Senior Project Officer - Buy Ups

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Nelson; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing programs

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Travel opportunities

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice invites applications for a Senior Project Officer – Buy Ups based in Berkshire Park. This temporary full-time position (up to 24 months) offers a Clerk Grade 9/10 salary with superannuation and leave loading.

The role focuses on managing complex projects from planning through evaluation, with responsibilities across budgeting, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Applicants should have tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience and a current

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic and innovative project management.
• Excellent understanding of project methodologies, processes and procedures.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Current Driver Licence and preparedness to drive as required by the role

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation to achieve outcomes within time and budget.
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication and negotiation.
• Monitor and evaluate project implementation, including risk, benefits realisation and quality measures.
• Lead project teams to deliver milestones and outcomes with governance compliance.
• Undertake research and provide recommendations to support evidence-based planning.
• Provide timely advice to stakeholders on project issues and delivery plans.

Skills

Strategic project management

Project methodologies

Driver licence

Education

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent

Job description

Senior Project Officer – Buy Ups

Location – Berkshire Park (Francis Greenway Complex)

Employment type – Temporary Full Time (up to 24 months)

Salary – Clerk Grade 9/10 - $133,348 - $146,945 per annum, plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

The Senior Project Officer manages and coordinates the development, implementation and evaluation of complex projects to achieve project outcomes and support the achievement of organisational objectives.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation for a range of projects, including developing project plans, coordinating resources, managing budgets, meeting reporting requirements, and supporting project-related activities, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established agency project management methodology
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met
• Monitor and evaluate all aspects of project implementation, including risk and contingency management, benefits realisation, project impact and quality measures, to identify and address issues, assess project progress and effectiveness, and achieve project outcomes
• Manage a project team/s, ensuring compliance with governance and quality requirements, to successfully deliver all key project/s milestones and outcomes
• Undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence-based project planning and decision making
• Provide advice and information to stakeholders on emerging project issues and to support project development and delivery in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy objectives and other project and priorities

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in strategic and innovative project management
• Excellent understanding of project methodologies, processes and procedures
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Current Driver Licence and preparedness to drive as required by the role
• Willingness to participate in statewide travel.
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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.

Applications close 19 November 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 Ian Rudder via email – [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 Rachel Urquhart-Secord on 02 9354 1624 or via email - [e-mail]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

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. Priority will be given to filling the position at Berkshire Park.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.