability development teams.
- Take the initiative to progress work to meet business objectives.
- Evaluate and provide advice on capability or proposals.
Essential criteria:
- Portfolio, programme and project support, Level 5: Takes responsibility for the provision of portfolio, programme and project support. Advises on the available standards, procedures, methods, tools and techniques. Evaluates project and/or programme performance and recommends changes where necessary. Contributes to reviews and audits of project and programme management to ensure conformance to standards
- Stakeholder relationship management, Level 4: Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions, corrective actions, lessons learned and the collection and dissemination of relevant information. Implements stakeholder engagement/communications plans. Collects and uses feedback from customers and stakeholders to help measure the effectiveness of stakeholder management. Helps develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.
- Business administration, Level 4: Assists the teams and managers in ensuring they have the information and resources needed to support ongoing processes. Assists in planning for meetings. Liaises and organises across functions. Sets up and provides detailed guidance on software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques for administration and workplace productivity. Contributes to the development and maintenance of organisational policies, procedures and documentation.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated experience in providing services to Defence capability projects is highly desirable.