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Benefits offered by this job

Accrued days off in addition to Annual

Corporate wellbeing programs

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is seeking a Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service to lead statewide retail projects for visitor centres.

Based in Parramatta with hybrid options, you’ll drive improvements in retail practices, optimise pricing and inventory, and develop shared approaches across the network to enhance visitor experiences while partnering with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive multi-site retail operations experience across complex networks.
• Proven track record leading complex projects and driving business improvements.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to use data to inform decisions.
• Experience with retail systems, inventory, pricing, or merchandising.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to collaborate with geographically dispersed teams and share best practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with visitor centre teams and operational stakeholders across NSW to deliver shared outcomes.
• Leading the visitor centre community of practice and creating opportunities to share expertise.
• Supporting the continued development of retail technology, including Salesforce and StoreConnect POS systems.
• Using sales, inventory, pricing, supplier, and visitation data to provide insights and identify opportunities.
• Developing and refining retail practices, service standards, merchandising, and pricing approaches.
• Building capability through practical resources, training, and retail best-practice coaching.
• Working with suppliers and stakeholders to support effective purchasing and contract management.
• Leading complex projects and adapting priorities as NPWS evolves.

Skills

Retail operations

Project leadership

Data-driven decisions

Retail systems & merchandising

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-site collaboration

Sharing best practice

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service

Posted today

• Retail leadership meets purpose - help shape the future of retail and customer service across NSW National Parks!
• Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service
• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Located in Parramatta (location flexible and hybrid working supported)
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 p.a. + employer's contribution to superannuation

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?

Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.

Bring your retail and project leadership experience to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and help take our statewide visitor centre network to the next level.

This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with teams across NSW, building on existing capability and bringing together retail expertise, technology, data, and great customer service to achieve outstanding outcomes for visitors and national parks.

About the role

As Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service, you will work across the state to lead projects and initiatives that support our visitor centres to deliver great retail and customer experiences.

You will connect people and ideas across the network, identify opportunities to build on what's already working well, and develop practical approaches that can be shared and applied across NPWS.

Your work will include:

• collaborating with visitor centre teams and operational stakeholders across NSW to deliver shared outcomes
• leading the visitor centre community of practice and creating opportunities to share expertise and successful approaches
• supporting the continued development of retail technology, including Salesforce and StoreConnect point-of-sale systems
• using sales, inventory, pricing, supplier, and visitation data to provide insights and identify new opportunities
• developing and refining retail practices, service standards, merchandising, and pricing approaches
• building capability through practical resources, training, and retail best-practice coaching
• working with suppliers and stakeholders to support effective purchasing and contract management
• leading complex projects and adapting priorities as the needs of NPWS evolve.

About You

We are looking for someone who combines extensive retail experience with strong project leadership and, importantly, enjoys bringing people together to achieve shared outcomes.

You may have built your career in multi-site retail, retail operations, customer experience, commercial management, or business transformation.

You will bring:

• extensive retail operations experience, ideally across a multi-site network
• demonstrated experience leading complex projects and business improvement
• strong commercial judgement and confidence using data to inform decisions
• experience with retail systems, products, inventory, pricing, or merchandising
• excellent relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• the ability to collaborate with geographically dispersed teams and turn diverse perspectives into practical solutions
• a genuine interest in supporting others to succeed and sharing best practice across a network.

Qualifications and Experience

The role requires appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience, together with project management experience and an understanding of contemporary procurement and contract management practices.

NPWS manages more than 890 national parks and reserves covering more than 7.6 million hectares of NSW, delivering conservation, cultural heritage protection, and world-class visitor experiences.

Here, your retail and project expertise can contribute to something bigger. By supporting our statewide visitor centre network to achieve great outcomes for visitors and parks, you will be part of an organisation working to protect NSW's natural and cultural heritage for future generations.

Benefits and Working Arrangements

• Accrued days off in addition to Annual Leave
• Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
• Learning and development opportunities, including in‑house training.

Application Deadline

Applications close: Sunday 25 October 2026 at 11:55pm

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.