• Full Time, Maximum Term for 12 months
• Location: Sydney, NSW
• Work from Home Options are available!
• Join us in this exciting new era to help individuals in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

MA is embarking on an exciting new era to help individuals need, we have a 12-month max term opportunity for you to join our PMO team, working across a variety of projects from construction to IT, as the Project Coordinator!

Elevate effectiveness and efficiency through meticulous reporting, seamless project plan implementation, streamlined administration activities, optimised process and practice initiatives, and meticulous key document management.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Apply Mission Australia methodologies and frameworks to ensure orderly and controlled projects
• Assisting in preparing governance reports and project status reports for Project Steering Committees and Portfolio Governance Forums. Meeting preparations and follow up, presentations, road maps, agendas, minutes, maintaining logs and registers
• Maintaining project calendar including key meetings, staff leave and key dates, following up on any actions, managing issues, and escalating where necessary
• Escalating project risks and issues as they arise and actively solving problems as required creatively and in collaboration with the Project team
• Managing the project portfolio reporting schedule as required by the PMO to ensure the right staff are receiving the messages at the right time
• Preparing communication and training materials as directed
• Manage project SharePoint/Team sites

Requirements for Success

• A minimum of 2 years' experience working across complex business projects
• Previous experience working in a similar capacity within large scale projects, involving multiple industries
• Results oriented with ability to deliver results in a controlled and effective manner while consistently moving within Mission Australia's values
• Proactive and positive attitude with a strong desire to learn
• Sound judgment, problem solving and analytical skills with strong business acumen
• Intermediate competency in the Microsoft Office suite of programs including project, Outlook, Teams (SharePoint), PowerPoint
• Advanced competency in Excel and ServiceNow with PMO reporting experience

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our Culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We're committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Project Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your Benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Generous discounts with health insurance and major retailers
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to Apply

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