Project Officer
Location – Parramatta
Employment type – Temporary Full-Time, 35 hours per week for six months
Grade – Clerk Grade 7/8
Salary – $113,574 pa - $125,720 pa plus employers' contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
Join us as a Project Officer and drive the success of diverse initiatives that support our organisational goals.
You'll plan, coordinate, and deliver projects on time, on budget, and to high-quality standards, while working collaboratively across teams and making a real impact.
What you'll do
In this role, you will actively manage project activities and support teams to achieve agreed objectives.
Your responsibilities include:
Facilitate and manage end-to-end recruitment for project delivery
Deliver project management support: reports, briefs, resource coordination, and monitoring plans.
Maintain project documentation for reporting, evaluation, and easy access to quality information.
Engage stakeholders, coordinate committees, and facilitate consultations.
Analyse data, track progress, and identify emerging issues.
Conduct research, identify trends, and prepare briefs to support decision-making.
Manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and limited resources.
What we're looking for
We're seeking a proactive qualified who can manage projects independently, make decisions within their remit, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
Key skills include:
Experience and sound knowledge of DCJ recruitment processes
Strong organisational skills with an ability to drive progress
Ability to work independently and take initiative
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
Analytical mindset and attention to detail
Flexibility to balance competing priorities and negotiate deadlines
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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?
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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 resume (maximum 4pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Targeted Question 1
Briefly describe your experience supporting end-to-end recruitment activities (planning, sourcing, assessment, selection documentation, and onboarding).
Which steps have you directly owned, and which have you coordinated with others?




Targeted Question 2
This role may involve high-volume recruitment activity.
Describe the system or method you used to manage multiple concurrent vacancies, dependencies, and deadlines while maintaining quality and compliance, while ensuring accuracy of data.
Applications close
Sunday, 8 March **** 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 Nathalee Tiufino at
******
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 Poppy Sgro on ************ or at
******
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Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website
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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
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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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