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Project Manager (005223)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jan 2025

About the role

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Period of Appointment

Appointment to the role is on a permanent flexible basis (up to 73.5 hours per fortnight).

Duties

Work in partnership with other State Growth business units across the State and Australian Government service providers to ensure the effective referral of client needs, and implementation of new programs, processes and management systems.
Build a portfolio of clients and maintain high level professional business relationships working directly with the business owners and managers of these businesses. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders to understand industry issues and strategic opportunities to inform departmental priorities.
Provide strategic advice on specific business and industry development issues and policy as they arise.
Assist in the delivery of the Advanced Manufacturing Action Plan.
Support the delivery of related strategies: the Tasmanian Defence Industry Strategy, the Tasmanian Trade Strategy and initiatives as it relates to the delivery of services under the Industry Capability Network Tasmania.
Identify and analyse development opportunities at the enterprise or industry level. Assess the potential for assistance from the Department, coordinating applications, project assessment and financial assistance where necessary.
As a part of a team or individually, assess the business needs of target clients in key sectors and provide high quality support to assist them to develop strategies to maximise employment, investment and growth outcomes. Monitor and evaluate outcomes. This may include encouraging and facilitating access to government and private sector programs and services that addresses client needs. Solutions include provision of information, and access to skilled services, financial assistance and business counselling, and facilitation services.
Assist in the preparation of detailed submissions and recommendations for financial assistance for consideration by the Department, and other State and Federal funding bodies. Prepare correspondence, ministerial responses, briefing notes, board papers and other reports as required.
Represent the Department with industry, business local government, wider communities and other government agencies. Extensive and regular liaison and consultation will be undertaken with other departmental staff, external authorities, and other government departments.
Accountable for the planning, performance measurement, tracking of allocated individual business development activities and budgets, and contributing to these issues at the business unit level.