Project Coordinator

HOBAN Recruitment is seeking a Catchment Education Project Officer/ coordinator to support the delivery of the ACT Healthy Waterways Community Education and Behaviour-Change Program (2025-2026). This exciting initiative aims to reduce phosphorus entering urban waterways by encouraging households to adopt waterway-friendly practices.

In this role, you will:

• Assist in planning and delivering community engagement projects, including leaf and fertiliser programs.
• Coordinate activities such as leaf-bag giveaways, educational installations, community events, and online resources.
• Develop and test innovative program elements and contribute to robust evaluation frameworks.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and communication materials for diverse stakeholders.
• Support project planning, procurement, and data management processes for large-scale outreach.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate of $56.00 per hour, including casual loading, providing you with financial stability and recognition for your expertise.
• 12% superannuation to secure your future and support your retirement planning.
• ASAP start date, allowing you to embark on this exciting opportunity without delay.
• Full-time position, offering 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, enabling a healthy work-life balance and time.
• Play a key role in an environmental sustainability initiative.
• Opportunity to work on innovative behaviour-change and education programs.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Develop project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

About You
We are looking for someone who can bring energy, creativity, and strong organisational skills to the team. To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience in project management, community education, or behaviour-change programs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Excellent written communication skills for reports, presentations, and educational content.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve outcomes.
• Knowledge of government procurement, contract management, or public administration (desirable).
• Qualifications in behavioural insights, event management, or evaluation (highly regarded but not essential).

Additional Information: Some weekend and after-hours work may be required.

Please note you do need to have FULL WORK Rights this State Government role.
Positions close for submissions at COB on THURSDAY 11th SEPTEMBER.

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at adjustments@hoban.com.au or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.