Project Officer - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government

NSW Government

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Sydney, Australia

5 days ago

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Description

Project Officer

1x Temporary Fulltime role is available

Locations

Sydney, Coffs Harbour & Dubbo
Salary $106, $117,363.00pa plus Super and annual leave loading (Clerk Grade 7/8)
Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support
This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people_

About Role

An amazing opportunity is available within the Aboriginal Housing Office to Manage and implement a range of projects, in line with the directorate's responsibilities, which improve AHO service delivery or operations and contribute to better outcomes for Aboriginal people including individuals, families, groups and communities.

What you'll do
You'll work in a high-performing team that works across all AHO teams.

You will build strong relationships and work in partnership with other key government agencies and various internal and external stakeholders.

It's an interesting and diverse role providing support and exposure to many different areas of the AHO.

You will also:

Contribute to the design, implementation and coordination of projects that deliver effective business unit outcomes and meet client service delivery needs.
Undertake research and analysis to support the development of key projects and improvement of processes across AHO and ensure the use of project management methodologies and processes to allow for consistent high quality outcomes.
Manage and oversee particular aspects of projects and implementations, including developing and monitoring project plans, coordinating resources, and monitoring budgets to ensure successful project milestones are met.
Prepare a range of projectrelated documents for key stakeholders as required, including status updates, reports, budgets and discussion papers to manage the flow of information.
Deliver on assigned projects and processes within agreed upon deadlines and quality standards.
Liaise and work across AHO Division and nongovernment stakeholders to ensure effective interface between program development, planning, service design and policy implementation.
Work effectively with team members towards mutual continued development and provide feedback to each other on project work undertaken.
Seek out and actively manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships based on open and regular discussions and feedback, to ensure effective interface between program development, planning, service design and policy implementation.
Meeting tight deadlines in an environment characterised by conflicting priorities and multiple stakeholders.
Maintaining oversight of project progress and identifying issues and risks bringing them to the attention of business unit manager.

What we're looking for

Experience in Engaging, collaborating and codesigning housing solutions for Aboriginal communities, including Aboriginal Regional Alliances and Stolen Generation Organisations.
Demonstrated experience working within project coordination
Ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, organisations, communities and people
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare highlevel correspondence and reports.
Experience working with the Office suite, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Download the role description.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia's First Nations people_

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows

Either will be accepted:

Confirmation of Aboriginality form

or
Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:

is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and

- identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
- is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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

About AHO
The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is part of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ)

The AHO is a statutory authority, established under the Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 (NSW) and plans, administers, and expands the policies, program, and asset base for Aboriginal housing in NSW.

The AHO works in partnership with Aboriginal Community Housing Providers (ACHP) and Aboriginal communities in delivering housing program and developing housing policy and standards.

AHO has also striv