Program Officer

**Program Officer**
- Exciting opportunity managing the rollout of the Purple Flag program in NSW
- Join the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner, a group within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
- Clerk Grade 7/8 with a salary range of $106,025 - $117,363 per annum plus superannuation
- Ongoing role based in Haymarket, Sydney CBD

**About the role**

The Program Officer provides critical program and project administration to support the transformation of the Six Cities region (including Greater Sydney, Newcastle, Central Coast, and Wollongong) into thriving 24-hour economy hubs. The role is responsible for project management of the Purple Flag rollout across Metropolitan Sydney and beyond. The role will then focus on the ongoing program management for the office. The role involves managing and coordinating resources, monitoring project progress of the Purple Flag rollout, and ensuring timely, budget-conscious delivery of initiatives that promote vibrant, inclusive, and safe communities. You will also contribute to research and the development of policy proposals, help design evaluation frameworks, and foster relationships with key stakeholders to enhance project outcomes and guide future planning.

Purple Flag is an internationally recognised accreditation program that celebrates precincts that achieve high standards of excellence in managing their night-time precincts. Purple Flag NSW is a program led by the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner (O24HEC), a NSW government agency aiming to build vibrant, diverse, inclusive and safe hospitality and entertainment precincts.

**About You**

You are a proactive and organised professional with experience in providing project management and administrative support. You excel at balancing competing priorities, meeting tight deadlines, and managing resources effectively to ensure project objectives are achieved. With strong stakeholder management and communication skills, you are adept at navigating complex challenges, identifying risks, and implementing solutions to keep projects on track. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and are skilled at juggling multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail, you will excel in this role.

To learn more about the role, please click here to download the role description.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date**: Monday 28 October 2024 [10.00AM]

**Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport**

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

- Create social and economic opportunities for the state
- Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies
- Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture
- Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all
- Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
- Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
- Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment
- Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history.
- A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months._