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Senior Project Officer - Clerk Grade 9 / 10 - Full-time - Temporary role opportunity

Office of the Children's GuardianSydney NSW, AU, AU

30+ days ago

Salary

A$120,859.00–A$133,183.00 yearly

Job description

About the role

The Senior Project Officer manages and coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of tasks to achieve outcomes and support delivery of projects. It involves design, problem solving, impact assessment, risk consideration, engagement, priority setting, and implementation. The Senior Project Officer will support the Director in the design and implementation of the necessary policy, legislative, financial, and operational arrangements. This includes ongoing policy and design work, development of

internal business processes and the interfaces with other entities; and development of documentation, correspondence, and guidance material

We are seeking a motivated and resilient person to :

Manage and oversee all aspects of development and implementation for a range of projects, including developing project plans, scoping issues, reviewing current processes and practices, assessment of policy and legislative requirements, and identifying options and solutions.
Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met.
Monitor and evaluate all aspects of project implementation, including risk and contingency management, assess project progress and effectiveness, and achieve project outcomes.
Undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence-based design, planning and decision making.
Provide advice and information to stakeholders on emerging project issues and to support project development and delivery in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy objectives and priorities.

Key knowledge and experience

Experience in operational, process, or policy design, enhancement or implementation is strongly preferred.

Essential Requirements

A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and / or extensive relevant workplace experience is required.

All roles associated with the Office of The Children's Guardian require a current Working With Children Check clearance.

Our commitment to Diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

The OCG encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

We are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description, so please develop your response with this in mind.

Describe a set of circumstances that resulted in a particularly difficult or sensitive conversation with a customer or colleague. What were the issues / challenges and what was your approach to resolving these issues?

Provide an example of a time when your performance resulted in timely and quality outcomes. In your answer, please outline the steps you took in achieving the outcome and whether you could have done anything differently.

Note : the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

Applications closing date : Friday, 23 February 2024 at 10 : 00am

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.