Senior Project Officer

at  NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Division: Operations
Location:Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Req ID: 72059

• An exciting career opportunity for someone interested in working with a range of government, corporate and non-government stakeholders to support the communities of NSW preparing for and recovering from disasters.
• Join the Preparedness and Recovery Division at the NSW Reconstruction Authority.
• Temporary full-time role based in Parramatta with access to a flexible/hybrid environment.
• Clerk Grade 9/10 Salary ($125,693 - $138,510) plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking a Senior Project Officer with proven project management experience who can confidently lead the development, delivery and evaluation of strategic projects that will achieve priority outcomes and objectives of the organisation.

Your experience:

• Project scoping, development and delivery across a portfolio of various strategic projects.
• Development of key project documents, presentations, project scopes and plans, critical paths, business cases, budgets, and reports.
• Experience managing project budgets.
• Experience in managing a diverse range of team members to achieve project objectives.
• Leading and managing stakeholder supplier relationships.
• Experience working with the Not-For-Profit sector (highly desirable).
• Disaster management, with knowledge of recovery operations (desirable).
• Developing MoUs, Partnership/Sponsorship/Service Level Agreements and/or Funding Agreements (desirable).
• Management of corporate, government and non-government relationships (desirable).
• Ministerial Briefs and report writing (desirable).
• Experience working across philanthropy, donations and/or volunteering sectors (desirable).

You can demonstrate:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Efficiencies in project management practices, tools, and processes.
• Ability to balance competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Organised and efficient working style.
• Passion for supporting the communities of NSW.
• A commitment to working from the office two-days a week.

If this sounds like you, the RA encourages you to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Project Officer within the Recovery Operations and Partnerships branch, you will manage and coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of key projects of the NSW Reconstruction Authority while balancing a portfolio of strategic relationships across multiple sectors.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee all aspects of project scoping, development and implementation across a portfolio of strategic projects, including preparing business cases and project plans, establishing appropriate governance, allocating and managing resources and meeting reporting requirements to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate projects, including risk and contingency management, project impact and quality measures.
• Lead project team(s), including internal and external staff, to deliver all key project/s milestones and outcomes.
• Manage project stakeholders through effective communication to ensure stakeholders are engaged throughout the project and that project deliverables are met.
• Coordinate government and non-government organisations to deliver critical recovery-based operations within disaster-impacted regions.
• Lead consultation with both internal and external stakeholders across varying priorities.
• Contribute to key projects that support how formal and informal volunteers are engaged within recovery across NSW.
• Support the team when managing enquiries and responses to Ministerial Offices.

For more information about the role, please click here to access the role description.