Project and Program Professionals

Program and Project professionals play a crucial role with the social, welfare and community sectors driving change, delivering services to the communities and maximising the impact of resources to achieve meaningful outcomes. A varied role their duties often include:

Strategic Planning

 Program and Project Leads work with senior leadership to develop strategic plans that align with the organisation’s objectives. They identify priority areas for intervention, set goals and define strategies and milestones for program and project implementation.

Program and Project Design

As subject matter experts they will address the needs of the target beneficiaries. This involves conduction needs assessments, defining objectives, developing work plans and identifying key activities and deliverables.

Team Management

Managers form multidisciplinary teams and lead from the front. They recruit, supervise, coach and develop their team to ensure the Program or Project is implemented on time and to budget and meets the requirements of the organisation.

Scaling and Resource Allocation

 They are often work very closely with Policy, Grant, Finance, Legal, Risk and Procurement to secure funding and ensure compliance obligations. They cultivate relationships and may often explore other sources of funding such as sponsorships or working with partners. 

Stakeholder Management

Program and Project professionals engage with a wider variety of stakeholders that include beneficiaries partners, donors government agencies and community members. They build partnerships, regularly ensuring the alignment of objectives and support of their initiatives.

Compliance and Risk Management

Crucially they ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations as well as obligations to grant providers or donors. They identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them such as contingency plans or risk assessments.