Commissioning & Planning Officer

3 weeks ago


Redfern, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Southern HDDSEM- Location: Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016- Req ID: 61795- **Ongoing Opportunity**:

- **Location**:Redfern**:

- **Salary: $101,947-$112,849 plus superannuation and leave loading**:

- **4 weeks annual leave per year of service.**:

- **Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits.**:

- **Flexible work practices.**:

- **Opportunities for learning and development and internal career progression**

**About Commissioning and Planning**
- Commissioning and Planning (C&P) teams are central to DCJ’s relationship with the non-government sector (NGOs) to ensure that commissioned services meet the needs and improve outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
- C&P teams have an integral relationship in linking the operational side of DCJ business to the local service system with extensive and complex work occurring between C&P and Community Services and Housing Operational teams to ensure that client matters are resolved, service providers are working in partnership with operational teams and systemic matters are reviewed and resolved with individual providers.

**Your role**

Do you want to work with mob and community partners to get better outcomes for Aboriginal kids, families and communities?

In this Commissioning and Planning Officer role, you will manage contracts under DCJ funding programs. This means building relationships with services that support individuals, families, and communities. You will also engage with Aboriginal networks and local Aboriginal communities to improve their access to services.

Your role will be to work with a dynamic team in the Sydney South Eastern Sydney Northern Sydney District (SSESND) to ensure that the District has the necessary services and supports to provide culturally appropriate service delivery to Aboriginal people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

**What you’ll do**

As part of the Commissioning and Planning team you will:

- Manage contract meetings that include leading discussion and reporting minutes
- Analyse reporting requirements and identify actions for follow up for the organisations that you are allocated
- Provide written responses to Ministerial and other requests for information internally within the department and externally
- Manage complaints and compliance for contracts
- Conduct annual reviews of the financial reporting requirements for individual organisations
- Participate in meetings with internal and external government agencies and providers

You'll also work as part of a team of Commissioning Planning Officers and connect with Aboriginal staff across the district. You will have existing knowledge of, experience in, or transferrable skills in program design, policy development or operational service delivery

**What we’re looking for**
- Experience working with non-government organisations and government agencies.
- An understanding of issues relating to Aboriginal people and communities
- Existing kinship and networks in NSW and Aboriginal people
- Ability to work independently and manage your own work, including working both independently and within a team environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- A commitment to a culture of team work, excellence and continuous improvement.
- A strong commitment to customer service
- Computer and systems competency
- Sound research and analysis skills to support evidence based decisions
- Project and program management experience

Download the role description.

**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.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (1- 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements/capabilities of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Applications close: Tuesday 22 August 2023**

**Got a question?**

**Inclusion and Diversity lie 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 our careers site.

**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 and will be used to fill vacancies across Metro Sydney Commissioning & Planning roles



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