Engagement & Readiness Project Coordinator

• Hybrid work environment, based in Bella Vista

• 12-month full time fixed term contract

• Be at the heart of Core Modernisation (CoreMod), enabling critical technology migrations to land safely and successfully

About the team

CoreMod is a multi‑year program modernising the Reserve Bank of Australia’s core technology platforms to strengthen the resilience, security and sustainability of Australia’s critical payment and banking systems.

The Engagement & Readiness Project Coordinator supports the people and business side of this transformation, ensuring ongoing engagement, visibility and readiness across the Bank as CoreMod delivers major milestones and migrations.

The role reports to the Project Lead, CoreMod, works closely with project managers, migration and transition teams and change specialists, and sits within CoreMod’s Project Coordinator team. It plays a key role in enabling safe and effective migrations and business readiness across the Bank.

About the role

• Coordinate engagement and readiness activities across CoreMod initiatives, including complex migrations and transition phases

• Plan and support a range of engagement activities, including executive briefings, bank‑wide stakeholder forums and internal staff all‑hands meetings

• Work closely with Executive Assistants and senior leaders to coordinate time‑critical meetings, often at short notice, requiring persistence, diplomacy and flexibility

• Develop and maintain engagement, readiness and delivery plans, schedules and milestones using Jira and MS Project

• Track and manage project risks, issues, actions and dependencies, with a strong focus on business readiness and operational impact

• Support activities relating to exemptions, including security or related approvals, coordinating inputs across multiple stakeholders

• Monitor progress against plans, identify issues early and support corrective actions

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of CoreMod engagement and readiness practices

About you

You are an experienced, resilient Project Coordinator who is comfortable operating in complex environments and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.

• 5 - 10 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role within large, complex organisations or transformation programs

• High emotional intelligence (EQ), with the ability to build trust, read stakeholder dynamics and adapt your approach

• Demonstrated experience working with C‑suite executives and senior leaders, including coordinating executive‑level meetings

• Experience supporting exemptions processes, ideally including security exemptions, in regulated or controlled environments

• Strong perseverance and follow‑through, particularly when coordinating urgent, last‑minute requests across busy stakeholder groups

• Hands‑on experience using Jira and MS Project to manage schedules, actions and dependencies

• Excellent organisational and coordination skills, with a structured, proactive working style

• Clear, confident communication skills and experience working within project governance frameworks

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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