Project Officer

Project Officer

Location – Parramatta, 2-3 days in office with flexible work arrangements

Employment type – Temporary, Full-Time until 30 June 2026

Salary – Clerk Grade 7/8, $110,265 - $122,058 per annum, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation

Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support

This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.

About the Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO)

The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is a statutory body established under the Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 (NSW) to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in NSW have access to affordable, quality housing.

The AHO is governed by an all-Aboriginal Board, and prides itself on having majority Aboriginal staff.  The AHO works alongside Aboriginal organisations and communities to support the Aboriginal housing sector and deliver policies and programs that result in positive outcomes for communities across NSW.

The AHO provides a unique and exciting environment to develop your career and we are always looking for talented staff dedicated to improving the lives of Aboriginal people in NSW.

Your role

A great opportunity is available within the Aboriginal Housing Office to provide a regional lead in promoting and coordinating home ownership opportunities with Aboriginal people seeking to enter home ownership. You will be responsible for administering the home ownership grants as well as leading the engagement activities across a large regional footprint, to raise awareness of Home Ownership Opportunities for Aboriginal people.

What you’ll do

You’ll work in a high-performing team that works across all AHO teams.

You will build strong relationships and work in partnership with other key government agencies and various internal and external stakeholders. It’s an interesting and diverse role providing support and exposure to many different areas of the AHO.

You will also:

• Be responsible for the design and delivery of a 12-month calendar of events across the region to ensure the AHO reaches its target of 80 Home Ownership opportunities each financial year.
• Be innovative in the delivery of engagement activity with all stakeholders, including the use of technology where appropriate and provide support to Aboriginal home buyers with signposting and education.
• Administer the AHO Home Buyer Saver grants program, requiring high levels of probity.
• Provide accurate and up to date data and analysis on the delivery of the AHO Home Ownership Program including establishing and maintaining core internal and external data sets to meet the analysis and reporting needs of the organisation.
• Prepare a range of project-related documents for key stakeholders as required, including status updates, reports, budgets, and discussion papers to manage the flow of information.
• Lead specific projects as directed by Program Manager; Home Ownership, to support the broader program.
• As directed, work with community partners to deliver on shared outcomes in line with Closing the Gap.
• Seek out and actively manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships based on open and regular discussions and feedback, to ensure effective interface between program development, planning, service design and policy implementation team to ensure a co-ordinated approach to region-based asset services, assessment, and reporting.
• Ensuring high quality delivery, across a large geographical footprint with diverse communities, in an environment characterised by conflicting priorities and multiple stakeholders.
• Identifying emerging issues and suggesting potential improvements to business processes and workflows in consultation with external and internal stakeholders in an environment of ongoing change.
• Maintain an understanding of the housing market in the region, including horizon scanning for risks, issues and opportunities related to the AHO Home Ownership Program.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive experience in building and maintaining relationships, work to deadlines with high probity.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and an excellent understanding of Aboriginal community governance and structures.
• A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) is an essential requirement for this role. The role has been identified as requiring this check in line with the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012.
• The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and can make balanced decisions
• Ability to work autonomously with attention to detail.
• Have a valid NSW drivers licence and willing to travel.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons

Where a position is identified, an applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification under the exception in Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows. Either will be accepted:

Confirmation of Aboriginality form

or

Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:

• is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
• identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
• is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Download the role description.

If you are viewing this ad in Seek and wish to apply via their portal, you will be required to either set up a profile or login via your existing Seek account.

For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people

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 Tuesday 11 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 Debbie Avery on 0491 228 003 or at Debbie.Avery@aho.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 Syvonne Pereira on 0402 600 846 or via Syvonne.pereira@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 (for all roles except Aboriginal Identified)

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

To keep up with recruitment opportunities at DCJ, follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CareersatDCJ/