Project Officer

Location – Parramatta

Employment type – Ongoing

Salary – GR 7/8 $ 113,574- $ 125,720 per annum plus superannuation

Your role

Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW. 

As a single division, we are streamlining services to ensure we meet the needs of the people we support, with empathy, efficiency and effectiveness. We are elevating the voice of people with lived experience of social housing, housing services and homelessness. 

Within the Housing Portfolio, the Project Officer performs project management and supports activities to contribute to the development and delivery of a range of projects in line with established objectives. Enjoy a meaningful role which makes a real impact.

What you’ll do

Using your well-developed project and stakeholder management skills you will enjoy a varied role which will include but not limited to:

• Provide a range of project management and support services, including preparation of reports, coordinating resources, maintaining project documentation and monitoring to ensure project outcomes are achieved
• Prepare and maintain project documentation for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contribute to the achievement of project outcomes.
• Communicate with key stakeholders and coordinate working groups, committees and consultations to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion.
• Source, collate and compile data and information to identify emerging issues and track and report on project progress against established milestones and deliverables.
• Undertake research and analysis, identifying trends and preparing documentation, to support informed decision-making and planning.

What we’re looking for

• Relevant qualifications and/ or a combination of qualifications and relevant experience in a comparable role
• Experience in a project role and environment managing/ supporting multiple projects and demands
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience and fine-tuned communication skills
• Excellent coordination and multi-tasking without compromising attention to detail
• Proactive with the ability to identify key priorities and move them forward
• Experience in the Government sector and an understanding of public housing maintenance would be well regarded

Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

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.

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) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• In 500 words or less outline how you have recently coordinated multiple stakeholder groups to keep a project on track. How did you structure the engagement, manage conflicting priorities, and ensure the project progressed in line with the policy, process or procedure?

Applications close Tuesday 3 February 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 Leanne at [email protected] or 0467 677 297

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 Katie Hardy at [email protected] or 0447 204 182  

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

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