Assistant Project Officer

Department: Community Housing Supply Grants; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assist

Job summary

Department: Community Housing Supply Grants in Parramatta NSW is seeking an Assistant Project Officer to coordinate administrative delivery of programs and manage documentation, data review, and stakeholder liaison. The role supports financial processes and contract management within DCJ framework.

You will monitor project plans, prepare briefs, and provide secretariat services; strong communication and research skills are essential for informed decision making and successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in providing operational support, coordinating workflows and managing multiple priorities under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. Sound written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting research, interpretation and apply critical analysis skills.
• An understanding and experience in applying procurement processes to ensure effective service delivery outcomes for clients and compliance of contract performance.
• Demonstrated experience in reporting and administration. Sound digital literacy, including experience using Microsoft 365 applications and workflow or records management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and operational support, including monitoring and reporting on project plans, milestones and deliverables, to ensure time, cost and quality indicators are in line with approved project plans.
• Update and collate documentation and records regarding relevant issues, policies and practices to ensure the delivery of projects complies with agreed project management methodology.
• Undertake basic research and analysis in assigned project areas and contribute to the preparation of project briefs to support informed decision making and planning.
• Assist the project team to complete tasks and implement project plans to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved.
• Communicate with relevant stakeholders to provide updates regarding project status and implementation issues.
• Provide a range of secretariat and administrative services, including coordinating committee meetings and preparing papers, to support project management delivery.

Job description

Department: Community Housing Supply Grants – Parramatta NSW

$102,936 - $113,579 a year

Full time

Hybrid

1d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

Salary – Clerk Grade 5/6 $102,936- $113,579 plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Assistant Project Officer will be responsible for coordinating administrative delivery of programs/projects, including undertaking a range of research, managing correspondence, liaising with stakeholders, reviewing data and reports where required. You will also support with financial processes and the management of various key contracts.

What you’ll do

• Provide project and operational support, including monitoring and reporting on project plans, milestones and deliverables, to ensure time, cost and quality indicators are in line with approved project plans
• Update and collate documentation and records regarding relevant issues, policies and practices to ensure the delivery of projects complies with agreed project management methodology
• Undertake basic research and analysis in assigned project areas and contribute to the preparation of project briefs to support informed decision making and planning
• Assist the project team to complete tasks and implement project plans to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved
• Communicate with relevant stakeholders to provide updates regarding project status and implementation issues
• Provide a range of secretariat and administrative services, including coordinating committee meetings and preparing papers, to support project management delivery

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience in providing operational support, coordinating workflows and managing multiple priorities under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. Sound written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting research, interpretation and apply critical analysis skills
• An understanding and experience in applying procurement processes to ensure effective service delivery outcomes for clients and compliance of contract performance
• Demonstrated experience in reporting and administration. Sound digital literacy, including experience using Microsoft 365 applications and workflow or records management systems.

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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.

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

23 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Maggy Yeum on 0401 147 *** or at **********@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 Meryl Georges on 8688 7252 or via *************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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