Project Manager – Government Statutory Agency, ACT

Project Manager – Government Statutory Agency, ACT (The position has been filled)

• Contract with Government Agency based in Canberra through to June 2019
• Be Part of a Team Overseeing the Implementation of an Independent Review
• Great opportunity to Gain Experience within a Regulatory Government Body

 

CLIENT

Our client is an Australian government statutory authority based in Canberra. It applies scientific expertise to evaluate and register all pesticides and veterinary medicines, support Australian agricultural and livestock industries and protect the health and safety of people, animals, the environment and Australia’s overseas trade.

 

THE ROLE

Our client has undergone an Independent Review and has accepted all recommendations. Work is underway to implement immediate priorities, working towards the future state and improved performance including:

• better use of legislative instruments
• exploring earlier rejections of poor quality submissions
• improved management of backlogs
• lowering sign off of decisions to assessment teams

As this presents an extra workload, our client is seeking to employ on contract, one or two Project Managers to assist the Manager with the implementation of this audit.

Working together with subject matter experts and under direction, the successful candidate(s) will be part of the team implementing these recommendations. Ideally they should be finalised by the end of June 2019.

These positions will be at an APS 6 level depending on experience and qualifications and will be based in Canberra.

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

We are looking for candidates who can manage projects, deal with internal processes and have the ability to understand the role of this regulatory government body.

Knowledge of the science and the regulatory requirements enforced by this agency would be extremely beneficial but not a must.

Other requirements for this role include:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field.
• Some experience in managing projects would be well regarded
• Ability to make workload decisions, work with various stakeholders and meet own deadlines
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills, ability to work as part of a team and autonomously as needed
• Excellent computer skills and a good eye for detail
• Experience in change management will be beneficial but not a requirement
• A high level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills that can be applied to the preparation of a range of written documents and reports as needed
• Work rights in Australia but you are NOT required to be a citizen. You must also be willing to undergo a police check.
• Must be available to commence employment with reasonable notice and work full-time hours Monday to Friday, through to June 2019

 

APPLICATIONS

To have a confidential discussion about this role, please call Helen on 03 9516 0100 or 1-800-077-860 Toll Free during office hours.  After hours please call 0438 620 434. To apply, please click the “Apply Now” button below and send your resume with a covering letter addressing the above criteria to CS Executive Group.

 

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we cannot contact all candidates.  Please note, however, if you are not successful on this occasion, your resume will remain on our database and you will be contacted for other roles.