• Employment Type: Full Time, Ongoing
• Remuneration: $113,343 - $124,901 p.a. (plus superannuation and annual leave loading)
• Role Classification: Crown Clerk Grade 9/10
• Hours per week: 35
• Location: St Leonards
• Requestion ID: REQ296486

About this role

Are you passionate about promoting safety and improving health and wellbeing outcomes for people affected by violence, abuse and neglect? Have you designed and implemented complex projects? Does your commitment to collaboration and sensitive stakeholder engagement drive your approach?

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. You will be working on projects that aim to prevent and improve responses to violence, abuse and neglect. 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 an experienced Senior Project Officer to join the Program Delivery Office to work in this dynamic portfolio.

Working at The Ministry of Health

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.

The position is located in St Leonards, in a modern building with great facilities and includes various types of workspaces, promoting collaboration and activity-based working. Close to public transport, cafés and local amenities.

Benefits

The Ministry of Health offers its employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning and development and work-life balance. We are an inclusive organisation that celebrates diversity, wellbeing and flexible work practices and believe our people are our greatest asset!

Other benefits include:

• Flexible work practices, including hybrid working
• Flex time accrual
• Wellbeing programs
• Access to Fitness Passport

What you'll be doing

The role will focus on designing and delivering priority projects with a particular focus on prevention and improving responses and services for victims and survivors of sexual abuse and children and young people with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours. You will lead on innovative and evidence informed health focused and inter-agency reform work, including the development, implementation and evaluation of best practice policies, programs and services.

Need more Information?

1. Download the Role Description attachment below
2. Find out more about applying for this position
3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions below (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages) and Cover Letter (1 page)
4. A Recruitment Pool may be created for future vacancies at the same/equivalent salary level
   
5. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using Ethical Jobs, please click "Apply Now" to access the advert through the Health Career Portal
6. Please note the selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role

For role related queries or questions contact Elena Mirenzi on [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Project Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The Ministry recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, then please contact Stephanie Nastevska on [email protected].

Targeted Questions (1-2 pages)

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

1. Provide an example of a complex human services project you have managed. How did you ensure the project was effective in addressing key policy issues? What strategies did you implement to ensure timely delivery and 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 challenges did this pose and how did you respond to and resolve these?

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 only 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.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to commencement with NSW Health OR provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status prior to securing this role. Please also provide proof of booster vaccination, if available.

A position description is attached.