Come shape the future of education with us.
We are Compass - smart school management in one connected platform. We believe that time spent in the classroom should be for learning and teaching.
Our two co-founders John and Lucas met over a team lunch and while chowing down on their cafeteria sandwiches they bonded over their unapologetically nerdy love for education technology. After months of white-boarding and long days spent writing thousands of lines of code, Compass 1.0 came to life in 2009 in Lucas’ parents' garage.
Fast forward a decade - it’s no longer just John and Lucas eating sandwiches at the lunch table. Our school management ecosystem is now used in more than 2,000 schools across Australia and beyond. We’re joined by over 200 members of the Compass team, delivering smart school management solutions around the world.
About the Role amp; Team
As a Junior Project Manager, you will report to the Senior Project Manager and your primary responsibility will be to assist in the implementation of the Compass platform into schools across the state.
Your role will involve working with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior government executives, school staff, and various internal and external teams. You will provide support to enhance and maintain the service and operational performance of the team and to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
What you’ll do:
- Project Delivery (planning, tracking amp; reporting).
- Preparing a detailed project plan to schedule key project milestones and activities.
- Tracking the project progress and providing regular status updates to the wider team and key stakeholders.
- Working closely with the product team to plan the scope of delivery.
- Managing and adjusting for any changes in project scope.
- Identifying and securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects.
- Have project management accountability for all aspects of the project, including continuous monitoring and reporting on all project deliverables, ensuring project objectives are met, project risks are identified and mitigated.
- Portfolio management.
- Determine strategic direction for the work area and set priorities to ensure quality of outputs.
Requirements
What you'll bring:
- A customer focus - you have an understanding of the importance of providing an excellent customer experience while remaining calm and respectful in all situations.
- Curiosity - you have a love of problem-solving and fact-finding.
- The ability to work collaboratively - you naturally co-operate and join forces with people to deliver the best outcome in all situations.
- A high level of communication - you have exceptional written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to listen effectively to customer concerns and requests.
Benefits
What’s in it for you?
- Meaningful work in a rewarding industry that allows you to contribute to a mission that you believe in
- Flexible working culture - hybrid working environment
- Professional development opportunities amp; funding
- Parental Leave Program for both primary and secondary carers
- 24/7 access to our Employment Assistance Program (EAP) through the means of face-to-face, live chat and phone support
- Team monthly social events
Our Values
Remember how important values were for your school? It’s the same at Compass. Our values guide how and why we work.
- Work to Wow - Dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated: we aspire to break new ground. Guided by research, we constantly iterate and improve to deliver the best solution to meet the needs of our customers.
- Conquer the Impossible - When we face challenges together, few problems are unsolvable. We play to each other’s strengths and work collaboratively to achieve our shared objectives.
- Be the School - Teachers and students, principals and admin staff, parents, and guardians: school communities make Compass. They are the reason we work tirelessly to make their lives easier and help them bring their school’s vision to life.
- Are Prepared, and Do it Yesterday - We plan and we prioritise but we are still agile and responsive. We work with passion and urgency, but we measure and consider variables, to deliver a high-quality solution. ‘Be Prepared’ is being ready, not reactive.
It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing fast and need people who want to grow with us. Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and cele