Project Officer

5 days ago

Lismore, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Adaptation Mitigation & Reconstruction
- Location: Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480
- Req ID: 75321
- **New opportunity to join the Authority as a passionate community liaison**
- **Temporary full-time role - 30 June 2026**

- **Based in Lismore with flexible work arrangement options**

- **Clerk Grade 7/8 ($110,266 - $122,058) plus super and annual leave loading**

**About the role**

Are you passionate about building community resilience and supporting disaster recovery efforts? The NSW Reconstruction Authority is seeking a proactive and community-minded **Project Officer - Community Engagement** to help deliver the Northern Rivers Disaster Adaptation Plan.

In this role, you’ll support the design and delivery of community engagement activities that empower local communities to prepare for and adapt to natural hazards and climate change. You’ll work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and community members to ensure engagement is inclusive, relevant, and impactful.
- Coordinate and implement community engagement initiatives, events and activities aligned with disaster adaptation and resilience goals.
- Develop communication materials and engagement tools tailored to diverse community needs.
- Prepare reports and briefs, coordinate resources, maintain project documentation and implement and monitor customer interactions.
- Communicate with key internal and external stakeholders and support working groups, committees and consultations.
- Source, collate and compile data and information to identify emerging issues and track and report on project progress.
- Translate complex or technical information into accessible, community-friendly formats.

For more information read the full **Role Description**.**

**About you**

**Essential Requirements**
- Strong attention to detail and can work confidently and collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Ability to work autonomously in coordinating work and making decisions on matters under their direct control.
- Must have resilience, integrity and customer service orientation.
- 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.

**About the Agency**

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is a statutory corporation 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 with a rewarding job in a community-driven agency is just the start. The Authority also offers**:

- Flexible working practices
- Contemporary workspaces and technology
- Access to learning and development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellbeing program (with a cool app)
- Workforce that values inclusion
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Fitness Passport with a choice of 200+ gyms and pools across NSW

**To Apply**
Please include a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

**Closing date**:11:59PM, 19th Thursday June 2025
- 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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