Project Officer

Project Officer – New Business and Reform Location – Burwood, Elsie St Office 50% office attendance required (in accordance with the DCJ Flexible Work Policy)Employment type – Full-time, temporary until 5 December 2025 with possibility of extension Salary – Clerk Grade 7/8 $113,574 - $125,720 plus superannuation and leave loading Your role The purpose of this role is to work within the Registrar of Community Housing's New Business and Reform team.

The role is project-based and will assist in the implementation of a suite of reforms.

The role will be responsible for coordinating multiple projects as a result of the introduction of the Community Housing Providers (Adoption of the National Law) Bill 2025.

What You'll Do As part of the New Business and Reform team, you will be responsible for the ongoing management of the newly introduced NSW Register of Affordable Housing Dwellings.

You'll lead on the implementation of the NSW Register of Affordable Housing Dwellings design and input of high-volume data into the register.

Working under the Principal Compliance Officer, you will be managing communications with key stakeholders in collecting and using data for the purposes of the affordable housing register of dwellings.

This role will involve working on and handling multiple projects at a time, with the first project requiring you to audit and register 10,000 affordable housing entries.

What We're Looking For To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have: Exceptional attention to detail Ability to juggle multiple projects at a time Project coordination and management skills Ability to work through high-volume workloads Knowledge of the community housing sector and community housing legislation Experience working with social and affordable housing providers Experience engaging with stakeholders such as local councils Strong work ethic and problem solver For more information about this position, please click here to download the role description.

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.

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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.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environmentAre you ready to join us?Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close 24 August 2025 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 Ninavah Shlaimon on 02 8741 2502 or at ninavah.shlaimon@homes.nsw.gov.au 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 Mary Michael on 0499531131 or via mary.michael@dcj.nsw.gov.au Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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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.

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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.

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