About the Department & Roles
Our client, a federal department enables access to quality skills, training and employment to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals, businesses and our nation to prosper.
The First Nations and Inclusion Branch at DEWR is seeking to engage 3x contractors (mix of APS6 and EL1) to assist the Branch in managing and delivering a number of projects and managing procurement of services for the Branch.
The candidates will be working with the Branch to deliver a number of key projects.
It is planned that one contractor will work as the overarching project manager who will work with Branch executive in coordinating plans and assisting with the Branch overall deliverables. This contractor will also coordinate the overall procurement for the Branch, with input from sections. Another contractor will project manage the Theory of Change and Program logic work for the Policy team and the third contractor will project manage work around Evaluation, Governance mapping and Stakeholder engagement work for the Partnership team.
The candidates will need to have the following essential attributes: ability to work independently, being a self-starterprevious project management experience, preferably outside information technology (IT) deliverypossess excellent communications skills - both verbal and writtenability to plan and drive project(s) and report to management the status of deliverable, issues and options for solutionsability to work across departmental hierarchy and with external stakeholderability to shape and influence thinking and to consolidate the work being progressed on various projectsThe following attributes are also desirable: Commonwealth Government experience is beneficialexperience in work around governance mapping and procurementknowledge and understanding of Government's Closing the Gap agendabackground in working in other programs with First Nations' focusCanberra based candidates are preferred but candidates from other major capital cities will be considered if they possess the attributes being sought. APS6/EL1 hourly rate contracts, 6-months + possible 6-month extension. How to Apply Click APPLY or contact Marisa Conlon, Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition at [email protected] for further information on the role.
Please submit applications in Word format only by 10am, 11th November 2024. FIRST PEOPLE Recruitment Solutions is a majority Aboriginal owned agency providing contingent contracts, fixed term contracts and permanent recruitment solutions to Government and Corporate Australia.
Our Head Office is based in Canberra with a national reach to all the states and territories, regional and remote areas of Australia.
FIRST PEOPLE Recruitment Solutions acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures; and to elders past, present and emerging.