Manager Executive Unit

Manager Executive Unit

Location – State wide

Employment type – Ongoing

Salary – $139,787-$161,663 + employer superannuation contribution

Your role

Are you interested in contract analysis and would like to use your knowledge to help make a positive difference in our NSW social housing maintenance delivery?

Homes NSW is an Agency of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). Our vision is for NSW to be a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring.

We lead work to deliver more quality social housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW, empowering our tenants to live fulfilling lives and achieve their potential in inclusive communities with a focus on breaking, rather than managing disadvantage.

We strive for excellence in service delivery and most importantly, Homes NSW puts people at the heart – including our staff. Working for us means you are joining a team where your expertise and skills will be valued.

The purpose of the Executive and Ministerial Services team is to manage all ministerial and executive engagement on behalf of Housing Portfolio. Key activities include collaboration with investigating bodies around investigations; reviewing reports once received; responding to reports; drafting and providing briefs to Senior Executive and Minister, timely resolution and response to NCAT complaint and feedback matters and management of high-risk reputational matters, such as GIPA requests, subpoenas and human rights commission enquiries.

Primary purpose of this role is to manage the resources within the Executive Unit, ensuring that accurate and timely responses to Ministerial matters, co-ordinating the drafting and endorsement of responses to Housing Portfolio and external stakeholder enquiries and, managing projects and activities to support the Head of Portfolio Management (Assets).

What you’ll do

In your role, you will play a pivotal role in providing proactive and evidence-based expert advice and reports to the Director and/or the Executive Director.

Your focus will be on ensuring that matters impacting the business unit's current operations and future decision-making are thoroughly considered. A critical aspect of your role involves providing operational direction and leadership to cultivate an outcome-oriented culture of teamwork, achievement, and accountability. You will be responsible for managing resources, budgets, assets, projects, and staffing to optimize goal achievement and ensure that staff possess the necessary skills and performance levels. Leadership, encompassing financial planning, will be vital in aligning the business unit with the organization's strategic direction.

Your responsibilities also extend to ensuring effective operations, promoting cost-effective use of the organisation's resources, and serving as a guiding force for staff on policies and procedures affecting the Business area's operation. Furthermore, you will lead and drive team management, overseeing the Learning and Development budget, recruitment processes, professional services and consultant budget, and prioritising work for timely completion.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

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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.

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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 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. Please outline your two strongest qualities in undertaking the Manager (Executive Unit) role. Could you demonstrate those strengths by a reference to an example when you used them to positive effect in achieving an outcome.
2. Can you provide an example of a time when you effectively managed high-priority executive tasks and ensured seamless coordination of executive-level activities to support the achievement of organisational objectives?

Applications close 3 May 2024 at 11:59 AEST

Got a question?

If you’ve got a question about this role please contact Mark Bryne at Mark.Byrne@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, please contact Recruitment via email at recruitment.homesnsw@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.