Senior Project Support Officer

System Response and Transformation Program Management Office Senior Project Support Officer 00043702 Level 5, $96,307 - $105,254 per annum (PSCA 2022)

Advertised Vacancy Number : DOE847248

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

The System Response and Transformation (SRT) division is seeking to appoint a dedicated and motivated Senior Project Support Officer to join its Program Management Office (PMO) and to contribute to the improvement of positive educational outcomes for young people in Western Australia.

We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.

The Department of Education’s core purpose is to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. This is best achieved when the system, schools, students, families, communities and other agencies work in partnership.

The partnership approach is underpinned by school autonomy within a connected and unified public school system – schools know their students, families and communities best and are best placed to effect positive outcomes through local place-based decision-making.

Local planning in schools is supported by a public school system where quality decisions are made at the highest level. This includes directing resources to where they are most needed and designing new initiatives that make a difference to schools and young people. Quality information, accountability and effective project and program management are core to achieving this – building and assuring these practices across the Department is the remit of the SRT division.

SRT’s PMO drives and provides oversight of responses and initiatives that facilitate the delivery of the Department’s strategic intent. We do this by initiating, managing, and monitoring projects of strategic importance using project management methodologies to underpin collaboration, standardisation, and the timely delivery of key project milestones.

The allocation of staff to projects and initiatives within the division is flexible with the right people being drawn upon at the right time from across the division to support delivery of our collective business priorities based on the necessary skills and expertise. SRT team members are required to have the expertise and ability to support multiple projects at once and manage priorities to address changing business needs.

The Senior   Project Support Officer  is responsible for monitoring and tracking projects delivered within SRT and across the Department. The role also provides support to project leads and subject matter experts, liaises with staff throughout the Department and quality assures the division’s output in line with the Department’s style guide.

It is highly desirable that applicants have experience HP TRIM or similar records management software, and the Microsoft 365 suite of apps.

Cultural Diversity

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

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