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Position: Project Coordinator / Project Management Specialist
The Project Management Specialist role blends operational coordination and advanced reporting to enable successful delivery of complex initiatives. This position supports end-to-end project execution by managing schedules, documentation, and stakeholder communications while enabling the enterprise reporting capabilities through the alignment of PM tools and platforms. The role requires proficiency in digital project management tools, and ongoing maintenance of dashboards and reporting systems to ensure accuracy and scalability.
Key accountabilities
Performance and progress in the following areas will be the priorities for this position:
Project Coordination & Governance
* Facilitate meetings, capture decisions and ensure adherence to PMO standards
* Conduct/attend post-project reviews, compile and distribute lessons learned, ensure learnings are applied to future projects
* Maintain project documentation, such as plans and reports; assigning tasks and controlling schedules; communicating the project’s progress to team members and other stakeholders
* Coordinate (and attend) internal and external project meetings and associated documentation (e.g. meeting minutes, agendas)
* Organize and maintain project schedules, RAID logs, and documentation
Data Analytics & Dashboarding
* Coordinate & communicate requirements for the design, build, and maintenance of interactive dashboards (Power BI) for project performance, risk, and benefits tracking
* Evaluate and recommend the automation and improvement of reporting processes
* Coordinate the executive reporting requirements across workstreams
Digital Enablement
* Champion use and maintain digital project management platforms (Digital Project Management tool, MS Project, Planner, SharePoint)
* Vendor management through coordination and collaboration for tool enhancements and support
* Ensure data integrity across systems and optimize workflows through digital tools
* Internal project delivery site maintenance and content validation
Continuous Improvement
* Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and coordination processes
* Support adoption of emerging technologies and best practices in digital PM
* Evaluate, update and uphold PMO processes in coordination with applicable committees and stakeholders
Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across business and technical teams to encourage open communication and proactive problem-solving.
Qualifications and experience
* Tertiary qualifications required (e.g. University degree), and qualifications, or pathway towards qualification, in a Project Management discipline (e.g. PMI CAPM/PMP or PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner) desirable.
* Prior experience in organisational process improvement, change management, innovation or related area preferred.
* Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills (English), including the ability to influence and drive other team members.
* Demonstrable experience of balancing priorities among competing needs whilst providing the highest level of value to BDO
* Demonstrated ability to work proactively with minimal supervision, showing initiative and self-motivation, along with the confidence to effectively engage and collaborate with stakeholders as required.
* Experience working with SharePoint; Digital Project Management tools such as Accelerator+; MS suite of PM applications, Copilot
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