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An ASX100 business with a 50-year heritage with a global office network spanning over 100 offices, our websites attract a combined 100 million visits a year.

Our ongoing success comes from our highly committed and professional employees around the globe.
Our diverse talent, expertise and passion of our people that makes IDP unique.
We strive to provide a working environment where our people are encouraged to excel, be agile and creative, seek new ways to solve problems, take initiative, and generate new opportunities.
We respect diversity in our people: their ideas, work styles and perspectives.

Company description:

An ASX100 business with a 50-year heritage with a global office network spanning over 100 offices, our websites attract a combined 100 million visits a year.

Our ongoing success comes from our highly committed and professional employees around the globe.
Our diverse talent, expertise and passion of our people that makes IDP unique.
We strive to provide a working environment where our people are encouraged to excel, be agile and creative, seek new ways to solve problems, take initiative, and generate new opportunities.
We respect diversity in our people: their ideas, work styles and perspectives.

Job description:
About IDP IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research.
An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds.
Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology.
Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

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Role purpose Working directly with Language Testing Portfolio and Product teams, you will ensure the administrative functions of the program and governance obligations are being met - maintaining the effective execution of our program delivery processes.
You will be working closely with stakeholders, delivery/governance teams, product managers, senior stakeholders and delivery teams to facilitate and enable successful program delivery.

As a Senior Program Coordinator, you will be responsible for co-ordinating key program artifacts, ceremonies and events including Program Increment planning, Steering committee, maintaining portfolio registers, benefits tracking, organising workshops and meetings, taking minutes throughout delivery of various Language Testing initiatives within the program.

Working out of our Melbourne Quarters office amidst our collaborative team you will work with product and digital teams in Melbourne, London and Chennai and be responsible for the day-to-day coordination across the program.

We are looking for someone who is proactive, methodical, structured yet flexible in adjusting methodologies to the context of the program, understands technology, communicates well and has proven delivery over a wide range of projects and project management disciplines.

You should be able to coordinate and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders, ensuring they remain informed and engaged to ensure the delivery of IDP program's digital lifecycle within quality, time and budget requirements whilst ensuring a focus on the customer and best practice ways of working.

Program Coordination End to end best practice program coordination
Work with Portfolio Manager to develop, drive, and implement program goals
Manage communications and deliverables from all stakeholders for the program
Program Administration including cadence, comms, budgets, schedules etc
Document Control and preparation and provision of program tracking reports
Support program team to achieve key initiative timelines
Minutes and actions follow up as assigned from program and product meetings
Collaboration and Performance TrackingThis is a global role and needs global collaboration to deliver, including:
Collaboration with delivery teams globally
Attending PM communities of best practice
Working closely with product managers/owners and other coordinators to ensure integration points and dependencies.

Ensuring program communication and reporting is clear to all whilst being light on time
Assist in the co-ordination of PI planning process
Roadmap and tracking innovation performance by:
Ensuring Program initiatives funding, resourcing and planning is signed off.

Progress reporting on initiatives, identifying issues and escalating where appropriate.

Continually looking to how we can improve upon what we do for our customers and how we can improve business agility and performance
Tracking program delivery performance to time, scope, budget and outcome
Utilising PM tools such as gantt, roadmaps, Kanban where such tools are fit for purpose in the context of the individual initiative and program
Required experience Previous PMO or program co-ordinator / administrator experience
Hands on, self-managed, proactive and innovative
Methodical, structured, with a dedicated eye for detail
Multi-tasker with ability to juggle many activities and communications
Demonstrated experience effectively coordinating programs of work and working with several stakeholders
Ability to track and manage program finances at a detailed level (capex, opex, etc)
Advanced communication skills to engage a wide range of stakeholders including C Level
Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity, respecting diversity
Desirable Requirements
Experience working in dynamic global environment
Why join usBe part of our story, as we support you to create meaningful and rewarding experiences, grow your career with purpose, and celebrate as a global team.

If you identify as a member of an underrepresented community, we encourage you to apply, even if you feel you do not meet all the criteria, but have relevant skills, experience and capability that will enhance the role.
At IDP, you can be yourself, be seen, heard, valued, and celebrated every day for your meaningful contributions.
If you require any adjustments, let us know.

Some other benefits include:
Work in our new 6 green star office, featuring creative collaboration zones and a focus on health and wellbeing.

Professional development programs to grow your career.

Two paid volunteer days every year to support our local communities.

Stay energized with free fresh fruit and barista onsite.

Profile description:As our Senior Program Coordinator, you will be responsible for co-ordinating key program artifacts, ceremonies and events including Program Increment planning, Steering committee, maintaining portfolio registers, benefits tracking, organising workshops and meetings, taking minutes throughout delivery of various Language Testing initiatives within the program.

We offer:We are evolving rapidly.
This is an exciting time to join us as we transform the way people access global education and opportunities, through leveraging innovative technology and a creating a connected world.

As a Great place to work certified organisation, our people are always at the forefront of what we do.
We strive to provide workplaces that are truly diverse and representative of the communities that we work in, so our people feel empowered to bring their best and authentic selves to work.
We are focused on continuing to build a culture of inclusion and belonging by providing a safe work environment where all our people are encouraged to excel, be agile and creative, and seek new ways to solve meaningful problems.

Education, Training & Professional Development
IDP Education is a world leader in international student placement services.
With a network of 89 international student placement centres, we have a global presence in 32 countries.

IDP Education Limited is an ASX listed company that is 50% owned by 38 Australian universities.
For more than 45 years, we have played a major role in international education.
We have placed more than 400,000 students into quality institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

IDP Education is a world leader in international student placement services.
With a network of 89 international student placement centres, we have a global presence in 32 countries.

IDP Education Limited is an ASX listed company that is 50% owned by 38 Australian universities.
For more than 45 years, we have played a major role in international education.
We have placed more than 400,000 students into quality institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada and New Zealand.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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