Community Engagement Advisor

Community Engagement Advisor

• 2 x Community Engagement Advisor - and Talent Pool opportunities
• Location: Parramatta with flexible working supported
• 3 Year Temporary full-time opportunity (35 hours per week)
• Clerk Grade 7/8 - $113,574 to $125,720 plus superannuation and leave loading

Are you an excellent communicator with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to supporting transparency between government and communities? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your stakeholder engagement skills can make a real impact? Join Homes NSW, a division of the Department of Communities and Justice, and help shape the future of housing and homelessness services across NSW.

About Homes NSW

Homes NSW brings together housing and homelessness services under one roof to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and provide quality public housing to over 262,000 tenants. We put people at the heart of everything we do—our clients and our staff.

About the Role

As a Community Engagement Advisor, you will play an integral role in the Public Affairs and Engagement team to help facilitate engagement activities. You will be required to develop communication and engagement plans, manage sensitive stakeholders and ultimately support project teams to deliver new social and affordable housing.

The role works closely with a broad range of multidisciplinary internal and external stakeholders, including integrated project teams, to achieve positive outcomes that put people at the heart of planning for new project/s, and supports the achievement of organisation objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to the Senior Community Engagement Officer
• Prepare a range of engaging and high-quality project communications materials
• Proactively identify stakeholder related issues and risks, and work with relevant teams to develop and implement mitigations.
• Undertake research to understand community sentiment and local area analysis
• Monitor and map the stakeholder environment
• Build and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders

Preferred Experience

We are seeking candidates that have knowledge and experience in supporting project delivery - particularly in the context of public participation and community engagement. Demonstrated understanding of NSW planning pathway frameworks and IAP2/ Engagement Institute certification will be highly regarded.

Essential requirements

• The role may involve travel both locally and regionally, including overnight travel, as required by the business and/or directed

For more information about this role, please click here to 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 a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Sunday 14 December 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Lynne Welch via email: lynne.welch@homes.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 (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Jess Tan on 0499 531 131 or email via jess.tan@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 at this level. This would be valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

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

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