Turn ideas into action and drive results.

Project Officers and Managers help organisations achieve their goals by planning and delivering projects. These may be short-term initiatives or ongoing programs, from software development to community engagement or infrastructure upgrades.

You’ll coordinate teams, manage timelines and monitor budgets. You’ll also report on progress and ensure everyone involved stays informed and on track. In a smaller organisation, you may take a hands-on role in implementing projects, while in larger ones, you’ll oversee multiple project streams.

To become a Project Officer or Manager it is advantageous, to have gained a tertiary qualification in management. Project Officers and Project Managers are one of many occupations where experience in management is always deemed highly by prospective employers.

TAFE SA offers courses relevant to this occupation including the Certificate IV in Project Management Practice and Diploma of Project Management.

Still Unsure! Then try a short course also offered through TAFE SA. Check the website for the full list of short courses.

Project Officers and Managers find employment in a wide range of industries, from arts and education, to the building and construction industry. In larger organisations, there is usually more than one project administrator on board. Employment forecasts indicate strong growth for this occupation, but industry representatives warn that project administration work is often contract based.

People working as Project Officers and Managers have generally acquired a body of knowledge or experience in a particular area, for example engineering or medicine, before they develop the skills, or are delegated the responsibility for managing significant projects. Projects may be as broad as industries.

Resourcefulness and excellent organisational skills are the key to successful project management. This is an occupation that also depends on excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. In addition, you will need to be confident when approaching and presenting information. On a technical level, be ready to draw on your database, spreadsheeting, and word computing skills to produce project management schedules and reports. Control of the project budget is usually the responsibility of project or program administrators and therefore, it's advantageous to also have good financial management skills.