▷ (3 Days Left) Senior Project Officer

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $127,150 - $144,444 p.a. plus Superannuation
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW, in a hybrid working environment
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ615335
Closing Date: 5 November 2025 (11:59PM)

Join the Workforce Operational Strategic Unit at NSW Health for an exciting opportunity to be part of something truly transformative Our team is at the forefront of building and expanding innovative health workforce solutions including the NSW Health Deployment Program.

We are strategically positioned to make a significant impact, enriching health in millions of ways every day. You'll be working in a competitive and stimulating environment that fosters creativity and innovation.

Be part of an operational and strategic team that plans, develops, facilitates, and evaluates health workforce strategies including the NSW Health Deployment Program. Providing nurses, midwives, and allied health staff opportunities to travel and work at hospitals and health services that have a short-term need for their skills and experience. Together, we can achieve extraordinary things

About us

- Join a passionate team dedicated to innovation and creativity.
- Embrace a healthy work-life balance with our flexible/hybrid working hours with 3 days a week at St Leonards.
- Building a sustainable future for NSW Health

About the role

With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we’re enhancing health and wellness while developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

The Workforce Operational Strategic Unit (WOSU) supports the delivery of new government workforce policy, builds resilience and deliver significant projects and programs. Work that enhances the capacity and capability of the system to meet current and future needs. The unit sits within The Workforce Planning & Talent Development Branch.

The Senior Project Officer is responsible for the coordination, management, and delivery of services and business functions of workforce initiatives lead by the Workforce Operational Strategic Unit. This includes providing advice to business units related to planning the delivery of and not limited to rural health workforce enhancements, scholarship and subsidy programs, and other projects of significance.

Health Manager level 3, starting salary from $127,150 - $144,444 plus super and annual leave loading, with a 38- hour work week.

What you will do

- Drive operational excellence by delivering efficient service outcomes and developing key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success.
- Lead and manage workforce planning, providing expert support and advice to the organisation, business units and employees on workforce planning and organisational design.
- Scope, plan and implement workforce initiatives, ensuring project priorities are met through integrated organisational change management strategies. Resolve issues in consultation with the Program Manager.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across NSW Health and associated organisations to support collaborative and effective workforce outcomes.
- Lead and manage ad hoc organisational improvement projects, contributing professional insights and innovative solutions. Actively participate in project-related meetings and working groups, raising issues and proposing initiatives to support continuous improvement.

About you

We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

- Relevant qualifications and/or extensive experience in a large and diverse organisation, ideally across business operations, human resources, project management, recruitment, finance or records management.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively in high-volume, complex and demanding environments, with a proven capacity to prioritise tasks, manage competing demands and achieve outcomes.
- Experience leading and implementing change, including redesigning work systems and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, prepare clear and concise reports, respond creatively to challenges and deliver positive results.
- High-level communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage, negotiate and build productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- A valid unrestricted driver’s licence for use in NSW/Australia and a willingness to travel

How to apply

At The Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and cover letter (1-2 pages) AND demonstrate your ability by attaching a response to the two target questions below.

Target Questions (1-2 pages)

- Describe a time when you were responsible for delivering a complex workforce project under significant time or resource constraints, involving multiple stakeholders with competing priorities. How did you maintain strategic alignment, manage resistance, and ensure the project achieved its intended outcomes.
- Describe a time when you had to manage a difficult stakeholder relationship during a high-profile project. How did you approach the situation, maintain collaboration, and ensure the project stayed on track despite conflicting priorities or resistance

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At the NSW Health we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

Additional information

- This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
- Please note the selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For more information about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Wednesday 5 November 2025

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.

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