About the Role
The Senior Project Officer manages and coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex projects to achieve project outcomes and support organizational objectives. This role oversees the entire project process, focusing on governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Manages and coordinates the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex projects.
- Achieves project outcomes and supports organizational objectives.
- Oversees the entire project process from planning and execution to monitoring and evaluation.
- Ensures projects align with priorities.
- Focuses on governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Uses best practices to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation.
- Combines problem-solving with strategic oversight to ensure impactful project results.
Requirements
- Must be an Australian Citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen.
- Successful candidate will be required to undergo a rigorous National Police (criminal history) Check.
- Successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance as determined by the NSW Police Force.
- Attach a cover letter (2 pages maximum).
- Attach an up-to-date resume that clearly details your skills & experience as relevant to this role.
- Address each of the Target Questions (500 words per question) in the text boxes provided in the online application or attach as a separate document.
Skills
- Project management
- Project coordination
- Project development
- Project implementation
- Project evaluation
- Achieving project outcomes
- Supporting organizational objectives
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring
- Evaluation
- Governance
- Risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem-solving
- Strategic oversight
- Collation of project reporting documentation
- Quality assurance of project reporting documentation
- Accuracy in reporting
- Consistency in reporting
- Readiness for presentation at a Steering Committee
- Anticipating issues
- Identifying issues
- Addressing issues
- Anticipating potential problems
- Identifying potential problems
- Addressing potential problems
- Ensuring risks are managed early and effectively
Location
- Various Locations
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
Experience Level
- Clerk Grade 9/10
Salary/Compensations
- competitive salary
Benefits
- Flexible work options
- Opportunity to purchase leave
- Annual leave loading
- Corporate wellbeing programs including seminars and the Fitness Passport
- Free annual influenza vaccination
- Salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease
- Convenient location for public transport and to shops etc
- In-house gym facilities
About the Company
- The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is one of the largest police forces in the western world, with more than 20,000 employees, including more than 4,000 administrative employees who support the sworn officers that provide a range of law and order services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the socially, geographically and culturally diverse community of NSW.
Equal Opportunity
- At the NSW Police Force, we are proud to be an employer of a diverse range of people. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and respectful workplace for all employees where differences are embraced, contributions are valued, and everyone has a sense of connection and belonging.
- We welcome applications from individuals with diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people of all ages.
- If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like support with your application, please contact the NSWPF Aboriginal Employment & Engagement team at PCC-AEET@police.nsw.gov.au
- If you identify as a person with disability and require further information on the role or adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the Inclusion & Diversity team at PCC-INCLUSION@police.nsw.gov.au
- If you are transgender or gender diverse and want to learn more about our support options, please contact the Inclusion & Diversity team at PCC-INCLUSION@police.nsw.gov.au
