First Nations Assistant Programs Officer (Identified)

NSW Connect; Sydney; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Create NSW, a division within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport, is seeking a First Nations Assistant Program Officer in Sydney. You will coordinate projects and administer grants to support First Nations artists and communities, ensuring timely reporting, compliance and stakeholder communication.

The role emphasizes respectful community-led approaches, documentation, and collaboration within a policy-driven program.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting project coordination and/or grants administration.
• Understanding of funding program processes, including applications, assessment, contracting, payments and reporting.
• Understanding of First Nations cultural strategies, programs and initiatives, with respect for cultural protocols and community-led approaches.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work respectfully with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and administrative systems.
• A collaborative approach and a commitment to supporting positive outcomes for First Nations artists, organisations and communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide project administration and coordination support, including monitoring project plans, milestones, deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Support the end-to-end administration of grants programs, including funding rounds, program documentation, application intake, eligibility checks, assessment processes, approvals, contracting, payments and acquittals.
• Assist with implementing project plans by coordinating documentation, records and actions and monitoring progress against agreed outcomes.
• Undertake basic research and analysis and contribute to project briefs, reports and improvements to funding programs.
• Respond to enquiries from stakeholders and funding applicants, providing clear information and updates about projects and programs.
• Support equitable access to funding opportunities for First Nations artists, organisations and communities.
• Provide secretariat and administrative support, including coordinating meetings, preparing papers and maintaining project records and registers.
• Work in accordance with relevant policies, processes and First Nations cultural protocols.

Skills

Project coordination

Grants administration

Stakeholder communication

Record keeping

Job description

• Join Create NSW a division within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
• Clerk Grade 5/6 with a salary range of $102,936 - $113,579 + super & leave loading
• Ongoing based in Sydney, NSW
• Aboriginal identified role

Create NSW supports the people, places, communities and creative work that shape the cultural life of NSW. Through investment, programs and partnerships, we help make creativity visible, valued and part of everyday life.

Guided by the NSW Government’s Creative Communities policy, we are committed to supporting a vibrant, inclusive and future-focused creative sector.

We are looking for a First Nations Assistant Program Officer to join our team and provide project coordination, administration and grants support across First Nations programs and strategic initiatives.

About the role

As the First Nations Assistant Program Officer, you will support the delivery of projects and funding programs that contribute to positive outcomes for First Nations artists, organisations and communities.

You will provide practical project and grants administration support, helping to coordinate funding rounds, maintain accurate records and systems, monitor project milestones and timelines, and support the delivery of programs from application through to acquittal.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will contribute to culturally respectful, community-led approaches and help ensure First Nations applicants and stakeholders can access funding opportunities and receive clear and timely information.

For any role specific questions, please reach out to Ali Murphy-Oates, Associate Director First Nations Policy, Engagement & Programs via ***************@create.nsw.gov.au

What you’ll do

• Provide project administration and coordination support, including monitoring project plans, milestones, deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Support the end-to-end administration of grants programs, including funding rounds, program documentation, application intake, eligibility checks, assessment processes, approvals, contracting, payments and acquittals.
• Assist with implementing project plans by coordinating documentation, records and actions and monitoring progress against agreed outcomes.
• Undertake basic research and analysis and contribute to project briefs, reports and improvements to funding programs.
• Respond to enquiries from stakeholders and funding applicants, providing clear information and updates about projects and programs.
• Support equitable access to funding opportunities for First Nations artists, organisations and communities.
• Provide secretariat and administrative support, including coordinating meetings, preparing papers and maintaining project records and registers.
• Work in accordance with relevant policies, processes and First Nations cultural protocols.

About You

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience supporting project coordination and/or grants administration.
• An understanding of funding program processes, including applications, assessment, contracting, payments and reporting.
• An understanding of First Nations cultural strategies, programs and initiatives, with respect for cultural protocols and community-led approaches.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work respectfully with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and administrative systems.
• A collaborative approach and a commitment to supporting positive outcomes for First Nations artists, organisations and communities.

This is an Identified role under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and Aboriginality is an essential requirement of the role.

Aboriginal identified positions are developed where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role.

To be eligible for this position, applicants must:

• be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
• identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• be accepted as such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

• Createsocial and economic opportunities for thestate
• Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor andnight-timeeconomies
• Prioritise First Nations artists, stories andculture
• Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart ofevery community to be enjoyed and accessed byall
• Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
• Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
• Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gamingenvironment
• Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history

We believe diversity across our department allows us to be a true reflection of NSW citizens. We are a respectful workplace committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please notify us on your application form.

At DCITHS, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment processor have an enquiry about the support provided, please contactLaura Steele, Talent Acquisition Partnerat ************@dciths.nsw.gov.au or on 02 8276 8***.

For more information on reasonable adjustments and types of alternate formats available through the recruitment process you can visit ‘Adjustments for Individual needs’ at I work for NSW.