Senior Program Officer x3

2 weeks ago

Lismore City Council, Australia NSW Reconstruction Authority Full time
About The Role

As a Senior Program Officer with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, you will manage and coordinate the development and delivery of complex program initiatives that support state-wide planning, preparedness, response, and recovery. Your work will directly contribute to building safer, more resilient communities across NSW. You will lead research, provide expert advice, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure programs are evidence-based, strategically aligned, and effectively implemented. From preparing high-level reports to driving project milestones, your role will be central to shaping disaster management outcomes.

About You

You are a strategic thinker with a passion for public impact and a proven ability to deliver government programs that make a difference. You will also have:

  • Demonstrated experience designing and/or coordinating government programs
  • Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering complex initiatives
  • Excellent written communication skills, including reports, briefs, and correspondence
  • The ability to conduct and apply research to inform program development
  • Skills in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
  • Confidence navigating competing priorities in a dynamic environment
Essential Requirements
  • Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in a relevant field
  • Current unrestricted NSW drivers' licence
  • An ability and willingness to travel within NSW and support other operational roles during disasters, emergencies and other events, consistent with skills, background and personal circumstances

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Program Officer. If you are unable to access the Role Description, please contact talentacquisition@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au.

About The Agency

The NSW Reconstruction Authority (the RA) is a statutory corporation and executive agency of the Premier's Department, that will improve how NSW plans for disasters and ensure that we recover from them faster. To reduce the severity and impacts of disasters, the NSW Reconstruction Authority will complete critical planning and preparation with communities, businesses and government. When disaster does strike, we will get recovery started swiftly and coordinate reconstruction efforts across agencies, communities and other stakeholders.

Joining Our Team

The RA offers flexible working practices, contemporary workspaces and technology, access to learning and development opportunities, an employee assistance and wellbeing program, a workforce that values inclusion, competitive pay and conditions, and other benefits.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, please submit your application with a resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role. Applications close Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm. For further information about the role, please contact Natalie Meskauskas, A/Director Community Recovery Programs (Natalie.meskauskas@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au).

Salary and employment details: 3 x Full-time, temporary roles up to December 2026 within the Community Recovery Programs Branch. Role based in Parramatta/Sydney or Lismore (other locations negotiable), with a flexible/hybrid working environment. Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $129,464 - $142,665 + superannuation.

Note: A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.


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