- Exciting opportunity to lead a project that supports organisational outcomes and helps keep children safe across NSW.
- Join a supportive and collaborative team culture with access to learning and development opportunities, and health and wellbeing programs.
- Lead a range of initiatives, working closely with senior stakeholders to drive delivery, change management, and continuous improvement.
- One full time, temporary 12 month role located at Strawberry Hills with hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- Clerk Grade 11/12 – $154,231– $178,369 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

About the Office of Children’s Guardian

The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) upholds NSW children and young people’s right to be safe by overseeing, regulating and monitoring organisations and individuals that provide services to children. We are guided by our values of integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy.

To find out more about the Office of the Children’s Guardian, visit our website.

About the role

The Program Manager Lead is responsible for overseeing the implementation and delivery of multiple complex work streams arising from a functional review, following the completion of the initial design and review phases. As the organisation moves into delivery, the role provides strategic leadership and governance across a diverse portfolio of interconnected initiatives, ensuring recommendations are translated into sustainable business outcomes.

The position manages competing priorities, risks, dependencies and stakeholder expectations across multiple streams of work, while driving organisational change and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives,



governance requirements and delivery timeframes.

We are seeking a motivated and resilient person to:

- Lead the implementation of a portfolio of work streams arising from the functional review, providing expert advice, coordination and oversight to ensure initiatives are delivered effectively, risks are managed, and outcomes align with organisational priorities, governance requirements and strategic objectives.
- Drive the planning and delivery of multiple interrelated implementation initiatives, identifying dependencies, opportunities and constraints to maximise organisational benefits, support sustainable change, and achieve intended review outcomes.
- Lead and oversee all aspects of implementation planning and delivery, including developing business cases, implementation plans, governance frameworks, reporting mechanisms and resource strategies, to ensure work streams are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.

Key knowledge and experience

- Demonstrated experience leading complex organisational change, transformation programs or implementation initiatives, including translating strategic recommendations into practical outcomes.
- Strong program and project management experience, with the ability to manage risks,



dependencies and stakeholder engagement while building collaborative relationships and influencing outcomes across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Tertiary qualification or other relevant discipline and/or extensive relevant workplace experience.
- All roles within the Office of the Children's Guardian are required to have a current Working with Children Check.
- Employment at the Office of the Children’s Guardian is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and vetting checks.

For further information about the role, please view the role description.

Our commitment to Diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

The OCG encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the OCG People and Culture team on (02) 8219 3*** or ******@ocg.nsw.gov.auand advise of your preferred method of communication.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

Applications closing date:Monday, 10 August 2026 at 10:00am

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.

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📌 Program Manager Lead (New South Wales)
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