- Are you the person people come to when something needs sorting, fixing, or following through?
- Do you enjoy variety, moving between finance, IT and people tasks in the same day?
- Looking for a role where your work makes a real impact?
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! dandolopartners is seeking a highly organised Operations Coordinator who enjoys variety and takes genuine pride in making things run well behind the scenes.
About Us dandolo is a leading management consultancy that works with government and policy organisations to solve complex public sector challenges. With over 20 years of experience, we provide strategy, policy, and evaluation advice across education, health, human services, justice, technology, and the creative industries.
We’re known for our fresh, independent thinking and our commitment to impact—taking on pro bono and low bono projects alongside our commercial work to drive meaningful change.
We’re diverse, energetic, and committed to growth—both as professionals and as people. We invest in learning, coaching, and career pathways while keeping things social, flexible, and fun.
About the Role
This role suits a highly organised operator who enjoys making a professional services firm run smoothly, and shares our values and our commitment to public impact work. You will coordinate the practical systems that support our consulting work, including project administration, finance processes, IT coordination and people processes, while working closely with the Operations Manager and broader team.
The Operations Coordinator provides coordination and administration across project/proposal support, finance, IT systems,
and people processes, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the firm's business systems and supporting a positive employee experience from onboarding through to offboarding. Please see the attached position description for full details on the role. Alongside these responsibilities, there will be other related and sometimes one-off tasks (eg supporting end of year staff lunch and client gifts).
Full position description can be found here:
Operations Coordinator Position Description
What We're Looking For
- Strong generalist administrator, comfortable moving across finance, IT, operational and people tasks in the same day
- Good problem solving skills and interest in process improvement, including using a range of technology tools
- Work independently – self starter as well as strong collaboration orientation
- Strong communicator
- Genuine interest in people processes
- 2-5 years’ professional experience
- Full-time unrestricted working rights in Australia
What You'll Get
- Hybrid work & flexible hours (Melbourne-based)
- A supportive, fun, and social team culture (plus a daily coffee from our fave local!)
- The prospect to work across a broad and varied remit at a firm with real scope for ownership
- Meaningful work that shapes public policy
- Competitive salary: $80,000–$95,000 FTE base salary commensurate with experience
How to Apply
Please click the apply now button. We will only be accepting applications with a cover letter and resume attached. Applications close 30 August 11:59pm, however we will be reviewing applications as they come in.
For enquiries, please contact Peta Salter, email:
[email protected]
📌 Operations Coordinator (Melbourne)
🏢 dandolopartners
📍 Melbourne