$149,739 - $173,174 a year

Casual/Temporary, Full time

Hybrid

1d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

- Employment type: Temporary full-time role until 30 June 2028 with Potential for Ongoing Employment (Applications for part-time job-share arrangements can be considered)
- Salary: $149,739 pa - $ 173,174 pa, plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Manager, Program Strategy and Design – Lead Change Where It Matters Most

As Manager of Program Strategy and Design, you’ll look across the work of the Justice Programs branch and the broader justice system to identify where we can make a bigger difference. You’ll explore gaps and opportunities, develop new ideas for programs and reform, and help strengthen and expand approaches that are already working. Working with government, the legal sector and the non-government sector, you’ll turn emerging opportunities into explicit strategies and practical initiatives that can improve outcomes for people in contact with the justice system.

What you’ll do

- Lead strategy and high-impact projects to strengthen and grow therapeutic and diversionary responses for people in the early stages of the criminal justice system, including court-based programs.
- Build strong partnerships across government and with legal service providers, NGOs, researchers and people with lived experience to shape criminal justice policy and programs.
- Provide expert strategic and policy advice to senior executives and government, including through Ministerial briefings, Cabinet submissions and correspondence.
- Drive a coordinated, forward-looking approach to strategy, policy and program development across Justice Programs, while contributing to broader Departmental and Ministerial priorities and reform.
- Lead a small, high-performing team, creating an environment where people can think creatively, tackle complex problems and deliver high-quality work.

What we’re looking for





- A sound understanding of the NSW criminal justice system and experience in justice policy, strategy or program management.
- A strategic systems-thinker with the ability to draw on evidence, stakeholder perspectives and practical experience to design and deliver strategy and reform.
- A strong written and verbal communicator
- Someone who is highly organised with strong project management skills and the ability to drive complex work forward
- A people-centred leader, who can build, support and motivate a high-performing team.

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.

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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.

Are you ready to join us?

Applications close Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Louise Pounder, Director of Justice Programs on ******@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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 Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3* or via *

📌 Manager (Parramatta)
🏢 Department: Justice Programs
📍 Parramatta