Manager Executive Unit

Division: Homes NSW- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 66524**Manager Executive Unit**

**Location - State wide**

**Employment type - Ongoing**

**Salary - **$139,787-$161,663 + employer superannuation contribution

**Your role**

**Are you interested in contract analysis and would like to use your knowledge to help make a positive difference in our NSW social housing maintenance delivery?**

Homes NSW is an Agency of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). Our vision is for NSW to be a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring.

We lead work to deliver more quality social housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW, empowering our tenants to live fulfilling lives and achieve their potential in inclusive communities with a focus on breaking, rather than managing disadvantage.

We strive for excellence in service delivery and most importantly, Homes NSW puts people at the heart - including our staff. Working for us means you are joining a team where your expertise and skills will be valued.

The purpose of the Executive and Ministerial Services team is to manage all ministerial and executive engagement on behalf of Housing Portfolio. Key activities include collaboration with investigating bodies around investigations; reviewing reports once received; responding to reports; drafting and providing briefs to Senior Executive and Minister, timely resolution and response to NCAT complaint and feedback matters and management of high-risk reputational matters, such as GIPA requests, subpoenas and human rights commission enquiries.

Primary purpose of this role is to manage the resources within the Executive Unit, ensuring that accurate and timely responses to Ministerial matters, co-ordinating the drafting and endorsement of responses to Housing Portfolio and external stakeholder enquiries and, managing projects and activities to support the Head of Portfolio Management (Assets).

**What you’ll do**

In your role, you will play a pivotal role in providing proactive and evidence-based expert advice and reports to the Director and/or the Executive Director.

Your focus will be on ensuring that matters impacting the business unit's current operations and future decision-making are thoroughly considered. A critical aspect of your role involves providing operational direction and leadership to cultivate an outcome-oriented culture of teamwork, achievement, and accountability. You will be responsible for managing resources, budgets, assets, projects, and staffing to optimize goal achievement and ensure that staff possess the necessary skills and performance levels. Leadership, encompassing financial planning, will be vital in aligning the business unit with the organization's strategic direction.

Your responsibilities also extend to ensuring effective operations, promoting cost-effective use of the organisation's resources, and serving as a guiding force for staff on policies and procedures affecting the Business area's operation. Furthermore, you will lead and drive team management, overseeing the Learning and Development budget, recruitment processes, professional services and consultant budget, and prioritising work for timely completion.

**What we’re looking for**
- Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

**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.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**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 an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Please outline your two strongest qualities in undertaking the Manager (Executive Unit) role. Could you demonstrate those strengths by a reference to an example when you used them to positive effect in achieving an outcome.
- Can you provide an example of a time when you effectively managed high-priority executive tasks and ensured seamless coordination of executive-level activities to support the achievement of organisational objectives?

**Applications close **3 May