Senior Strategy & Operations Executive

NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Officer role at NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure seeks to provide strategic and operational advice to senior leaders, turning complex information into clear recommendations to support informed decision-making.

You will oversee executive correspondence, ministerial briefs, and reports, coordinate priority projects, lead direct reports, enhance governance and records management, and help deliver high‑quality, timely information across NSW.

Qualifications

• Experience providing strategic and operational advice to senior executives.
• Strong research, analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written communication and quality assurance for briefs and reports.
• Ability to coordinate priority projects and balance deadlines.
• Experience leading direct reports and building capability.
• Proven experience delivering policy outcomes in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational advice to the General Counsel and senior leaders.
• Oversee executive and ministerial correspondence, briefs, submissions and reports.
• Coordinate priority projects and actions across the executive office.
• Lead and support direct reports and manage workloads.
• Enhance governance, records management and workflow performance.

Skills

Strategic advisory

Operational advice

Research and analysis

Problem-solving

Written communication

Relationship management

Project coordination

People leadership

Continuous improvement

Policy & strategic planning

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Executive Officer role at NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure seeks to provide strategic and operational advice to senior leaders, turning complex information into clear recommendations to support informed decision-making.

You will oversee executive correspondence, ministerial briefs, and reports, coordinate priority projects, lead direct reports, enhance governance and records management, and help deliver high‑quality, timely information across NSW.