Operations Delivery Coordinator - National Security
Location:
Barton, ACT
Contract:
04 January **** to 03 July ****, with up to 2 x 6-month extensions
Pay:
$130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type:
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Work arrangement:
Primarily onsite. Working from home options are very limited, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis.
Clearance:
Must hold a current NV2 clearance or above
About the Role
Join our Federal Government client in a branch-wide coordination role supporting senior leadership in a sensitive national security environment. You will turn agreed priorities into coordinated work plans, track actions and dependencies, keep reporting reliable, and bring delivery issues to executive attention. This is not an executive-assistant role. The focus is cross-team delivery, governance, reporting and business improvement.
What You'll Be Doing
Monitor branch operations and identify workflow pressures or emerging issues
Coordinate work plans, timelines, responsibilities and dependencies
Keep regular planning cycles, business processes and standard operating procedures on track
Coordinate work across operational, finance, governance and business teams
Prepare briefing material and decision records for senior executive meetings
Maintain action registers and follow up teams on overdue commitments
Escalate delivery barriers when executive attention is needed
Maintain branch-level trackers and dashboards for priorities, risks and issues
Consolidate inputs into concise briefs,



executive updates and performance reports
Identify bottlenecks, duplication and process risks, then coordinate improvements
Analyse operational issues and prepare clear options and decision points
What You Bring (Essential Criteria)
You've coordinated business operations, projects or senior executive delivery across multiple teams
You can turn priorities into work plans, timelines, owners and clear follow-up actions
You've used action registers, dashboards, reporting products and standard operating procedures to coordinate delivery
You can prepare concise briefs, meeting material, executive updates and reports
You can distinguish routine delays from material delivery issues and elevate at the right time
You can influence teams and secure inputs without relying on line management authority
You're confident with Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint or equivalent platforms
You've worked in government or another highly regulated environment
You're an Australian citizen
You must hold a current NV2 clearance or above
Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)
Experience coordinating delivery priorities for an SES officer or equivalent senior leader
Operational delivery, corporate coordination, governance or business management experience
Experience developing SOPs, branch-level reporting or executive governance material
Experience in a sensitive Commonwealth, national security, Defence or security operations environment
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