Job title: Program Administrator
Job type: Contract
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Vic Government
Functional Expertise: Vic Government
Pay interval: Hourly
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job published: 05-05-2025
Job ID: 40415

Job Description

Role: Program Administrator

Locations: Melbourne   

Duration: Contract – 6 months (with possible extensions)

  

Talent Street is looking for a Program Administrator for one of our large Victorian State government clients.

 

Key Responsibilities: (not limited to)

 

Program Coordination: Assist with planning, scheduling, and coordinating program activities, meetings, and events.

Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a point of contact between the program team and internal/external stakeholders. Facilitate clear and effective communication to ensure program alignment and adherence to government protocols.

Data Management and Reporting: Maintain program artefacts and documentation, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.

Documentation and Compliance: Draft, edit, and manage program documentation, including reports, meeting minutes, and other official records. Ensure compliance with government policies and procedures.

Administrative Support: Provide general administrative support to the program team in day-to-day activities, including onboarding offboarding support, scheduling meetings, taking notes.

  • Support the Project Manager by maintaining core project management artefacts including (but not limited to):
    • Risk, Action, Issue, Dependencies and Decision registers.
    • preparation of reports, briefs and presentations, coordinating resources.
  • Assist with information gathering and project planning activities to ensure the project is set up to be managed according to the approved methodology and framework.
  • Support governance activities including the maintenance of project controls. This includes maintenance of the schedule, monitoring project deliverables, risk, issue and dependency management
  • Establish and maintain project documentation management, including the transition of all project documentation into operational teams once the project is complete.
  • Assist with the development, preparation, collation and coordination of project governance meeting papers, program board papers
  • Managing administrative tasks for the project team
  • Liaise with PMs to facilitate the project / program’s reporting lifecycle including the creation, updating and analysis of agendas, minutes, planning and review meetings, action follow up, reporting calendar upkeep and venue and date coordination.
  • Coordinate onboarding and offboarding of project team members.
  • Provide user access management for tools like JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Desk booking

 

 

Key Selection Criteria:

 

1. Experience: Proven experience in program administration or a related field, ideally within a government or public sector setting. Demonstrated experience working in a project, program, portfolio or PMO environment supporting Project Managers and Program Leadership.

2. Organizational Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.

3. Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with various stakeholders.

4. Technical Proficiency: Competence in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with government reporting tools and software. Demonstrated experience producing and presenting high-quality program/project artefacts, translating complex information into simple and easy to understand language.

5. Analytical Ability: Capacity to assess data, draw insights, and make informed recommendations. Demonstrated experience in document creation including templates, processes and toolsets.

6. Adaptability: Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

 

Desirable Qualifications:

Education: A Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business, or a related field.

Public Sector Knowledge: Understanding of public sector policies, regulations, and compliance requirements.

 

Please apply now or contact Cheska Mitra, Delivery Consultant @Talent Street on  cmitra@talentstreet.com.au for further information.