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Senior Project Officer


Grants; Investment Infrastructure and Grants; Tourism; Brisbane CBD

Join our team and play a key role in delivering impactful grant programs that support positive outcomes across Queensland. We're looking for a Senior Project Officer to help manage the full lifecycle of grant programs—from launching funding rounds and assessing applications to supporting recipients, managing agreements, and administering reporting and acquittals.

We're seeking a highly organised professional with strong project coordination, reporting and stakeholder engagement skills. You will have experience developing and maintaining systems, processes and tools that support effective program monitoring and performance reporting. Strong written communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment are essential.

If you're collaborative, detail-oriented and passionate about continuous improvement we'd love to hear from you.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Project Management
Classification AO5
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/695390/26
Closing date 30-Jul-2026
Job duration until 30/06/29 with possibility of extension
Contact person Melissa Higgins
Contact details Ph: 0499 805 508
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As the Senior Project Officer, you will support the delivery of grant programs from end to end, ensuring strong governance, effective administration and positive outcomes for stakeholders. You will work closely with internal teams and grant recipients to manage funding processes, reporting requirements and program performance activities.

Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the administration and delivery of all stages of grant programs.
• Coordinating administrative activities required to launch funding rounds.
• Receiving and assessing funding applications.
• Preparing and managing grant agreements with successful applicants.
• Providing advice and support to grant recipients throughout project delivery.
• Coordinating grant reporting, monitoring and acquittal processes.
• Responding to requests for information regarding grant funding and program activities.
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and promoting best-practice grants administration.
• Supporting a workplace culture that values safety, inclusion, respect and diversity, and contributes to positive outcomes for First Nations people.

About You
You are a proactive and detail-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys working collaboratively to achieve results. You are confident managing competing priorities and can communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
• Experience, or the ability to quickly acquire expertise, in monitoring, evaluation, reporting and continuous improvement systems, particularly within grant programs or portfolios.
• Strong skills in developing and maintaining tools, processes and systems that support effective reporting, communication and program performance monitoring.
• Experience coordinating or managing project and grant performance reporting, including collecting, validating and analysing performance data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare accurate, concise and professional documentation, including grant agreements and reports.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capabilities.
• The ability to work effectively within a team while managing priorities in a fastpaced and changing environment.
• A commitment to workplace safety, equity, diversity, inclusion and respect.

Why Join Us?
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to programs that make a real difference while developing your expertise in grants administration, program performance and stakeholder engagement. You'll join a supportive team that values collaboration, continuous improvement and high-quality service delivery.

If you are a motivated professional with strong project, reporting and stakeholder management skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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