Senior Policy & Program Coordinator – 6 Month Contract

Your new company

Join a large and well-established public sector organisation committed to delivering essential services across New South Wales. This organisation plays a critical role in supporting community outcomes and offers a collaborative and purpose-driven working environment.

Your new role

As a Senior Policy & Program Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of enterprise-wide programs. You will be responsible for coordinating program activities, ensuring milestones are achieved, and supporting effective governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

- Maintain awareness of and ensure compliance with relevant government and organisational policies, while applying research and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making reporting.
- Coordinating program streams to ensure milestones and deliverables are achieved on time
- Establishing and maintaining program tracking and reporting frameworks
- Preparing high-quality reports, briefs, and correspondence
- Supporting evidence-based planning and decision making through research and analysis
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders and program teams




- Identifying risks and issues and contributing to practical, solution-focused outcomes

What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

- Proven experience working on policy related work within government or complex environments.
- Proven experience working on large-scale programs or projects, ideally at an enterprise level
- Strong understanding of program coordination, governance, and reporting frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver within tight timeframes
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to undertake research and provide recommendations
- High-level written and verbal communication skills

You will also bring:
- A proactive and adaptable approach with robust problem-solving capability

What you'll get in return

- 6-month contract opportunity within a high-impact public sector environment
- Exposure to enterprise-wide initiatives and senior stakeholders
- A collaborative and supportive team culture
- The chance to contribute to meaningful outcomes for the community

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click “apply now”.

📌 Senior Policy & Program Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 Hays
📍 Sydney