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Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, ****
Senior Project Officer
Location - Parramatta hybrid working
Employment type - Ongoing
Salary - GR 9/10 $133,348 - $146,945 plus superannuation
Your role
Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.
As a single division, we are streamlining services to ensure we meet the needs of the people we support, with empathy, efficiency and effectiveness.
We are elevating the voice of people with lived experience of social housing, housing services and homelessness.
You will develop, manage and implement a broad range of programs and projects across the team to support and improve service delivery.
What you'll do
The Senior Project Officer plays a critical role in the coordination and oversight of priority matters within the PAM Business area, including:
Coordinating responses to Parliamentary and Ministerial requests, including Questions on Notice (QONs), Budget Estimates, and other time-sensitive deliverables.
Coordination and drafting of responses to Ministerial and Departmental correspondence.
Coordination of input into Media related matters.
Supporting strategic projects as required across the Business area.
Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching within the team
Working with members of the team on their training and development
What we're looking for
We'd love to hear from people who are:
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
Clear thinkers and strong writers who can spot risks, gaps, and missed opportunities
Confident collaborators who can bring people together and align moving parts.




Organised and proactive problem-solvers
Familiar with government processes, including briefings, Ministerials or executive coordination
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
Adaptable, 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.
Applications close Monday 28 September at 11:59pm AEST.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Anna Foster ******
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 contact Katie Hardy at ******
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.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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