Program or Project Administrator
What the work is
Plans and undertakes administration of organisational programs, special projects and support services.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Coordinates all resources, meetings, records of payments, key milestones, communications and documentation involved in a program or project
- Develops plans and frameworks to organise and delegate tasks within a program or project
- Works with Professionals, owners and senior management to ensure that deadlines and compliance requirements are met
- Advises senior management on matters requiring attention and implements decisions
- Oversees work by contractors and reports on work order variations
- Prepares and reviews submissions and reports concerning organisational activities
- Collects and analyses data associated with projects undertaken, and reports on project outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the office of a community charity that runs a youth mentoring program across five towns. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- The launch event runs smoothly and nobody sees the weeks of planning behind it
- A funder says your report is the clearest they have received
- A site coordinator tells you the new template saved them an evening
Hard days
- A venue cancels three days before an event you have promised to many families
- Five people each need something from you by the same deadline
- You are the one chasing numbers from people who are busy doing the real work
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 511231, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.