Project Manager - Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane / Work from Home

An exciting opportunity to work with a leading digital mental health organisation, adding value with your professional project management skills!

• Full time / Fixed term (12 months contract)
• Health Professionals and Support Services Award
• Remote (Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane location preferred)
• Opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals affected by complex mental health issues

Are you ready to make a difference in the mental health sector?

We are a medium-sized organisation, with 100+ people and 160 volunteers who are driven, passionate and engaged, and we embrace innovation and agile ways of working. Our vision is a brighter future for people, families and communities facing complex mental health issues. To achieve this vision, we have three goals:

• End mental health inequity through systemic change
• Eliminate stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion
• Equal employment and economic opportunity for people and families with complex mental health needs.

We provide unique digital psychosocial support services to those most in need, including individual and group-based support, provided by allied health or peer-qualified staff and volunteers. In addition, we educate, reduce stigma, advocate and drive systemic change.

Visit www.sane.org to learn more about our work

About the role

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Project manage the end-to-end delivery of assigned strategic projects, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope and aligned to organisational objectives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, stakeholder engagement plans and project documentation.
• Work with project sponsors and stakeholders to define, manage and deliver project scope, objectives, outcomes and success measures.
• Coordinate internal teams, partners, funders and external stakeholders to drive delivery, manage dependencies and resolve issues.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues, decisions and governance requirements, escalating where required.
• Provide clear project reporting, stakeholder communication and PMO engagement to support effective decision-making, governance and continuous improvement.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in project management, public health, social sciences or relevant discipline
• At least 3 years’ experience in project management roles and demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional projects within agreed scope, timelines and budgets
• Demonstrated experience working within established project management procedures, governance processes, reporting expectations, software and tools
• Strong project management skills, including planning, organisation, risk management and delivery.
• Ability to lead, influence and coordinate diverse teams and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, sound judgement and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and changing requirements in a fast-paced environment.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, please apply now!

What’s in it for you?

• A friendly and collaborative environment
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Additional days of Cultural and Ceremonial Leave per year
• Not For Profit Salary packaging & benefits - package up to $18,550 per year!

How to apply

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the responsibilities and selection criteria listed above by the advertised closing date.

• What qualifications, certifications and credentials do you have to support your application?
• How many years of project management experience do you have?
• Do you have the right to work in Australia?
• Do you identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
• What are your pronouns?
• Would you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

Please note: all SANE Employees are required to complete compliance checks including a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.

Interested?

Applications will be reviewed as they come in so, please Apply Now!

SANE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud champions of lived experience. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of complex mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from CALD and LGBTQIA+ communities, and people of all ages to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

No agencies please, we've got this!