• Office located in Sydney city – close to plenty of transit options

• Fixed term full-time role to 30 June 2025, with potential to extend

• Base salary of $90-100K with access to NFP salary packaging and other benefits

• Join a collaborative team and a highly regarded peak body organisation

• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements on offer

Homelessness NSW is the peak body for homelessness in NSW. We exist to build the capability of people and the capacity of systems to end homelessness. We have a vision for a future where there is enough quality and safe housing and support services to ensure no one is homeless in NSW. We work with our members and broad network of partners to understand drivers of homelessness, advocate for solutions, build skills and knowledge, and scale innovation.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Together Home Program aims to transition people onto a trajectory away from homelessness and into long-term stable housing, while improving overall personal wellbeing. It is underpinned by Housing First principles and is being delivered across NSW by Community Housing Providers, some of whom sub-contract the support component to Specialist Homelessness Services or other partners. Support providers work to coordinate and strengthen relationships between the various services involved in a person’s support plan, including disability and allied health and wellbeing supports.

Homelessness NSW is funded separately to manage and deliver Together Home High Needs packages. If a participant has a high degree of complexity, services can make a referral to the High Needs Panel for additional funding.

This is an exciting time to join us as we build on this work. Homelessness NSW are undertaking further projects to scale-up Housing First initiatives within the homelessness sector. This role will be working across both the Together Home and Housing First projects undertaken at Homelessness NSW, reporting to and working alongside the Senior Project Officer – Together Home.

KEY DUTIES

The Project Officer will provide administration and support for the delivery of Housing First projects. The position will:

• Deliver all aspects of the project cycle for Together Home, including project planning, managing budgets, arranging resources, managing stakeholders and meeting reporting requirements.
• Assist the application and allocation process for the High Needs funding, including facilitation and secretariat support of the independent assessment panel, rostering and scheduling attendance, organising meeting agendas & communicating funding decisions.
• Assist in and facilitate external meetings with varied stakeholders.
• Maintain and manage regular data entry to maintain the funding dashboard, to deliver monthly and quarterly reporting products and identify policy implications from data.
• Regular oversight of the High Needs funding inbox to respond to varied stakeholders.
• Support the engagement of people with lived and living experience of homelessness within the work of Homelessness NSW.
• Perform administrative duties necessary to achieve key duties and responsibilities, such as report writing, record keeping, data management, scheduling meetings and promotion.
• Support other areas of Homelessness NSW in the implementation of Housing First projects and initiatives, providing advice within the organisation relating to Housing First initiatives, projects and outcomes.
• Undertake any other tasks, duties or specific projects within your area of skill and expertise, as required by Homelessness NSW.

WHY WORK WITH US?

We are an established and successful peak organisation with clarity of purpose. Our people are provided with the right tools to achieve their goals and grow professionally. Providing high-quality support to build the capability of people and capacity of systems to end homelessness is at the core of everything we do. If you are looking for a rewarding experience, you’re in the right place.

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BENEFITS

• Work in a highly respected peak body organisation – find meaningful work

• 17.5% leave loading and access to NFP salary packaging

• 35-hour work week, with option for a 9-day fortnight

• Hybrid working - work-from-home arrangements

• Receive support and advice with tailored training as well as a commitment to ongoing professional development

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCEED (KEY SELECTION CRITERIA)

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, community work and / or at least five (5) years' experience in homelessness service delivery.
• Understanding of Housing First and the homelessness service system, with an interest in supporting the sector to deliver Housing First responses.
• High quality project management skills, with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in partnership with a range of stakeholders, collaborate and problem solve.
• Ability to work independently and in a small team; working under general direction and also taking initiative as needed to support workflow.
• Computing and administrative skills; including the Microsoft Office suite, budgets and meeting reporting obligations.
• Ability to maintain data entry in a program database which functions through Excel.
• Understanding of homelessness issues for First Nations people and a strong personal commitment to working in partnership with First Nations organisations and communities.

We are particularly interested in people who have worked within Housing First initiatives, and who have experience in navigating homelessness and housing systems. If you don’t meet all the criteria, but are interested in this role, you are encouraged to connect with us to discuss whether this position might be a good fit for you.

For more information or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. 

A position description is attached.

Homelessness NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the various lands on which we meet and work. Our team comes together on the unceded land of the Gadigal and Bidjigal people, and we pay our respects to their ancestors and Elders past & present. We extend this respect to all First Nations people in Australia, but specifically to those we work for, who have experienced homelessness and dispossession due to the ongoing effects of colonisation. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and commit to listening, learning and taking courageous action to support the First People of this land.