Assistant Project Officer

Homes NSW; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Training and development

Health & Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Homes NSW is seeking an Assistant Project Officer to support the NSW Government's housing initiatives from Parramatta with hybrid working arrangements. This temporary role until 30 June 2028 involves assisting in delivering a portfolio of projects, developing briefs for asset sales, redevelopment and upgrades, and coordinating with legal and policy colleagues.

You will contribute to ensuring timely advice, risk mitigation, and quality deliverables while building strong internal and external

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Understanding of project management practices
• Knowledge of asset management principles for development briefs

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality research and analysis to provide timely, well-considered advice, recommendations and resolutions on high-priority matters.
• Govern, identify and escalate contentious issues to mitigate risks for Homes NSW.
• Adapt to a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues across Escalations, Housing Services, DCJ Legal and key stakeholders.
• Monitor progress to ensure information, evidence and PONs are delivered within NCAT timelines and Homes NSW procedures.
• Assist in preparing project documents including briefing notes, status updates, reports and budgets.
• Utilise project management methodologies in all projects.
• Assist in managing a range of projects to deliver initiatives to Homes NSW.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Asset management

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Assistant Project Officer Location – Parramatta Hybrid working Employment type – Temporary until 30 June 2028 Salary – GR5/6 $ 99,938 - $ 110,271 plus superannuation

Your role The NSW Government is determined to make NSW a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief and non-recurring. Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof. Assist in managing and implementing a range of projects across Homes NSW, to support and improve service delivery and optimise outcomes in the portfolio performance and stakeholder relations. The role applies asset management principals to develop Professional Service Briefs for Asset Sales, redevelopment and upgrade opportunities, and applies knowledge of Council Easements, Deeds of Licence, Access and Agreements to support service delivery.

What you’ll do

• Conduct high-quality research and analysis to provide timely, well-considered advice, recommendations and resolutions on high-priority complaint matters.
• Govern, identify and appropriately escalating contentious and complex issues to mitigate operational, financial and reputational risks to Homes NSW.
• Demonstrate strong adaptability, effectively managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues across Escalations, Housing Services, DCJ Legal and key stakeholders.
• Monitor and track progress to ensure information, evidence and PONs are delivered within NCAT-mandated timelines and Homes NSW procedures.
• Support and govern responses to preliminary Ombudsman enquiries, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely delivery.
• Assist in preparing a range of project related documents including briefing notes, status updates, reports, budgets and discussion papers.
• Utilise and implement project management methodologies and processes in all projects.
• Assist in managing a range of projects to deliver initiatives to Homes NSW.

What we’re looking for

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related discipline are desirable, or an equivalent combination of skills, knowledge, and practical experience, with a strong commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder engagement
• Understanding of project management practices.
• Understanding of asset management principals in the development of Professional Service Briefs for Asset Sales, Redevelopment and Upgrade opportunities.
• Understanding of Council Easements, Deeds of Licence, Access and Agreements as well as State and Local Government Policy in an asset management environment.

Essential requirements

• Understanding of the Australian Building Codes, Australian Standards, Government or commercial probity and contracting standards.
• Current driver’s licence.
• Current White Card.

What We Offer

• 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.

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.

Applications close Sunday 20 September at 11:59pm AEST.

Contact: Hiring manager Vanda Blakeway on 0457 626 170 or [e-mail]. Contact: Katie Hardy at [e-mail].

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. For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

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

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