Project Officer Grants And Systems

**Make a difference to the people of NSW**:

- **Join a world-class organisation delivering nation-leading, best practice programs**:

- **Be part of a passionate, supportive and high performing team**

**Play a significant part in decarbonising the transport sector**
- **Employment Type**:1 X temporary fulltime role up to 30 June 2026
- **Work Location**: Parramatta, with a high level of flexible working
- **Classification / Grade / Band**:Environment Officer 8 (EO8)
- **Hours Per Week**: 35, Flexible work options available
- **Remuneration**:$103,961 to $117,290 per annum plus Superannuation and Leave Loading
- **Additional Benefits**: Salary Packaging and Fitness Passport available
- **Applications Close**:11:55pm on Monday 20 March

**About the team**

Here at Net Zero Transport, we share a common purpose to lead the NSW economy to net zero emissions. We believe that bringing together a passionate, agile, and diverse team of change makers we can play a pivotal role in transitioning NSW to an affordable and sustainable energy future.

**About the opportunity**

This is your opportunity to be part of the team increasing the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in NSW. Australia's EV uptake, including rates of EV uptake in NSW, are significantly behind fast-growing global markets. Help us tackle the challenges of:

- persistent barriers to EV uptake
- empowering customers to make informed decisions about their current and future vehicle choices
- the charging infrastructure gaps occurring across regional and metropolitan NSW
- addressing the integration of EV's across NSW's energy grid

Our Net Zero Transport team is seeking an experienced and solution-driven** Grants and Systems Project Officer **to support timely grants management, payments and reporting of our NSW EV programs within the Office of Energy and Climate Change.

In this role, you will support each work stream's successful delivery over the next three years, where you'll be able to look back and say that you were an instrumental part of transforming NSW into the easiest place to own and operate an EV.

**The team delivers $330 million in initiatives focusing on fleets, EV charging and consumer information, to accelerate the uptake of EVs in NSW.**
- You will be: _
- designing and developing grant management and payment solutions in SmartyGrants and other digital platforms to ensure our EV programs are effectively delivering, assessing, monitoring and reporting key grant activities
- collaborating with finance, grants, digital and program teams to process funding payments and maintain financial records
- working collaboratively with multiple program teams that aim to deliver tangible outcomes across 6 major initiatives - from ensuring there is a sufficient mix of charging options across fast chargers, regional destinations, apartment retrofits and kerbside charging, to supporting fleets to transition to EVs and creating a suite of consumer information to inform and empower potential NSW EV motorists
- part of the team delivering substantial emission reductions from the transport sector and supporting the State's objective to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

If you have a passion for problem solving and supporting net zero program initiatives, along with strong admin capabilities, attention to detail and experience in grants management and financial reporting, then this role is for you.

For more information, see below:

- NSW Government Net Zero Plan 2020-2030 is available here.
- More information about the NSW Electric Vehicle strategy is available here.

**About You**

By joining our team, you will bring your professional expertise and administrative experience to work on key grant management systems and reporting initiatives that support major net-zero initiatives in NSW. You support the management of grants, including overarching system processes that track grantee assessments, funding agreements, milestone payments and reporting throughout the program lifecycle. To be successful the role requires attention to detail, effective communication, and issues management to ensure program objectives are met with transparent and accountable record keeping process in place.

You will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in the development, administration, management and operation of large grant schemes or related programs involving budget and performance management.

To be successful in the role you will have strong experience in managing payments and reporting of complex, dynamic and high-profile projects or programs. You work collaboratively with diverse and sensitive stakeholders to achieve and optimise business outcomes. You will streamline operations by managing competing demands and priorities and understand issues impacting program objectives and deliverables.

**Key knowledge and experience**
- Strong knowledge of assurance, governance and operational requirements for transparent, fair and accountable grants management and