Jira Administrator / Project Coordinator
Six-month contract (hybrid, central Melbourne) at a major Australian retailer, placed via Milestone IT. The person administers Jira (workflows, boards, dashboards, permissions, reporting) while also coordinating project finances — budgets, forecasts, invoices, timesheets — and preparing status reports.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Melbourne VIC
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proven hands-on experience administering and configuring Jira
- Experience supporting project financials, including budgets, forecasts and expenditure tracking
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial and delivery data
- Excellent organisation, attention to detail and follow-through
- Clear communication skills and confidence working with busy stakeholders
- Practical approach to solving problems and improving processes
Nice to have
- Experience with Confluence
- Experience with delivery environments using Agile, waterfall or a combination of both
Full description
See the impact of your work, feel valued for your expertise and have your ideas heard.
Join our client in a role that combines hands-on Jira administration with project coordination and financial tracking. You’ll help teams turn complex delivery activity into clear workflows, reliable reporting and accurate financial information.
Based in the heart of Melbourne, this six-month contract offers hybrid working, including the flexibility to work from home.
Make delivery run smoothly You’ll be the person who brings structure, visibility and control to the details that keep projects moving. Working with project managers and delivery teams, you will:
- Administer Jira projects, workflows, boards, dashboards, permissions and reporting.
- Configure and improve Jira to support practical, consistent ways of working.
- Track project budgets, actual expenditure, forecasts and financial commitments.
- Coordinate purchase orders, invoices, timesheets and resource information.
- Prepare status reports that make progress, costs, risks and issues easy to understand.
- Maintain project schedules, action registers and governance documentation.
- Listen to stakeholder needs and translate them into useful Jira improvements.
- Help users build confidence through guidance, troubleshooting and clear documentation.
Bring your Jira expertise and commercial awareness You may be a Jira Administrator who enjoys the broader coordination of projects, or a Project Coordinator with strong Jira administration experience. Either way, you’ll bring:
- Proven hands-on experience administering and configuring Jira.
- Experience supporting project financials, including budgets, forecasts and expenditure tracking.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial and delivery data.
- Excellent organisation, attention to detail and follow-through.
- Clear communication skills and the confidence to work with busy stakeholders.
- A practical approach to solving problems and improving processes.
Experience with Confluence and delivery environments using Agile, waterfall or a combination of both would be advantageous.
Why this opportunity?
- Contribute to project delivery at one of Australia’s most recognised retailers.
- Take ownership of work that gives teams clearer information and better control.
- Combine technical platform expertise with financial and project coordination skills.
- Enjoy a central Melbourne location with hybrid working flexibility.
If you know how to make Jira work for people and keep project financials on track, we’d like to hear from you.