Who we are

The NSW Early Learning Commission (Commission), established as the independent regulator for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in New South Wales on 1 December 2025, is responsible for regulating more than 6,000 ECEC services across the state.

Our role is to ensure services meet high standards of safety, quality, and compliance through ongoing assessment, monitoring and enforcement.

The Commission places children at the centre of all decision-making, working to ensure they are safe, respected, and supported to thrive in high-quality early learning environments that promote their development, wellbeing, and lifelong learning. It also drives continuous improvement across the sector through evidence-informed regulation and reform to strengthen community confidence in ECEC services.

The Commission respects and values Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia.

- Ongoing Full time opportunity
- Located in Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
- Salary ranges from $102,936 to $113,579 p.a. plus superannuation and annual leave loading

About the Team

The Project Officer role sits within the Risk Team, which leads and coordinates the development and implementation of strategic projects and operational initiatives to support effective risk based and best practice regulation of NSW early childhood education and care services with a robust emphasis on risk management and performance optimisation.

About the role

As a Project Officer, you play a hands-on role working across a variety of projects and initiatives, providing the coordination, research, analysis and administrative support needed to ensure priorities are progressing and quality outcomes are delivered.

Your responsibilities will include

- Providing secretariat and governance support, including coordinating meetings, preparing papers, and minutes
- Undertaking research and data analysis to identify operational issues, emerging trends and sector risk, and prepare high-quality reports and correspondence
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate activities and respond to enquiries
- Coordinating project activities and deliverables, monitoring progress and supporting implementation to ensure timely effective delivery

For further information please click here to view the role description

About you

You are a highly organised and proactive professional, who can confidently balance competing demands, has a keen eye for detail and takes pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.

You bring





- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- A resourceful, solution-focused mindset and willingness to take initiative
- Confidence using Microsoft Office suites and working with data, reports and documentation

- Effective organisation and time management skills, with the ability to keep priorities on track and meet deadlines
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team culture.

Applicants must declare any investigations they have been subject to as an ECEC employee or Responsible Person, and any personal or professional conflicts of interest with current or former NSW Early Learning Commission employees, approved providers or ECEC services. Essential requirements of the role

- Current and valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance for paid employment.
- Demonstrated understanding of and committed to the value of early childhood education and care.

Benefits

- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive pay, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Early Learning Commission to support your career growth

How to apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role. Applicants are also required to provide responses to the two pre-screening questions below, as part of the online application process:

Question 1

Describe your experience managing conflicting priorities and deadlines within a busy team environment. Please outline a specific situation; what were the competing priorities and how did you successfully deliver on those in the required timeframes.(300-350 words max)

Question 2

Describe a situation where you were explaining technical information and the other person didn’t understand. How did you handle that and what was the result. (300-350 words max)





Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education or NSW Early Learning Commission, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and Current Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date Monday 5 October 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Sarah Sherborne-Higgins at [email protected] and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Jenny Nguyen at [email protected]

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this process for ongoing and temporary opportunities in the same or similar roles. The pool will consist of applicants assessed as suitable, who may be considered for temporary, term or ongoing positions over the next 18 months.

📌 Project Officer (Parramatta)
🏢 Department Of Education
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