Job Description
Policy Officer
Location – Various Hybrid working
Employment type – Fulltime ongoing or fulltime temp
Salary – GR7/8 $ 113,574 - $ 125,720 plus superannuation
This is a targeted recruitment. While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander descent. This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.
Your role
The NSW Government is determined to make NSW a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief and non-recurring.
Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof.
Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.
You will contribute to the delivery of policy, strategy and reform initiatives by supporting project coordination, analysis and stakeholder engagement, and preparing advice and outputs to inform decision-making in line with Homes NSW priorities.
What you’ll do
- Contribute to the delivery of policy, strategy and reform initiatives, consistent with organisational priorities.
- Support project planning and coordination activities, including tracking actions, timelines and deliverables.
- Prepare evidence-based advice, briefs and outputs for review by senior staff.
- Collate, analyse and synthesise information to support policy and project outcomes.
- Support stakeholder engagement, including coordinating input and maintaining working relationships.
- Work collaboratively across Housing Strategy and Policy and Homes NSW to support delivery of outcomes.
What we’re looking for
- Demonstrated experience in supporting delivery of policy, reform or project initiatives within a government or comparable environment.
- Demonstrated experience in research, analysis and contributing to policy development and/or project work.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare advice and outputs within a policy or project context.
- Demonstrated understanding of, or experience within, the housing, homelessness or related human services sector, or a comparable policy environment.
- Knowledge of legislation and government processes relevant to Homes NSW or similar public sector environments.
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
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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, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
- In 500 words or less describe a time when you contributed to a policy, strategy or reform initiative by coordinating project activities, undertaking analysis, engaging stakeholders, and preparing advice or materials to support decision-making. Use this response to indicate your area of primary interest: between housing and homelessness; and between strategy/policy development and reform/project leadership.
Applications close Sunday 21 June 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 Rose Stone at [email protected]
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 Katie Hardy at [email protected]
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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