11 Jul
Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
City of Parramatta Council
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- Location Parramatta CBD with access to hybrid work arrangements
- Full time ongoing opportunity (35 hours per week)
- Salary from $125,693 to $138,510 pa. + super and annual leave loading
- Drive impactful projects that improve services and outcomes for Aboriginal communities across NSW.
- Location Parramatta CBD with access to hybrid work arrangements
- Full time ongoing opportunity (35 hours per week)
- Salary from $125,693 to $138,510 pa. + super and annual leave loading
- Drive impactful projects that improve services and outcomes for Aboriginal communities across NSW.
Your role
This role sits within our Program Management Office, where you will lead the design, development and monitoring of project and program management governance and reporting. that ultimately enhance the AHO’s service delivery and operations. Your work will support our commitment to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality housing services for Aboriginal individuals, families, and communities.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Project Officer leads the design, development and monitoring of program/project management governance and reporting. The role promotes and facilitates consistent application of standard program management methodology and processes across the organisation, providing support and guidance whilst also encouraging a healthy program management environment.
In This Role, You Will
- Contribute to a culturally appropriate function that aligns with our organisation’s commitment to keep culture at the centre of everything we do.
- Develop and oversee project plans, budgets, reporting, and compliance processes to deliver high-quality outputs and outcomes, on time and within scope.
- Analyse project deliverables and provide insights to the AHO Executive through the Program Governance Executive Steering Committee (PGESC), supporting evidence-based decisions.
- Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure adherence to governance and reporting requirements.
- Ensure stakeholders understand and adhere to project management governance and compliance requirements, navigating complex stakeholder dynamics and competing priorities to deliver projects within established framework and standards.
- Build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across Directorates, providing tailored support and guidance to uplift project management capability.
- Prepare clear and professional project documentation, including reports, status updates, discussion papers, and budgets.
- Lead initiatives to embed best practice and strengthen project delivery and reporting across the AHO.
- Adapt your approach to meet the diverse needs of teams with varying levels of project management experience.
What We’re Looking For
- Demonstrated strong understanding of NSW Aboriginal cultural beliefs and attitudes and of the socio-economic position of Aboriginal people within NSW, and of their impacts in relation to housing.
- Proven experience in project management or a related field:
- sound skills and knowledge of program management methodologies, frameworks and standards.
- project management qualification preferred.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively and manage expectations.
- Ability to facilitate and support change transformation across the organisation related to the impact of the upgraded system and processes.
- Ability to research and analyse data and present findings to a large and diverse stakeholder group.
- Proficient technical system skills and experience.
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.
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?
Requirements
Click apply,
attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
- What interests you about this role, and why do you believe you would be a good fit?
- How would you approach supporting stakeholders in a project management environment to ensure they understand and meet governance and compliance requirements, particularly in situations where there may be conflicting priorities or stakeholder interest?
Applications close Sunday 27th July 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 Anna Hagan
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 Stephanie Hughes on 02 8688 0027 or via
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 Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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