• 18 Month Maximum Term Contract

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. 

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

In this 18-month maximum term contract position, you will provide strategic and tactical project management for the National Workforce Planning & Rostering Manager. You will be joining our growing Client Services team where you will be managing projects specifically to assist in the development and optimisation of our casual and permanent workforce nationally. This is a full-time position that can be based anywhere.

Key Responsibilities

• Successfully manage the development, planning, execution and delivery of projects within the national workforce planning & rostering team
• Develop project briefs and service proposals which describe scope, deliverables, high level solution options, project plan, and identify resources estimates and skills required
• Establish, develop and manage effective working relationships
• Manage and track project meetings and ensure that deliverables meet planned timelines
• Promote a culture of successful project delivery via effective planning & management strategies
• Develop an iterative Project Management method that can be used on all significant projects
• Prepare Project Status reports
• Identify project risks and mitigation strategies and communicate these as required.

Skills & Experience

• Proven project management experience in high demand environments with sound knowledge of Project Management methodologies and best practice
• Demonstrated experience in supporting high-level projects and project delivery in a national, large or high transactional organisation
• Demonstrated experience in managing competing priorities and to deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes and quality standards
• Ability to apply theoretical service models to workable solutions in applied settings
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail
• Strong influencing and relationship building skills

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply now’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Mikaella Latimore at [email protected] using the subject line: Project Manager - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA