• 12 Month Maximum Term

About the Organisation

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

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, 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

Newly created position, providing a range of project and administrative supports in implementing transformative initiatives including practice improvement and the inclusion of client voice within our Victorian Disability Accommodation Services.

This is a 12-month max term full time contract which can be located anywhere in Australia. However, given the focus of the projects will be based in Melbourne initially and will include consultation with clients and families, the successful candidate may be expected to travel if located in interstate.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, implementation and coordination of projects that deliver business outcomes
• Undertake research and analysis to support key projects
• Support the Project Manager in coordinating work and delivering on project milestones
• Develop and monitor project plans including coordinating resources, tracking budgets and ensuring project milestones are met
• Provide project administration support which may include preparing status updates, reports and discussion papers for a range of stakeholders

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Project Coordinator or similar, coordinating a variety of projects that deliver key outcomes within a large organisation
• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and written communication skills for creation of reports, correspondence, and other material
• Ability to deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes and to quality standards
• Proficient ability in the use of MS Office suite of programs
• Ability to handle sensitive material, demonstrate a high level of confidentiality and operate with integrity and honesty

Successful candidates will be required to clear all state-based probity checks; including but not limited to a National Criminal History Record Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

Please note: To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest, national, leading social purpose organisations
• Work from anywhere, including your own home
• Up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free
• Monthly rostered days off

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ 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 Officer - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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