Full time
About us Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia.
Our culture Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress.
What we can offer you When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.
Our team The newly created role of Program Delivery Officer will provide support and contribute to the management of our programs with the Digital Earth Branch's Value Management Office (VMO), which is a newly formed Directorate within the Digital Earth Branch.
The role You will lead the Digital Earth Value Management Office, building on the work of the previous Program Management Office, and the Engagement and Innovation Directorate. You will bring together a team to help coordinate and streamline decision making, communication, strategy and engagement processes, and develop systems to measure the impact of the work of the Digital Earth programs.
In this role you will: Establish collaborative working relationships with external stakeholders to support projects.Provide program administrative support and monitoring.Provide procurement and contract management support.Prepare a range of written materials, including briefings, correspondence, reviews and reports, presentations, and minutes.Provide policy advice to project teams, monitoring financial milestones throughout the project where required.Monitor documentation, maintaining a well-developed understanding of procurement to provide advice to the Director and Manager.Assist new staff and demonstrate flexible cooperative work practices within a small team environment.Promote, by personal example and other appropriate means, the APS values, the APS Employment Principles and behave in a manner consistent with the Code of Conduct.To be successful in the role you will: Have high-level organisational, contractual, financial, and administrative skills.Ability to achieve results by prioritising and managing competing tasks.Provide high-quality service to clients.Investigate, understand and interpret information from a range of sources.Maintain accurate records and documentation.Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including well-developed interpersonal, liaison and negotiation skills.Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications • 3+ years of experience with program and/or project support roles.
• Experience with working within innovative technology and science streams.
• Relevant Program and/or Project management certifications, specifically Prince2, SAFe or Scrum are highly desirable.
To Apply Please visit the careers page of our website to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Your application should include:
Your resume (no more than 3 pages).A brief statement (no more than 700 words) outlining your transferable skills, experience and capabilities related to the role and the value you would bring to Geoscience Australia.To be eligible to apply for this position you must meet the below eligibility criteria:
Be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.The successful applicant must be able to obtain, hold and maintain a security clearance of an appropriate level relevant to this role.Commencement of employment is subject to the successful applicant undergoing and satisfying pre-employment screening, which includes a police history check.Recruitability RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the position.
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