Engagement Officer

Homes NSW; Coniston; Presencial; AUD 117.000 - 129.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

A challenging and rewarding career

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Help

Descripción de la vacante

Homes NSW, a division of the Department of Communities and Justice, invites applications for an Engagement Officer located in Coniston, Wollongong. This temporary, full-time role (35 hours per week) supports local communication and engagement aligned with the division's strategic direction.

You will build relationships, prepare public information materials, and develop community engagement plans with travel within the region. A tertiary qualification and NSW driver’s licence are required.

Formación

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Current NSW drivers' licence is required for travel within the region.

Responsabilidades

• Build and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support project activities.
• Prepare, produce and release public information (newsletters, updates, brochures, presentations, articles) and liaise with divisions and external agencies.
• Develop and implement community engagement plans in line with LAHC requirements to ensure stakeholders are consulted appropriately.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder engagement

Driver's licence

Communication planning

Educación

Tertiary qualification (related discipline)

Descripción del empleo

Engagement Officer (Location - Coniston (Wollongong)). Employment type - Temporary, Full Time till 15 December 2026 with the possibility of extension (35 hours per week). Salary - Clerk Grade 7/8, base salary ($116,981 - $129,492), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Your role

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. Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW. The purpose of this role is to deliver local communication and engagement as it relates to the division's strategic direction and effectively manage relevant stakeholder relationships.

What you'll do

• Build and sustain solid relationships with a vast network of key internal and external stakeholders, working towards mutually beneficial outcomes in order to facilitate and foster their involvement in the development of project activities.
• Preparation, production, and release of public information, including newsletters, maintenance updates, corporate brochures, presentation materials, and articles, website, community and stakeholder correspondence and relevant briefing materials. Liaise with other division functional areas and external agencies as required.
• Develop and implement community engagement plans in line with LAHC requirements to ensure stakeholders are consulted at the appropriate level and time, are provided with up-to-date information, and have a clear understanding of LAHC project objectives and benefits.

What we're looking for

• Confidence in establishing an effective communications platform in line with stakeholder and organisational requirements that is flexible, responsive to change as issues arise and can be targeted/matched to the level, nature, and type of audience for each type of communication.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Current NSW drivers' licence as travel, day and overnight within the region is required.

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.

Inclusion and Diversity

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.

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.

Applications close Monday 26 October 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question? For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jessica Clark at [e-mail]. 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 Maren Heldt | Talent Acquisition Officer, via 0447 682 014 or [e-mail].

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