Project Coordinator

At Objective, we create software that makes a difference. With over 400 people and five development labs spread across Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and the Unite Kingdom, Objective is a leading developer of SaaS solutions for the government.

Our role:

The Project Coordinator is responsible for assisting our project managers in organizing and running our ongoing software delivery projects, project managing smaller projects, providing management reporting to the Consulting Services leadership team, managing our project financial and reporting application (OpenAir), and ensuring we document and adhere to project delivery best practice.

The Project Coordinator reports to Services Director – Centre of Excellence. It does not have people management responsibilities.

A day in your role:

• Assisting the project managers to develop, maintain and monitor statements of work and project management plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
• Organizing, attending, and participating in external stakeholder and internal project meetings.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Monitoring project deadlines to ensure the project stays on track.
• Assisting with documenting project change requests.
• Managing smaller projects.
• Undertaking system administration on our project financial and reporting application (OpenAir).
• Designing and providing management reporting for our Consulting Services Leadership team, on project and team performance (project profitability, team utilization etc).
• Providing administrative support to project managers as needed.
• Ensuring projects adhere to Objective frameworks and standards and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Assess project risks and issues and suggest solutions where applicable.
• Developing and improving continuous feedback processes.

Yours skills, experience and beyond:

• Recent experience as a project coordinator
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Project
• Knowledge of software implementation projects (vendor side)
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work with and across multiple functional teams
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Problem-solving capability
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Other Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme for confidential counselling
• Extensive learning resources to develop your skills
• Regular social events to promote team bonding

At Objective, we recognise and celebrate our diverse team as pivotal to our strong employee engagement and our high-performing culture, underpinned by Our Values.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by the applicable laws in the regions we operate in.

To provide a positive experience, please advise our Talent Team of any adjustments or accommodations required during the recruitment process so we can support you.