• Be part of an organisation that makes a difference
• Take your next career step
• Katherine, NT
• Full Time Max Term (until June 2021)

The Smith Family is a national, independent children’s charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves. We are now seeking a Project Officer, Communities for Children Facilitating Partner Katherine to join our growing team.

Reporting to the Project Manager, Communities for Children Facilitating Partner and working with a dedicated and passionate team, community stakeholders and building community capacity, contributing to The Smith Family’s vision.

A day in the life of our Project Officer, Communities for Children might look like this, but every day can be different. Primarily, you will be responsible for:

• Provide administration and project support to maintain positive active partnerships
• Provide logistics and event coordination support for project works that are part of the CfCFP role e.g. Professional Development Days or Community Forums
• Assist in the development and maintains of data management processes for monitoring Katherine Region CfCFP area funded activities e.g. contracts, invoices and evaluation/data reports
• Support the Community Strategic Planning process particularly through community data collation and recording consultation data
• Interact in a positive manner to build rapport with networks within the community, especially the organisation and Government departments represented on the CCC.

It takes a special kind of person to be our Project Officer, Communities for Children. Our successful candidate will bring the following:

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent in Social Science, Humanities or equivalent
• Full current Driver’s License (or ability to obtain one)
• Knowledge of the child, family and community services sector and service systems
• Thorough understanding of Outcomes Based Accountability frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to develop and apply capacity building methodologies across the community sector

Living up to our employment promise, our team members tell us that working for The Smith Family they have great job flexibility and the ability to work alongside committed, passionate and professional team members whilst engaging in challenging, fulfilling and diverse work. In turn, our team members believe that they offer commitment to our vision, mission and values and effective collaboration with fellow team members to deliver strong performance outcomes.

A position description is attached.