Project Manager

About Dairy Australia:  

Dairy Australia’s role is to provide services that benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. These services deliver value by enhancing farm business management, supporting farm employment needs, driving herd and feed innovation, managing climate and environment, promoting Australian dairy and commitment to sustainability, supporting policy development, growing international markets and responding to critical issues and events such as floods and bushfires.  

Our Vision and Values:  

At Dairy Australia, our vision is simple, to be leaders in shaping a profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values of:  

• Farmer First - Farmer needs guide our purpose  
• One Team - We work together to achieve great things  
• Innovative Thinking - We embrace new ideas and learning as we go  
• Decisive Action - We make informed decisions and move quickly to implement.  

About the role:  

As a Project Manager at Dairy Australia, you will be part of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and support the business through the full project management life cycle including planning, initiation, delivery and evaluation. This role will work primarily with 2 of our business units, Research and Innovation and Regional Services, on R,D and E projects. This is a 2-year fixed term contract.  

 Key Responsibilities:  

• Work with the project business leads and key stakeholders to complete project artefacts (i.e. project charters and plans) outlining scopes, goals, deliverables, required resources, budget and timing.  
• Ensure that project objectives are delivered within the agreed time, scope and budget.  
• Identifying risks, resolve issues and solve problems throughout the project lifecycle.  
• Effectively manage the project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved.  
• Prioritise project timelines and communicate regularly in relation to any activities which may impact on project deliverables and ensure compliance with all relevant financial and legal requirements.  
• Manage the contracting process end to end through signoff, signatories, set-up of milestone tracking and budgets.  
• Coordinate resources across Dairy Australia and externally (where required) to deliver on project deliverables.  
• Lead, motivate and guide teams to achieve project goals.  

Skills and Experience:  

• Knowledge of project management methodology and lifecycle.  
• Minimum 5+ years Project Management experience  
• Experience managing multiple projects and a diverse group of stakeholders preferably gained in education, government or research sectors.  
• Experience with evaluation and reporting.  
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.  
• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy, while at the same time working effectively as part of a team.  

About your work life with us:  

We aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with:  

• Flexible working environment - a blended working environment (at our office in Southbank with our team, combined with at home/virtual and in the regional teams at times).  
• Being a key member in our supportive and high performing team of experts in their field.  
• A caring and innovative culture - we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to innovate, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders.  
• Be part of a values driven Not-For-Profit organisation.  
• Salary packaging.  

If your motivations and skills set lines up to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now”. 

Please note as part of the recruitment process of Dairy Australia, you may be required to undergo a National Police Check and provide evidence of your Right to Work in Australia.