Manager Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability

Infrastructure and Assets

Location: Parramatta CBD  

Employment type: Ongoing, Full-time

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 ($129,464 – $142,665), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability team within Infrastructure and Assets is responsible for building organisational capability and maturity across key functional areas, including infrastructure planning, asset management, sustainability and the transition to net zero, climate risk management, and security.

This is a unique opportunity for a Manager to join this multi-disciplinary team and manage the planning and execution of key strategic projects and initiatives. You’ll join a diverse and inclusive team with a flexible and agile working culture, with significant opportunities to learn and grow.

What you’ll do

The team operates in a matrix model with opportunities to contribute across a broad range of functional areas. The key types of projects and initiatives the Manager will deliver include:

• Strategy development and strategic planning
• Policy development and implementation
• Maturity and capability assessments
• Performance monitoring and reporting
• Research and innovation programs
• Information and data management

Initially, this role will lead and support security related projects and initiatives, including research papers, enterprise strategy and asset effectiveness assessments, to improve security outcomes for DCJ.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who can work independently to deliver complex projects and initiatives, build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and explain technical information in a way that’s clear and easy to understand. This role is an opportunity to make a real impact by delivering projects that support priority government outcomes.

Experience in delivering security related strategies and/or policy development as well as a strong understanding of protective security frameworks – will be highly valued.

Download the role description.

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 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, 10th February 2026 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 Jonathan Eliopoulos, Senior Manager, Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability on 0498 828 312 or at [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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.

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