Commissioning & Planning Officer

Commissioning & Planning Officer

Location: Newcastle
Full-time, temporary opportunity
Grade 7/8 - $106,025 - $117,363 p.a. + superannuation and annual leave loading
Flexible work practice working hours, 35-hour week and flex leave

Your role

Do you enjoy collaborating with community partners to achieve positive outcomes for individuals, families and communities?

The Commissioning and Planning Officer role facilitates engagement with sector and communities to improve the local supply of services, builds collaborative relationships with providers and develops avenues for contract management that directly contribute to better outcomes for individuals, families, and communities across the Hunter and Central Coast (HCC) District. The work is dynamic, fast-paced, and requires a sophisticated range of skills and experience.

What you’ll do

As part of the HCC Commissioning & Planning team, you will build and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders and partners from a relationships based approach. 

You will bring your individual and professional experience, knowledge, and analysis of relevant data sources to ensure the team understands and can respond to the unique needs of the communities in which we work.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you will be a good negotiator and have demonstrated experience in relationship and contract management. Innovative and client focused, you will strive for excellent service delivery and promote change in the sector. High level communication, decision making, and project management skills are a must.

The successful candidate will have the following:
 

• Experience working with non-government organisations and government agencies on the development and implementation of service delivery.
• Experience and knowledge of one or more of the funded programs of Domestic and Family Violence, Permanency Support Program, Specialist Homelessness Services and/or Targeted Earlier Intervention
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own work. Including working both independently and within a team environment
• A commitment to a culture of teamwork, excellence and continuous improvement
• Client service skills with an empathic approach to clients
• A strong commitment to customer service
• Have highly developed written and verbal skills, including writing for a variety of audiences and completion of formal and informal correspondence.
• Computer and systems competency
• Sound research and analysis skills to support evidence-based decisions.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• A valid Driver’s License and willingness to travel.

Appointments are subject to reference checks and the following pre-employment checks:
 

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Download the role description

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment.
• Competitive pay and conditions.
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. Provide an example of a time when you successfully built and maintained a collaborative relationship with a key partner or stakeholder. What strategies did you use to ensure alignment and positive outcomes?

2. Provide an example of a time when you used data or evidence to improve a service delivery process. How did you identify the key data points, and what impact did your decision have on the outcome for individuals or communities?

Applications close - 11:59pm, Sunday 8 December 2024.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Cherie Salerno on Cherie.Salerno@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please contact Peter Luong on Peter.Luong1@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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