Executive Officer - District Court of NSW

• Location – Sydney CBD
• Employment type – Ongoing
• Salary – Clerk Grade 11/12 - $145,378 - $168,130 + Superannuation + Leave Loading

Your role

The District Court of New South Wales is the intermediate court in the State’s judicial hierarchy. It is a trial court and presides over serious criminal offences, appeals from lower courts and civil proceedings. The Court sits for 48 weeks per year at a number of full-time locations throughout New South Wales.

The Executive Officer leads and manages the operations of the District Court’s executive office, ensuring the efficient, effective, and timely delivery of high-quality executive support services to the Chief Judge, District Court Judges and other judicial officers across the state.

It is a requirement that the successful applicant will work primarily in person from Sydney District Court at 86 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

What you’ll do

The role actively contributes to the development and implementation of strategies, policies, protocols and procedures to support the operational management of Court Services and the Executive Office of the Head of Jurisdiction.

You will manage the operations of the Executive Office including human, physical and financial resources ensuring a high level of service is provided.

You will influence strategic change within the Executive Office to improve client service quality, streamline procedures and policies, reduce costs, and strengthen outcomes across the justice system.

What we’re looking for

• Extensive experience providing high-level executive support to senior executives, judicial officers, or equivalent stakeholders, demonstrating discretion, professionalism, and the ability to manage complex and confidential matters
• Proven ability to provide leadership by identifying and promoting best practices, implementing benchmarking strategies, and establishing targeted service performance standards and client service improvement plans
• Demonstrated experience in providing strategic advice and recommendations on complex budgetary and operational matters to support informed decision-making
• Ability to support the Head of Jurisdiction with media liaison activities to enhance public and client awareness and understanding of the District Court’s operations
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with other Executive Officers, business areas within Court Services, and external stakeholders to ensure continuous excellence in court processes across jurisdictions.

Key knowledge and experience

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of public sector policies, procedures and guidelines including statutory and reporting requirements under the Public Finance Act and Public Sector Employment and Management Act
• Demonstrated knowledge of case management and listing procedures combined with advanced skills in preparing complex written submissions, reports, general and Ministerial correspondence, policy and briefing notes.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in law/management or equivalent experience combined with policy development, evaluation and implementation skills.

For further information about the role download the role description.

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 an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages), a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and responses addressing the 2 targeted questions below (maximum 2 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. Provide an example of a time when you were involved in a particularly difficult negotiation. What made the negotiation challenging? What approach did you take? What was the result?

2. Describe a complex problem you’ve recently been asked to solve. What did you do? What alternatives did you consider? What was the outcome?

Applications close: Sunday, 25 May 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 Martin Kane at martin.kane@justice.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 Natalie Cummings on 02 8688 7244 or via email Natalie.cummings@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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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