Main characteristics
- Company
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Category
- Human Resources & Recruitment
Job summary
New role Security and stability working for a top tier law firm We are the Law Firm of the Year award winner and Corporate Citizen of the Year award winner at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards; 2022 winner of the top award in Financial Times (FT) Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers program for the fourth time. 2022 First-place winners in the AFR Most Innovative Companies Awards in the Professional Services category; 2022 winners of the Best Internal Innovation award - You will be joining the best! This is a project coordination role that will build on your experience to date, and rely on your confidence in your own ability, to diplomatically and respectfully keep everyone on track and across whats neededWho are we?
We are Asias top tier international law firm with deep roots in Australia spanning almost 200 years. With 30 offices, we have over 3,000 lawyers strategically positioned on the ground in the world's growth markets and financial centres.
Why work with us?
We promote a culture based on respect, trust, inclusivity, diversity, flexibility, mastery and growth. We seek to create a workplace where our people are proud to work and where their ambitions can be realised. Connection with our people is a priority, we offer targeted and meaningful conversations around professional and personal development, with regular feedback and coaching.
Role
As a member of the People & Development (P&D) Strategy and Projects team, you will be responsible for the support and coordination of the firms Human Resource Information System (HRIS) project.
Reporting to the Brisbane based Senior P&D Projects Manager, you will support the Senior P&D Projects Manager and Senior P&D Systems Manager, to will ensure the project is successfully monitored, documented, tracked, reported, integrated and implemented. You will be relied upon to act as the right-hand person to pull things together.
You will work closely with P&D members of the project team, the wider P&D team nationally, other shared service groups (particularly IT and Finance) to ensure the project is supported to implement the new HRIS on time and within budget.
Detail
With flexibility to be based in the Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane CBD office, this legacy role will value your solution focused approach and experience working in close partnership with project delivery teams. Your key responsibilities will include: All aspects of project coordination, in particular monitoring key deliverables and responsibilities and escalating where appropriate. Act as a point of contact for Function Leads, SMEs and other project team members when the Project Manager is not available. Project Management Office support in the form of presentation preparation, setting agendas for meetings, taking detailed notes and action items, following up on actions and coordination of project team and SteerCo meetings. Support on system implementation including working closely with SMEs to provide input on business processes, system testing and ad-hoc system tasks throughout. Assist with project delivery, ensuring it is on time and to budget and within agreed quality and scope. Report project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities. Assist in managing dependencies between projects (HRIS and Payroll) including resources, system environments, external vendors and release calendars. Stakeholder engagement relationships with external vendors and key internal stakeholders such as the wider P&D team. Assist with Issue and risk identification.
Who are we looking for?
This role will blend and elevate your recent consulting experience, project experience, and service experience from client facing projects.
As an experienced project coordinator, you will be looking for the next step in your career. You will be confident to work autonomously, yet still enjoy working in a close knit collaborative team.
Your ability to manage priorities and time in accordance to schedules is what will set you up for success, however its your ability to engage and build professional relationships with people at all levels of the organisation that will set you apart.
You will also bring: Strong business acumen to understand the why to then be able to translate and communicate as needed, in a clear and concise way Enjoyment connecting the dots through your strategic thinking capabilities Strong stakeholder engagement experience Excellent written and verbal communication skills 3+ years information technology project experience Bachelors degree in computing related field Industry certification (Prince2, PMP etc) Understanding and consistent application of project management competencies including scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, risk and issue management, procurement, integration testing and implementation Previous experience working with business and technology stakeholders to deliver various types of technology solutions will be looked on favourably
What else is in it for you? Access to market leading work in your chosen specialty, and the opportunity to work with leaders in their fields. Flexible ways of working and various leave arrangements to balance your work and life commitments. Holistic wellbeing programs supporting mental and physical health, including access to a broad range of mental health resources, EAP, gym memberships, flu vaccinations, skin cancer checks and in house catered meals. Mobility around our network when opportunities arise. Access to a large range of learning and development opportunities to help you meet your goals. A detailed framework to support working parents in balancing their personal and professional priorities, including 26 weeks paid parental leave open to both primary and secondary carers with no minimum service period for permanent employees. Corporate discounts on health and general insurance, superannuation advice and other products and services. Opportunities to participate in a wide range of pro-bono and community impact programs, and inclusion networks.
Next Steps
Please click Apply Now to apply online with your cover letter summarising why youre applying and your resume to support your experience.
Applications close COB Sunday 22 January 2023.
If you have any questions or need any further information, please dont hesitate to reach out to Bridget on (02) 9296 3563.
Diversity & Inclusion
King & Wood Mallesons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. We welcome, value, support and harness the positive benefits that peoples different life experiences bring, especially as they relate to gender, sexual orientation, culture, faith, disability and life stages.
If you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you must hold all visas and other approvals necessary for you to work for the firm in Australia.
Agencies - please note that we are not accepting applications from agencies for this role.
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