Project Officer, Program and Partnerships

Project Officer, Program and Partnerships

Location: Parramatta (Hybrid Office & Work from Home)

Employment type: Ongoing Full Time

Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8, $110,266 to $122,058 pa plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Reporting to the Director, the Project Officer, Program and Partnerships, will support and manage executive and team priorities, together with diverse projects, initiatives and activities to enable the delivery of capital programs for our frontline services in Child Protection, Homes NSW, Youth Justice and Community Corrections and maintenance of our Disability Group Homes portfolio. Our Program and Partnerships team are committed to making a difference in the work we do, delivering human centred solutions to create improved environments for our frontline colleagues taking care of our NSW community.

What you’ll do

As part of the Program and Partnerships Team within Infrastructure and Assets, you will take responsibility for gathering information and evidence, completing, executive analysis and preparing reports to demonstrate the performance of our assets and capital programs. This work will be prepared for our team, our Infrastructure & Assets colleagues, and also our Minister Offices, Deputy Secretaries / Executive Leadership Team, consultative committees, finance and Program Control Groups amongst others.

This role will perform secretariat functions for key significant committees and groups and manage governance and compliance across our team. 

You will project manage continuous improvement projects and develop and implement efficiency projects to improve the operations of the team.

You will build a culture of storytelling by identify and creating communications and engagement activities/events from the incredible work of our team, to support and promote team deliverables internally, within DCJ Corporate Services, across department and external media/social media. 

Some travel across NSW may be required at times to support project deliverables.

What we’re looking for

As the successful candidate, you must demonstrate strong capabilities as per below:

• Your previous experience will have a strong administration/governance and project related focus, you will previously have managed small projects, and community and/or staff engagement activities
• You will be able to demonstrate your skills, experience and creativity in effectively managing stakeholder needs, executive workflow and balancing competing priorities
• You are confident working autonomously and as part of a team, building credible relationships, able to actively listen, understand and adjust your communication style to meet the needs of others
• You can demonstrate your ability to be highly resilient and work well under pressure
• You will be experienced in participating in project governance and working with different levels of management 

Download the role description.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity and enjoy the opportunity of really making a difference to the people of NSW. 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?

Attach a resume (maximum 4 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as well as providing answers to the 2 pre-screening questions below:

1. Please provide an example of a project you have managed, what key activities were you responsible for?
2. The position will require you to balance competing demands from stakeholders, managers and colleagues, while ensuring objectives are met within deadlines. Can you describe the most challenging experience you have had in a project management role and what tools or skills you used to manage it?

Applications close Monday, 24th March 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 Nicole Tyson, Director Workplace Transformation on 0467 773 117 or at Nicole.tyson@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 (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@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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