Project Co-ordinator
Experienced Project Co-ordinator required on a 4 month contract with a large national organisation. MS Project knowledge a must.
Summary about this job
Programme & Project Management
Company: Finite IT Recruitment Solutions
Location: Brisbane
Work type: Contract/Temp
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Phone: +61-8-6050-2059
Fax: +61-3-1860-4218
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Detail information about job Project Co-ordinator. Terms and conditions vacancy
- 4 month contract
- Close to CBD
- Large Corporate
The Project Coordinator will coordinate the activities, resources, equipment and information associated with the project to support the Project Manager in a successful project implementation.
Responsibilities / Critical Deliverables
- High level of skill in employing effective organisational and administrative processes, together with their knowledge and/or experience of project management smart practices, to facilitate the successful achievement of the project objectives.
- Monitor, analyse and report on budgets, forecasts, and month end processes and highlighting any variances to the Project Manager, and provide suggestions for resolution.
- Manage project plans (sometimes multiple plans) using (MS Project), reviewing the plans regularly to ensure tasks and milestones are being achieved in a timely manner. Follow up on any actions, quickly address any difficulties, and escalate issues with the Project Manager where necessary.
- Take an active part in the project issue/risk management process, by contributing to the identification and prioritisation of existing and potential issues and risks, and helping to develop strategies and controls to mitigate these. Use sound judgement to identify which issues and risks should be escalated to governance groups, and prepare relevant reports/documentation.
- Prepare governance reports, project status reports, presentations, agendas and minutes, and maintain logs and registers.
- Preparation of business cases to engage or extend resources and also facilitate new start processes, access and tracking of resource information.
- Assist in finalising projects on completion including transfer of assets and closure of project financial systems
Key Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years previous Project Coordinator experience in information technology.
- Experience in Microsoft Office including MS Project
- Experience in SAP is highly desirable.
- High level of demonstrated experience in working with Project Managers to successfully deliver projects in a large and complex IT environment.
- Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies, tools and structure and be able to adapt this to fit within the current Organisation's IT PMO standards.
- High level of organizational and administrative skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
The role closes Monday 23rd July, so if you are available and have the required skills and experience, apply immediately. For further information, contact Graham Eather or Brodie McIntyre on 07 3232 2300.