Program Manager

Division: Homes NSW
- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
- Req ID: 72073

**Program Manager**

**Location - Parramatta (negotiable), 2-3 days in office with flexible work arrangements**

**Employment type - Ongoing, Full-Time**

**Salary - Clerk Grade 11/12, $145,378 - $168,130** p**er annum, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation**

**Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support**
- This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only._

**About Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO)**

The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is a statutory body established under the Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 (NSW) to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to affordable, quality housing.

The AHO is governed by an all-Aboriginal Board, which provides advice to the Minister for Housing and Homelessness. In addition, the AHO manages and coordinates an annual capital works program, along with developing and implementing financial and resourcing strategies.

**Your role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to join our Services Our Way team. As the Program Manager you will lead and manage a program responsible for providing trauma informed support for vulnerable Aboriginal people and families across NSW, responding to the need to work within established program parameters while being responsive to individual and community need.

**What you’ll do**

As part of the Services Our Way team you will manage a mid-size remote working team across six distinct sites in NSW. You will take a trauma informed approach to your managing style.

You will also:

- Lead and manage a team responsible for delivering tailored support to vulnerable Aboriginal people and families in targeted locations.
- Develop and implement a training and development plan that ensures staff receive the necessary clinical supervision and skills development necessary to delivery best practice responses.
- Develop and manage the program budget in partnership with the Director and SOW Place Managers.
- Review regional practice to ensure compliance with program guidelines and ongoing identification of program risks.
- Work with SOW Place Managers to ensure a proactive response to program risks and opportunities, including timely escalation to the Director when necessary
- Provide expert advice and information to stakeholders and foster and develop strategic relationships with stakeholders through effective communication, negotiation, and issues management to ensure stakeholders are engaged throughout the program delivery.
- Lead within and champion an environment of continuous improvement to strengthen program capacity and coverage.
- Support the Director to develop processes and tools that help build best practice for SOW program.

**What we’re looking for**
- Demonstrated strong experience working with Aboriginal people and communities and overseeing service development and implementation.
- Strong project management skills.
- Driver’s licence and the ability to travel statewide.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons.

Where a position is identified, an applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification under the exception in Section 14(d) of the _Anti-Discrimination Act 1977_.

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows. **Either will be accepted**:
Confirmation of Aboriginality form

or

Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:

- is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
- identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
- is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Download the role description.

**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 a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Applications close**Tuesday, 11th February 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

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