Cultural Events & Programming Lead

Publicroles; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A challenging and rewarding career

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assist

Job summary

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice in Parramatta is seeking a Project Support Officer to assist in delivering infrastructure asset and workplace projects. You will provide project coordination, governance support and administration across a diverse portfolio, liaising with managers, stakeholders and suppliers.

You will contribute to records management, reporting, budgeting and procurement activities while developing experience in project delivery in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience providing project and administrative support within a project, program or infrastructure and asset delivery environment.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prepare documentation and coordinate information across diverse groups.
• Experience supporting project governance and reporting activities, including meeting coordination, action tracking and document management.
• Understanding of delivery project controls, governance and assurance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and corporate systems, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide project coordination and administrative support to Project Managers and the broader Program Delivery team.
• Coordinate and maintain project records, filing systems and document controls to ensure compliance with organisational record-keeping requirements.
• Draft reports, briefing notes, presentations and other project materials.
• Support project financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices and budget tracking.
• Coordinate governance activities, including meeting management, reporting schedules, governance forums, record minutes, action tracking and reporting requirements.
• Liaise with stakeholders, consultants, contractors and service providers to coordinate information, procurement activities and support project delivery outcomes.
• Administer and maintain project schedules, risk registers, issues logs and action trackers.
• Support project scheduling, milestone tracking, project controls and performance reporting activities.
• Coordinate procurement and contract administration activities in accordance with departmental requirements.
• Respond to project enquiries and coordinate requests for information.
• Contribute to project governance, reporting and continuous improvement activities across the portfolio.

Skills

Project coordination

Administrative support

Organisational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reporting

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Corporate systems

Job description

Project Support Officer, Program Delivery, Infrastructure & Assets

Parramatta NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Employment type: 2x Ongoing Full Time

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

As a Project Support Officer, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of infrastructure asset and workplace projects that enable our people and services to operate effectively. Working within the Program Delivery team, you will provide project coordination, administration and governance support across a diverse portfolio of initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with project managers, stakeholders and service providers, while developing valuable experience in project delivery within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

What you’ll do

• Provide project coordination and administrative support to Project Managers and the broader Program Delivery team.
• Coordinate and maintain project records, filing systems and document controls to ensure compliance with organisational record-keeping requirements.
• Draft reports, briefing notes, presentations and other project materials.
• Support project financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices and budget tracking.
• Coordinate governance activities, including meeting management, reporting schedules, governance forums, record minutes, action tracking and reporting requirements.
• Liaise with stakeholders, consultants, contractors and service providers to coordinate information, procurement activities and support project delivery outcomes.
• Administer and maintain project schedules, risk registers, issues logs and action trackers.
• Support project scheduling, milestone tracking, project controls and performance reporting activities.
• Coordinate procurement and contract administration activities in accordance with departmental requirements.
• Respond to project enquiries and coordinate requests for information.
• Contribute to project governance, reporting and continuous improvement activities across the portfolio.

What we’re looking for

• Experience providing project and administrative support within a project, program or infrastructure and asset delivery environment.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prepare documentation and coordinate information across diverse groups.
• Experience supporting project governance and reporting activities, including meeting coordination, action tracking and document management.
• Understanding of delivery project controls, governance and assurance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and corporate systems, with the ability to quickly learn new tools and processes.

Desirable: Experience supporting infrastructure, workplace or capital works projects.

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.

Applications close Thursday, 19th November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for Infrastructure and Assets, please contact A/Senior Program Manager, Ashley Finegan on or via …

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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.

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