Project Manager

About you

Projects are your thing; you thrive on coming up with ideas and making them happen. You understand how to identify gaps and create opportunities that meet the need. Tight timeframes don’t bother you; they motivate you and you relish in meeting them.

While you’re someone who can just get in there and get the job done, you’re also a leader; you know how to support the people around you, to work with their strengths and bring their best to the forefront. You also love to collaborate, to share your ideas and incorporate the ideas of others to ensure that the ideas you come up with are the best they could possibly be.

The stuff you need to know

This is a 12-month, full time contract.

You will be developing and managing the delivery of Blind Citizens Australia’s “Eye to the Future 2.0” project, a 12-month project that focusses on increasing employment opportunities for people who are blind or vision impaired through changing the perspectives of employers, recruiters and HR professionals.

Manage all aspects of project development, administration and records management including supervision of staff.

Manage the monitoring and reporting requirements for projects including data management and project evaluations.

You will work autonomously and make key decisions about the project. And be involved in the recruitment for the roles within the project.

You will be leading a small team of up to 5 other staff.

Duty Statement

• Position Title: Project Manager – Eye to the Future
• Duration: 12-months
• Commitment: 37.5 hours per week
• Renumeration: Paid under the SCHADS Award, Level 6
• Reporting Relationships: The position reports to the General Manager – Projects and Engagement.
• The Project Officer(s) – Eye to the Future, an administration assistant will report to you.
• It is a requirement that all BCA staff and volunteers hold a current police check.

Key Selection Criteria

1. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to consult, negotiate effectively and develop networks with a range of stakeholders;
2. Demonstrated high-level project management skills and proven capability to manage complex projects with multiple priorities and deadlines on time and on budget, within a not-for-profit environment;
3. Experience in a team leader or management role, ideally in a remote working set up
4. An understanding of the employment landscape for people who are blind or vision impaired.
5. Strong grasp of technology, especially Microsoft Word and outlook
6. High-level conceptual skills, including ability to solve complex problems;
7. Highly-developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write clear and accurate reports as well as to present effectively to various audiences;
8. A strong commitment to improving outcomes for people who are blind or vision impaired.