Senior Project Officer

Senior Project Officer

Infrastructure Strategy and Governance

Location – Haymarket

Employment type – Temporary

Clerk grade 9/10. Salary – $129,464 - $142,666 Clerk Grade 9/10 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

We're seeking a Senior Project Officer to join the Infrastructure Strategy and Governance team within Corrective Services NSW. In this role, you'll lead complex, high-impact projects that support CSNSW's commitment to reducing adult reoffending and improving outcomes for people in custody and under supervision. You'll work across agency boundaries, building strong relationships with stakeholders to deliver projects that align with our reform priorities and government targets.

What you'll do

As Senior Project Officer, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of diverse projects that support strategic reforms across CSNSW.
• Develop project plans, manage timelines and budgets, and ensure compliance with governance and reporting requirements.
• Undertake research and contribute to policy and service reform by providing evidence-based recommendations.
• Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to deliver complex, interconnected initiatives.
• Monitor project outcomes and evaluate implementation to inform continuous improvement.
• Support the Strategic Partnerships team in building collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

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 two pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role and answer the targeted questions below:

• Can you describe a project you've led or contributed to that involved multiple stakeholders across government or community sectors? What strategies did you use to manage competing priorities, and what was the outcome?

Applications close 23rd November 2025 at 11:59PM AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Asif Khan via email:

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Rosie Matamaki on or via email: 

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

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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