Aboriginal Commissioning

**Aboriginal Commissioning and Planning Officer**

**Clerk Grade 7/8**

**Location: Nowra**

**Ongoing role available**
- **Location: Nowra**:

- **Clerk Grade 7/8**:

- **Salary ($99,431 - $110,064 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**:

- **Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support**:

- **Generous leave entitlements including flex leave**:

- **Flexible work practices**:

- **Diverse and inclusive organisation**

**About **this role**

Do you want to work with mob and community partners to get better outcomes for Aboriginal kids, families and communities?

In this Commissioning and Planning Officer (CPO) role, you will manage contracts under DCJ funding programs. This means building relationships with services that support individuals, families, and communities. As a CPO you will also engage with Aboriginal networks and local Aboriginal communities to improve their access to services.

The CPO works with partners across the community sector and across government to improve delivery of services and achieve better outcomes for service users. The CPO role is dynamic, fast-paced, and requires a sophisticated range of skills and experience

This is an ongoing role only open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicant only in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.

**About us**

NSW Department of Communities and Justice directly supports 800,000 people every year and reaches a further million people through local community-based programs.

Our vision is to empower all people to live fulfilling lives and achieve their potential in inclusive communities. We collaborate with government, non-government and community partners to work with children, adults, families and communities to improve lives and realise potential, with a focus on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage.

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

We want to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds.
This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and people identifying as LGBTQI+.

We will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

For more information about workplace adjustments at DCJ, please visit our Careers site

**Essential Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline AND / **OR** **equivalent knowledge, skills and experience** with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
- Current NSW driver’s licence and a willingness to travel to and work with communities and non-government organisations.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID19 and able to provide proof of vaccination
- Aboriginality is an essential requirement for this role. The role has been identified as an Aboriginal role in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 (d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

A recruitment pool valid for 18 months will be created to fill vacancies that may arise in the Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern NSW district.

**How to Apply**

You will need to attach a **resume** (maximum 5 pages) and a **cover letter** (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Your cover letter should include a response to the two (2) targeted questions below:
**Targeted Question 1**

What do you think are key skills required in human services funding and contracting?

**Targeted Question 2**

Describe a challenging situation where you had to work with services, partners and community to deliver a result. How did you manage this process and what skills did you use to influence the outcome?

**Note that we are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the **Focus Capabilities** outlined here in the Role Description.

**IMPORTANT**
- _National Criminal History Record Check_ in accordance with Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- _Working with Children Check_ clearance in accordance with Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

During the COVID-19 pandemic, interviews and assessments may be done using alternative methods, including video interviewing, telephone interviewing and online assessments.

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