Assistant Project Officer

Department: Property; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex leave

Fitness Passport

Leave entitlements

Job summary

Department of Communities and Justice NSW (AHO) is seeking an Assistant Project Officer in a full-time 35-hour-week role in Parramatta. You will provide essential administrative and coordination support to the Aboriginal Housing Office, helping improve day-to-day operations and service delivery.

You will prepare correspondence and briefing materials, maintain accurate records, and support team activities. The role offers salary from 102,936 to 113,579 AUD per year plus super and annual leave

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Clear written communication skills, including the ability to prepare correspondence, meeting minutes and briefing materials.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and manage information securely.
• Experience providing administrative support and maintaining office systems and procedures.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities to improve administrative processes and service delivery.
• The ability to work collaboratively, provide support to colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, presentations and briefing notes to support business priorities.
• Coordinate administrative activities, maintain office systems and procedures, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery.
• Maintain and manage filing systems, ensuring records are accurately stored, easily retrieved and handled securely in line with relevant standards and guidelines.
• Provide administrative support to team members and assist with day-to-day activities to support the effective operation of the team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

Administrative support

Team collaboration

Tools

Office systems

Job description

1d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

• Full-time Ongoing role (35 hours per week)
• Salary from $102,936 to $113,579 pa. + super and annual leave loading
• Diverse and inclusive organisation with generous leave entitlements including flex leave and access to Fitness Passport

Your role

The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team and provide essential administrative and coordination support.

The AHO works to improve housing outcomes for Aboriginal people, families and communities across NSW by supporting access to safe, secure and affordable housing. In this role, you will contribute to this important work by helping support the smooth day-to-day operation of the team.

You will prepare correspondence and briefing materials, maintain accurate records and filing systems, support administrative activities and identify opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.

What you'll do

• Prepare correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, presentations and briefing notes to support business priorities.
• Coordinate administrative activities, maintain office systems and procedures, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery.
• Maintain and manage filing systems, ensuring records are accurately stored, easily retrieved and handled securely in line with relevant standards and guidelines.
• Provide administrative support to team members and assist with day-to-day activities to support the effective operation of the team.

What we’re looking for

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Clear written communication skills, including the ability to prepare correspondence, meeting minutes and briefing materials.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and manage information securely.
• Experience providing administrative support and maintaining office systems and procedures.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities to improve administrative processes and service delivery.
• The ability to work collaboratively, provide support to colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment.

Download the role description.

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.

Applications close

Monday 9th November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

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.

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