Assistant Project Officer

Location - Parramatta (work from home 8 days per fortnight)

Ongoing full-time opportunity

Salary ranging from $93,295 to $102,941pa. Plus, employer contribution to superannuation (11%) and annual leave loading (17.5%)

Your role

Assistant Project Officers within Victims Services work across a wide variety of operational projects and provide a range of support services that contribute to reforms and initiatives that support victims of crime and improvement to service delivery.

What you’ll do

You will be working on a wide variety of operational projects as part of a project team. You will need to work collaboratively within the team, be competent at preparing and delivering communications to varied audiences, be able to balance competing demands, whilst building strong working relationships across teams and be competent at performing basic research and data analysis to support the broader work of the team.

You will also provide a range of administrative services that support wider Victims Services initiatives.

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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

- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs

- Flexible, autonomous work environment

- Competitive pay and conditions

- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

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, attach an up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role.

During the online application process, you will be asked to provide a response to the following targeted questions:

• Describe a time when you were involved in a work-based project. What was your role and how did you contribute to make the project a success?

• Describe a time when your communication skills helped you to make a meaningful difference in completing a work task?

Applications close 18 March 2024 at 11:59pm AEDT.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Chris Baker via email chris.baker@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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, please call Dean on 02 9765 3526 or email the recruiter

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.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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