• Employment Type: Ongoing - Full Time
• Role Classification: Clerk Grade 9/10
• Remuneration: $108,044 - $119,061 pa (plus superannuation and annual leave loading)
• Hours per Week: 35
• Location: North Sydney (Moving to St Leonards mid 2019)
• Requisition ID: REQ95178

Are you passionate about promoting safety and improving outcomes for people affected by violence, abuse and neglect?

Do you enjoy leading evidence-based projects to enhance health services?

Does your commitment to collaboration and sensitive stakeholder engagement drive your approach to managing complex projects?

About this role

This is a unique opportunity to make a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of people in NSW in an innovative and dynamic policy environment. This includes implementing a significant reform agenda as part of the NSW Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Project Officer to join the Program Delivery Office to work in this dynamic portfolio.

Where you'll be working

The Program Delivery Office in the Government Relations Branch is responsible for delivering key inter-governmental reform projects and cross-portfolio program commitments on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The unit is situated within Government Relations Branch, NSW Ministry of Health.

What you'll be doing

Developing and supporting the implementation of best practice policies, programs, projects, and activities for the Ministry of Health, public health organisations, and related government agencies to support the achievement of NSW Health’s objectives. The role will focus on designing and delivering priority projects to prevent and respond to violence, abuse and neglect with a particular focus on improving therapeutic services for victims and survivors of sexual abuse and children with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours.

Need more information? Please view our full job advert here

For role related queries or questions contact Jacqueline Connelly at [email protected] 

Targeted Questions (1-2 pages)

If you do not include responses to the below questions your application may not be considered.

1. Provide an example of a complex human services project you have managed. What processes or strategies did you use to analyse the impact of change on the business? What change management activities did you undertake to ensure that change was implemented and embedded?
2. Provide an example where you have delivered a project with a complex range of internal and external stakeholder involvement? What particular challenges did this pose in project and change management and what did you learn from the process?

Our Commitment

The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:

• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

You can be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.

To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.