Project Officer

**_Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies._**
- **Be part of a dedicated team focusing on bettering outcomes with and for Aboriginal peoples across the state**:

- **Aboriginal Identified opportunity, Ongoing full-time**:

- **Office location - Parramatta, Newcastle, Wollongong.**:

- **Salary relative to experience and ranges from $106,025 to $117,363.00 + Super**

**What's in it for me?**
Join our team for a **deadly culture** with dynamic collaboration and **genuine long-term career support**. We offer **flexibility in work arrangements**, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise **work/life balance**and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to **fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace** where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

**This is an Aboriginal Identified role where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Positions are specifically noted under the provisions of the NSW Anti-discrimination Act (1977).**

**The role**
In this role, you'll be a key contributor to developing and delivering impactful projects, including refining policies, procedures, and legislative reforms. Your work will involve managing project activities, ensuring timely and quality outcomes, and supporting decision-making with comprehensive documentation and stakeholder engagement. Through research and analysis, you'll identify emerging issues and recommend solutions to advance the organisation's goals.

Amid tight deadlines and competing priorities, you'll navigate challenges with sensitivity and effectiveness, especially in understanding the unique issues facing Aboriginal peoples and communities. Collaboration with stakeholders and maintaining clarity in policies will be central to driving meaningful outcomes in a dynamic environment.

For more information read the full Role Description**:Project Officer (Identified)**

**What you will bring to the role**:

- **Project Management**: Deliver project support services, including maintaining documentation, preparing reports, and coordinating resources, to ensure successful outcomes within scope, budget, and timelines.
- **Policy and Procedure Development**: Evaluate and refine operational policies and procedures to enhance clarity, efficiency, and alignment with statutory requirements.
- **Stakeholder Engagement**: Communicate with stakeholders, coordinate consultations, and facilitate collaboration to support policy development and legislative objectives.
- **Knowledge of the NSW Planning system**:Experience in planning and environmental legislation and processes such as strategic planning are desired but not essential.

**What is an essential requirement**:
Aboriginal identified positions are developed where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Positions are specifically noted under the provisions of the NSW Anti-discrimination Act (1977) for Aboriginal people who meet the following criteria:

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

**About us**
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

**Join us**

Applications close** 11:55PM on the 20th January 2025**
- A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months._