Coordinator Operational Technology, Youth Justice

Division: Northern CPPYJ
- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
- Req ID: 75559

**Coordinator Operational Technology,**

**Youth Justice**
- **Ongoing Full-Time**:

- **Location: Parramatta**:

- **Clerk Grade 9/10 Salary ($125,693 - $138,510 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

This is a targeted recruitment.

This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.


**Your role**

The Coordinator Operational Technology strategically manages technology solutions that support specific Youth Justice day-to-day operations. This includes establishing and overseeing asset registers, establishing and managing lifecycle investment strategies and maintenance and replacement schedules, vendor and contract management, project delivery, and procurement activities.

Operational technology in Youth Justice includes, but is not limited to, CCTV, Body Worn Cameras, X-Ray Body Scanners, Digital Radios, and secure vehicle tracking equipment.

**What you’ll do**
- Collaborate with DCJ Information and Digital Services (IDS) to ensure Youth Justice operational technologies have seamless alignment with the Enterprise ICT Strategy and architecture, Cyber Security Strategy and requirements, and Data Strategy and information access policies.
- Coordinate a register of all Youth Justice operational technologies, along with accompanying year on year investment requirements, maintenance schedules, renewal timeframes and replacement strategies.
- Embed frameworks, strategies, systems and solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of existing and new vendor supply and support contracts.
- Provide direction and effective operational management of commercial, contract, risk management, financial related and procurement activities for Youth Justice operational technologies.
- Manage the ongoing governance and oversight for the efficient use of operational technologies, including contracts, maintenance, staff training and other regulatory requirements.
- Consult with the Executive Leadership Team, Youth Justice employees, IDS and other stakeholders to prioritise investment opportunities for new technology.
- Facilitate the implementation of new technologies and develop governance systems to ensure they are utilised safely and consistently across Youth Justice.
- Provide ongoing support to employees through responding to queries related to technologies managed by this role.

**What we’re looking for**
- Tertiary qualifications in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Current NSW driver’s licence with ability and willingness to travel throughout NSW.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

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**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.

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**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. You will need to attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the focus capabilities & requirements of the role and answer the two targeted questions below:

- Tell us about a situation where you had to introduce new technologies into an organization. What did you do to identify and address risks associated with this change?
- Select a problem that you faced in your workplace and describe the approach and data that you used to analyse the issues. How did this lead you to your recommendations?

**Applications close**Sunday 13 July 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

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