Project Officer

• Location - This role offers hybrid working arrangements with flexible office locations, as the Executive Director oversees operations across the state.
• Talent Pool Creation
• Clerk Grade: Level 7/8. Base salary $113,574 p.a. to $125,720 p.a. plus 12% superannuation and annual leave loading.
  
  

Your role

This role supports the coordination and progression of Housing Services (HS) allocation matters in a fast‑paced operational environment. You will manage competing priorities, work closely with senior stakeholders, and ensure matters are progressed, tracked, and closed out efficiently. It’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys stakeholder engagement, juggling multiple workstreams, and driving outcomes in a dynamic setting.

What You’ll Do

As part of the Housing Services team, you will:

• Manage and monitor the HS Allocations mailbox, triaging requests and prioritising actions
• Work closely with Executive Officers and Senior Project Officers to progress matters
• Push and pull information across teams to keep matters moving and resolve issues
• Track progress and provide clear updates to relevant teams and stakeholders
• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, to influence outcomes and resolve competing priorities
• Maintain oversight of multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and follow up with senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to plan, prioritise, and organise work across multiple competing priorities
• Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience working in a high-volume operational environment with multiple moving parts
• Strong attention to detail and ability to track and progress matters end‑to‑end
  
  

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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. Were focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Requirements

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Tell us about a time you had to work with multiple stakeholders with competing priorities. How did you influence or negotiate to progress outcomes?
• Describe how you manage and prioritise a high volume of tasks or requests in a fast‑paced environment. How do you ensure work is tracked and delivered on time?
  
  

Applications close 30 April 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kim Ingram on kim.ingram@homes.nsw.gov.au or Kylie Mulcahy on kylie.mulcahy@homes.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 April mccarthy on 0418 639 435 or via april.mccarthy@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.



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