Senior Project Officer

What you'll do

In the Senior Project Officer role, you will develop, implement and evaluate service enhancements, models of care and patient flow frameworks. You will build effective relationships with stakeholders across the Department of Health, Hospital and Health Services and other key partners, while preparing high-quality project documentation, reports, briefs and correspondence. You will also provide secretariat support to statewide committees, networks and working groups.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

Project management skills, including the ability to define project tasks, set priorities and coordinate activities effectively to meet competing deadlines, with a track record of proven and sustained outcomes.

Proven ability to communicate with influence; interpersonal, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to cultivate productive working relationships and networks.

Demonstrated ability to proactively analyse situations and identify and successfully implement practical and innovative strategic and operational solutions.

High level written communication skills, including the ability to produce technical documentation and prepare briefing documents, submissions, correspondence, and reports.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:

Competitive salaries

12.75% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

38 hour full time work week

Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members

Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.