Flood Grant Program Officer

**_Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies._**
- **Be the trusted advisor guiding councils through vital flood recovery funding**:

- **Temporary full-time position to 30 June 2025**:

- **Salary relative to experience and ranges from $97,027.00 to $107,059.00 plus super**

**What’s in it for me?**

Join our team for a **fantastic culture** with dynamic collaboration and **genuine long-term career support**. We offer **flexibility in work arrangements**, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise **work/life balance**and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to **fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace** where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

The **Office of Local Government**(OLG) is a small, yet diverse agency of professionals invested in creating healthy and prosperous communities across NSW. Through the development of policy, programs, strong relationships, engagement and intervention, OLG is a driver of reform and uplift across the state, with a purpose of fostering a strong and sustainable local government sector.

In early 2025 OLG is undergoing a period of growth. There’s never been a better time to join a diverse, welcoming and fulfilling agency that helps build healthy and prosperous communities across NSW.

**The role**

The **Flood Grant Program Officer** is the key link between councils and the NSW flood grant funding programs, helping to guide and support councils through the grant process from start to finish. Acting as the first point of contact, you'll ensure councils have the information and tools they need to meet grant requirements, while also managing the transition of programs into the SmartyGrants system for better tracking and reporting.

This role involves juggling multiple grant programs at once—keeping registers up to date, reviewing Programs of Work, following up on reporting milestones, and ensuring everything aligns with the Grant Administration Guide. This role requires strong communication skills to keep stakeholders informed, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to stay on top of deadlines with mínimal supervision. The Flood Grant Program Officer plays a vital part in making sure flood recovery funding is delivered effectively and transparently across the state.

For more information read the full Role Description**:Flood Grants Officer**

**What you will bring to the role**
- Solid time management and organizational skills to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines efficiently.
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, fostering strong relationships and ensuring alignment with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Ability to undertake assessment of projects in accordance with grant program guidelines
- Enjoys autonomy and demonstrates proficiency in working independently, taking initiative, and making decisions.
- Proficient in managing multiple grant programs simultaneously, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements and timely delivery of milestones.
- Skilled in using digital grant management systems (e.g., SmartyGrants) to maintain accurate records, track progress, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Confident communicator with the ability to provide clear guidance to councils, assess submitted documentation, and escalate issues when necessary

**Key knowledge and experience**
- Experience in using Microsoft suite of software packages e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Experience in Grant Management Systems is advantageous.

**About us**

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

As part of DPHI, the Office of Local Government (OLG) is the NSW Government’s frontline interface with councils, their 50,000 employees, and their elected officials across the state. Its goal is to build a strong, responsible and sustainable local government sector, with its purpose to ensure councils all over NSW can continue to effectively deliver infrastructure, services and civic leadership to their communities.

**Join us**
- A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type