As a financial ombudsman, we are a for-purpose organisation that provides a free service for individuals and small businesses. We listen to and work with our customers and their financial firms to find solutions to complaints which have gone unheard or unresolved. This is your opportunity to make a difference.

The role of Project Manager - Equity of Access, is a fixed term 24 month role to lead the implementation of a large scale corporate project. A key pillar of AFCA’s 3 year strategy is Equity of Access.  We want to ensure fairness and equity across all of AFCA’s services, so that every Australian can access the support they need.  This program will run over 2 years and will involve a large scale cultural change program as we shift our attention to supporting our people to meet the diverse needs of the community we serve along with changing our processes and technology to ensure any barriers to access are removed.   

Typically, in this role you will: 

• Work with the relevant internal stakeholders to plan, define and implement project scope, objectives, timelines and deliverables in line with AFCA project management framework.  

• Establish ongoing governance arrangements and structure including formal reporting arrangements on project progress.  

• Develop project plan, costing, resource plans and relevant project documentation 

• Undertake quality assurance activities. 

• Be accountable for the management and delivery of key project milestones across the project team, ensuring alignment with agreed scope and outcomes.  

• Determine and manage project risk analysis and review risk mitigation plans regularly. 

• Be accountable for the management of the project budget, ensuring appropriate tracking and financial allocation. 

• Project reporting / tracking (progress / financial) 

• Develop and maintain robust reporting to relevant internal and external stakeholders, ensuring current status and risks / issues are clearly defined and articulated.  

To be successful in this role, you will need: 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated project management experience in the area of delivering business transformation initiatives and or medium to large scale projects within the financial sector, not for profit or government agencies 

• Demonstrated experience in business transformations involving cultural change.   

• Demonstrated experience in working with business leaders to implement plans that bring about successful business transformation and change. 

• Demonstrated experience applying project and change management techniques and tools 

• Be a strategic thinker, have excellent communication skills and strong problem-solving abilities with the experience identifying, assessing and implementing solutions 

• BOSS Best Places to Work 2024 –credited for its culture, engagement and flexible working arrangements.
• Employer of Choice Public Sector and NFP – Australian HR Awards 2023
• Accredited as a Family Friendly Workplace
• Hybrid working from home and our state-of-the-art office and facilities designed for collaboration, and wellbeing. We work flexibly at AFCA and encourage you to talk to us about how this role can be flexible for you.
• Progressive and inclusive leave entitlements, including flexible public holiday leave, women’s health leave, 20 weeks paid parental leave, sorry business leave, early and advanced pregnancy loss leave, paid gender affirmation leave, extra personal leave and paid time off over Christmas. Plus, study leave to support your professional development.
• Not For Profit salary packaging benefits.

Life at AFCA

Our people are at the centre of everything we do. We live and breathe our cultural qualities, which shape how we behave and how we engage with our customers. At AFCA, you will truly feel the difference of working at an organisation which supports people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to thrive. Our consistently high employee engagement results reflect that AFCA is a truly great place to work and a place where people can contribute, belong and flourish!

To apply

If you are passionate about how we drive fairness in the financial sector and are looking for an organisation that values the human in all of us, we encourage you to apply – even if you don’t meet every single criterion.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. We strive to provide a recruitment experience that’s fair, inclusive and accessible. If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please reach out to the recruiter who is managing this process or email us at [email protected]. We also offer flexible working at AFCA and as such even if a role is advertised as full-time, we invite conversations around other working arrangements and would still encourage you to apply.

AFCA is a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we are committed to responding to every applicant.