Project Coordinator

Join Dairy Australia and help shape the future of Australia’s dairy industry.

We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support the successful delivery of strategic projects that drive innovation and sustainability across the sector. This is a dynamic opportunity to work with passionate professionals and contribute to meaningful outcomes for farmers and communities nationwide.

About the Role:

As Project Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with Dairy Australia’s strategic objectives. You’ll support project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting, while fostering strong communication and collaboration among internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate project planning, scheduling, documentation, and stakeholder reporting.
• Organise and facilitate meetings, track actions, and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor budgets, process financial tasks, and support forecasting and reporting.
• Liaise with internal teams and external partners to ensure timely project delivery.
• Support change management, compliance, and legal documentation processes.
• Prepare and edit project reports, submissions, and respond to ad hoc requests.

About You:

You’re a highly organised and collaborative professional with a passion for project coordination and stakeholder engagement. You thrive in fast-paced environments and bring a problem-solving mindset to everything you do.

To be successful, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience coordinating committees, including meetings, minutes, and action tracking.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively.
• A proactive approach to documenting and following up on actions.
• A collaborative work style and commitment to delivering results.
• High attention to detail and a solutions-focused mindset.

About Dairy Australia:

Dairy Australia’s role is to provide services that benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. These services deliver value by enhancing farm business management, supporting farm employment needs, driving herd and feed innovation, managing climate and environment, promoting Australian dairy and commitment to sustainability, supporting policy development, growing international markets and responding to critical issues and events such as floods and bushfires. 

Our Vision and Values:

Our vision is simple, to be leaders in shaping a profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values of:

• Farmer First - Farmer needs guide our purpose 
• One Team - We work together to achieve great things 
• Innovative Thinking - We embrace new ideas and learning as we go 
• Decisive Action - We make informed decisions and move quickly to implement 

About your work life with us

We aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with:

• Flexible working environment - a blended working environment (at our office in Southbank with our team, or from home)
• Being a key member in our small supportive and high performing team of experts in their field
• A caring and innovative culture -we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to be innovative, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders

Next steps: 

We believe in equality. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. 

If your motivations and skills set aligns to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now” 

Please note as part of the recruitment process of Dairy Australia, you may be required to undergo a National Police Check and provide evidence of your Right to Work in Australia.