Job description

Melbourne | 12-Month Contract + Extension Options | Federal Government

An exciting chance is available for an experienced Project Support Coordinator to join a high-profile Federal Government organisation and support the delivery of a significant national infrastructure upgrade program.
Working closely with the Project Manager and a multidisciplinary delivery team, you will provide comprehensive project coordination support across governance, reporting, financial administration, documentation and stakeholder engagement.

The Role As Project Support Coordinator, you will play an integral role in keeping the project organised, governed and progressing against agreed schedules. Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing end-to-end project coordination and administrative support across the project lifecycle
- Supporting project governance forums, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and papers, taking minutes and tracking actions and decisions
- Preparing, maintaining and quality-assuring project documentation including project plans, schedules, reports, risk and issue registers and decision logs
- Supporting progress reporting, dashboards, governance reporting and executive briefings
- Monitoring project milestones, actions, risks, issues, deliverables and dependencies
- Supporting project financial management including expenditure tracking, purchase requisitions, invoices, forecasting and financial reconciliation
- Coordinating project logistics including workshops, stakeholder meetings, travel and site visits
- Maintaining accurate project records and document management systems
- Building effective relationships across technical,



operational, procurement, finance and corporate stakeholder groups

About You To be successful, you will ideally bring:

- Substantial experience in a Project Coordinator, Project Support Officer or similar project-focused position
- Demonstrated experience supporting projects across the full project lifecycle
- Strong experience with project governance, reporting and secretariat functions
- Experience supporting project financial management, including expenditure and financial record keeping
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence engaging with a diverse range of technical, operational and corporate stakeholders
- Strong capability across Microsoft Office and project management, document management, reporting and collaboration tools
- Sound knowledge of recognised project management principles and methodologies

Important Eligibility Requirement: Australian Citizenship is mandatory for this opportunity. Applicants who do not hold Australian Citizenship cannot be considered.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Project Coordinator looking to contribute to a complex and meaningful national infrastructure program,



we would love to hear from you.
Apply now with an updated CV outlining your relevant project coordination, governance, reporting and financial support experience.

For further information or a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact Katya Kurnoskina at DFP Recruitment on 03 8632 9964.

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📌 Project Support Coordinator (Melbourne)
🏢 DFP Recruitment Services
📍 Melbourne