Engagement Officer

Department: Portfolio Asset Management; Coniston; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Competitive pay

Health & wellbeing program

Training & development opportunities

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end homelessness, and provide quality public housing across NSW. This role delivers local communication and engagement aligned with the division’s strategic direction and manages stakeholder relationships.

The role involves building relationships with a wide network of internal and external stakeholders, preparing public information, and developing community engagement plans to ensure stakeholders are informed, consulted, and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Current NSW driver’s licence for travel within the region.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project activities.
• Prepare, produce, and release public information including newsletters, updates, brochures, presentations, website content and briefing materials.
• Develop and implement community engagement plans in line with LAHC requirements to ensure stakeholders are consulted appropriately.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication platform

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

$116,981 - $129,492 a year

Full time, Casual/Temporary

20h ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

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.

Current NSW drivers' licence as travel, day and overnight within the region is required.

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.

Are you ready to join us?

Applications close Monday 26 October 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 Jessica Clark 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 Maren Heldt | Talent Acquisition Officer, via 0447 682 *** or ***********@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

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.

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