Aboriginal Housing Projects Assistant

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible leave

Fitness Passport

Health & Wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programs

Training and development

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice seeks an Assistant Project Officer to support the Murdi Paaki Region Aboriginal Housing Program. You will provide project coordination, financial administration and reporting support to ensure activities and deliverables are completed effectively.

Based in Parramatta, this full-time temporary role offers 35 hours per week, a salary from 102,936 to 113,579 AUD per year plus superannuation and annual leave loading, with a focus on Aboriginal outcomes and

Qualifications

• Experience providing project, administrative or financial support.
• Understanding of financial processing, purchasing, purchase orders and invoice management.
• Knowledge of financial systems and processes, with experience using SAP, MyWorkZone and/or SmartyGrants highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage vendor records and raise purchase orders to support project activities.
• Coordinate payments through SmartyGrants and purchase orders, ensuring compliance with AHO policies and procedures.
• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of projects and initiatives.
• Undertake research, collect and analyse data, and prepare reports to inform project outcomes.
• Assist with project planning, implementation and monitoring using project management methodologies.
• Maintain project documentation, including status reports, meeting papers and briefing notes.
• Work collaboratively with team members and stakeholders to support effective project delivery.

Skills

Project coordination

Financial administration

Vendor records management

Invoice processing

Tools

SAP

SmartyGrants

MyWorkZone

Job description

NSW Department of Communities and Justice seeks an Assistant Project Officer to support the Murdi Paaki Region Aboriginal Housing Program. You will provide project coordination, financial administration and reporting support to ensure activities and deliverables are completed effectively.

Based in Parramatta, this full-time temporary role offers 35 hours per week, a salary from 102,936 to 113,579 AUD per year plus superannuation and annual leave loading, with a focus on Aboriginal outcomes and