Senior Project Manager

About The Organisation:

A Commonwealth government agency that develops and delivers national social policy and programs supporting individuals, families, and communities. It focuses on improving wellbeing, coordinating services, funding programs, and delivering large-scale initiatives through strong governance and evidence-based decision-making.

About The Role:

The organisation is looking for an EL1 Project Manager to step into a critical program role supporting a nationally significant, multi-stream social policy initiative. This role sits at the centre of a complex delivery environment, working closely with senior leaders to improve alignment, visibility, governance, and execution across interconnected workstreams.

Level/Classification: EL1
Contract Type: Labour Hire
Contract Duration: 6 Months  
Vacancies: Multiple
Location: Tuggeranong - Canberra, ACT 
Working Arrangement: On-site
Requirements:

• MUST have Baseline Clearance prior to commencement
• Ability and willingness to Undergo Police Check
• Selection Criteria Response

 Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project coordination across multiple complex workstreams
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, and reporting frameworks
• Produce high-quality executive reporting, briefings, strategy documents, and presentations
• Maintain governance artefacts, dashboards, and program tracking tools
• Identify, analyse, and escalate risks, issues, and interdependencies to senior leadership
• Apply business analysis techniques to translate delivery activity into outcome-focused insights
• Establish structured delivery routines with senior stakeholders and ensure milestone tracking
• Strengthen agile delivery practices and improve planning discipline across teams
• Support uplift in project management maturity and continuous improvement initiatives
• Deliver capability-building support including coaching and mentoring APS staff
• Contribute to management oversight of direct reports to ensure accurate reporting outputs
• Lead structured handover and knowledge transfer activities at contract completion

Experience & Capability Required

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, multi-stream projects in government, social policy, human services, or consulting environments
• Strong track record producing accurate, timely, and executive-ready reporting
• Experience working in high-governance environments with shifting priorities and tight timeframes
• Solid understanding of Commonwealth program delivery frameworks, governance, and reporting obligations
• Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile and/or traditional frameworks)
• Experience establishing delivery routines and tracking performance against milestones
• Proven ability to map interdependencies and link workstreams to broader program outcomes
• Experience improving project management maturity within teams or organisations
• Capability in coaching, mentoring, and building delivery capability within APS or equivalent teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to influence senior leaders and diverse teams
• Ability to synthesise complex information into clear, structured executive communications
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery efficiency
  
  

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