Executive Director Housing Strategy and Policy

Executive Director Housing Policy and Strategy

Based in Parramatta – hybrid and flexible arrangements available

PSSE Band 2 ongoing position available
$311,348 - $347,502 total remuneration payable
 

Your role

The Executive Director, Housing Policy and Strategy will be leading the Policy and Strategy branch of Homes NSW within the Department of Communities and Justice.

What you’ll do

You will lead strategy development to help design the social and affordable housing sector. You will have responsibility for identifying and driving regulatory reform and evaluation across homelessness, social, affordable, and key worker housing. You will also:

• Lead the development of the 10-year Homes for NSW plan and other strategic initiatives.
• Develop governance and compliance functions including Statement of Business Intent, Business Plans, and Strategic Asset Management Plans.
• Drive the Homes NSW strategy, design, implementation, and performance measures to ensure better outcomes for Aboriginal families and communities, in line with DCJ principles and Closing the Gap targets.
• Lead coordination of Homes NSW’s Aboriginal cultural capability, including support of the Aboriginal Housing Network, Ngarra.  
• Delivers evidence based, data driven strategic policy, planning and governance advice to Homes NSW executive leadership team and the NSW Government.
• Build and maintain effective, collaborative housing and homelessness relationships and networks within NSW, other States and Territories and the Commonwealth.  

What we’re looking for    

• Strong understanding of the social, affordable and homelessness systems including funding mechanisms, programs, and service delivery. 
• Ability to identify market opportunities and gaps and develop innovative solutions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills to build comprehensive and strategic partnerships across the public and social housing sectors.
• Passion and interest in improving outcomes for those in the public housing system.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, foster a collaborative and high performing culture.
• Experience at the Senior Executive level and in leading significant change is essential.

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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.

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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 17 November at 11:59pm (AEDT)

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the Director, Office of the Chief Executive, Chelsea Collignon via chelsea.collignon@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 contact Dylan Huke on 0484 362 936 or via seniorexecutiverecruitment@dcj.nsw.gov.au.  

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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.

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Other Information

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