Senior Place Governance & Projects Officer

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW in Sydney is seeking a Senior Place Governance & Projects Officer for a temporary 27-month opportunity. The role focuses on delivering place governance, revitalisation and placemaking initiatives to create walkable, connected communities across NSW.

You will coordinate governance activities, prepare briefings, manage stakeholder engagement, and support funding program delivery from assessment to acquittal and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting government-led grants and placemaking programs.
• Ability to prepare high-quality briefings and reports.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills, with excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of place governance, revitalisation and placemaking initiatives across NSW.
• Coordinate governance activities, and manage stakeholder engagement.
• Assist in acquittal and evaluation of NSW Government funding programs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Governance coordination

Grant management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

OneGMS

SmartyGrants

MS Office

Job description

Senior Place Governance & Projects Officer - Temporary Opportunity Up to 27 months

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 110908

Employment type: Fixed Term Full-Time

Salary range: $124810.0-$139787.0

You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.

Here's your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you've imagined.

In this role, you'll:

Support the delivery of place governance, revitalisation and placemaking initiatives that create vibrant, walkable and connected communities across NSW. Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, grants and partnerships, you’ll coordinate governance activities, prepare high-quality briefings and reports, manage stakeholder engagement, and contribute to the successful delivery of NSW Government funding programs from assessment through to acquittal and evaluation.

You’re a proactive and self-motivated project professional with experience supporting government-led grants, partnerships and/or place activation programs. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, and the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes. Highly organised, you can effectively manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and work independently when required. You also bring a high level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel, along with experience using grant management systems such as OneGMS, SmartyGrants or similar platforms.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.