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Senior Officer - Strategic Projects - Flexible location

Australian Red Cross
  • Ongoing role
  • Full time hours
  • Flexible Location

Who we are

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.

About the role

The Senior Officer – Strategic Projects will be facilitating the scoping, co-design and delivery of Migration Support Program related capacity building activities internally for Red Cross people, and externally to deliver impact on strategic priorities. They will provide leadership on annual projects and scrum master for agile projects, as well as facilitate and lead collaborative impact across Australian Red Cross.

This role will work across MSP and will be responsible for developing and maintaining project documents in line with the established project methodology. It will provide specialist advice and support to MSP staff nationwide and ensure that projects are executed in a manner that enables successful outcomes. This role will operate within a dynamic and time pressured environment, requiring an ability to form productive relationships with multiple stakeholders.

What you will bring

  • Demonstrated experience in working with migrants in transition and understanding social political issues which impact migrants locally, regionally and globally is desirable
  • Demonstrated cultural competence and the ability to work with and lead teams of people from diverse backgrounds
  • Excellent technical and practical knowledge and expertise in agile project management
  • Proven ability to build the capacity of people and teams
  • Proven ability to work across multiple functions and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills including negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution, report writing skills
  • A current Working with Children Check is mandatory for this role.

The benefits

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people.

Red Cross offers generous salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Sally Chapman on 0466 229 212

Position description: 382bc344-7b63-4ea7-88f4-c88fc4ebbb93.png37158f49-a9b0-449d-a783-11da5c1e0acd.png Senior Officer - Strategic Projects PD April 2018.pdf

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