• Lambton, NSW
• Fixed Term Contract for 6 months with the opportunity to expand

At Aruma, we support people with disabilities to live great lives. It’s the reason we exist – after all, why should anyone have to settle for anything less? And to make this a reality, we rely on the skill and commitment of our Aruma team.

Our Aruma team is an incredible bunch of people. They’re bold, brave and courageous. They see possibilities where others may not. They stand up for the things that matter and stand together as a team. And while they’re serious about human rights, they have a knack for finding joy in life – even in the most unexpected places.

When you’re part of the Aruma team, you’re not just supporting people. You’re pioneering new paths, challenging assumptions, daring to think differently, and telling society to raise its bar higher.

The Project Manager will primarily support the Transformation program of work and the various projects at varying stages in the project lifecycle.

You will be hands on and working closely with key stakeholders to drive end to end project management functions, from initiation through to planning, execution, closing and post implementation review.

You will be collaborative in nature in ensuring the establishment of project governance, preparing project plans and schedules, coordinating resources, progress tracking and risk management.

Your new role...

• Lead the initiation, set up and planning of new projects, working collaboratively with key stakeholders, ensuring all project resources, processes, tools and governance structures are in place.
• Apply best practice project management methodologies (PMBoK / Prince2) and supporting tools with the ability to guide project team members on current and next stage in the project lifecycle
• Develop high quality project artefacts – Terms of Reference, Project Plans, Schedules, Resource Plans, Risk Registers – which can then be transitioned to project resources to manage ongoing
• Define project costs, scope, goals and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
• Utilise the Transformation Program Change Management Framework to implement relevant change and communication activities
• Collaborate with transformation program project stakeholders to ensure effective interface between project developments, planning and interdependencies

Must have's...

• A positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability, their families and carers
• 10+ years’ experience as a Project Manager successfully supporting a broad range of business and technical projects
• Formal qualifications in best practice project management methodologies (PMBoK/Prince2) with demonstrated practical experience
• The ability to prioritise work across competing projects, whilst being flexible and agile, with quality deliverables and outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders at various levels
• Strong project administrative skills; time management, coordination of tasks, efficient work practices
• High level interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Excellent computer literacy and well-developed business technology skills
• A current Australian driver’s license
• The ability to travel intra and interstate as required

A Position Description is attached.