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About the Role
The Senior Assurance Officer role leads the planning, coordination, and scheduling of external and internal assurance reviews for digital projects within the ICT Portfolio, operating as part of the Project Management Office. It provides specialist guidance to project sponsors and key stakeholders to strengthen governance, collaboration, uplift capability, and drive continuous improvement. This role is a key contributor to developing assurance methodologies, enhancing portfolio outcomes, and supporting best practices.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of major, high-profile ICT and digital programs that support the transformation of policing across NSW, including initiatives subject to NSW Government assurance and Treasury oversight
- Liaise directly with NSW Treasury and central agencies to support compliance with the NSW Government Digital Assurance Framework (DAF) and associated reporting requirements
- Plan, facilitate and manage Gateway Reviews and Health Checks, ensuring reviews are aligned to key project milestones and provide meaningful, independent insights on delivery confidence
- Coordinate with independent review panels and subject matter experts, managing end-to-end assurance activities including planning, stakeholder engagement, interviews and reporting
- Deliver clear, evidence-based assurance reports to senior executives and governance forums, highlighting delivery risks, issues and recommended corrective actions
- Strengthen accountability and transparency in the management of public funding by ensuring robust governance, risk management and reporting practices
- Work collaboratively across a complex ICT environment, engaging with program and project teams, PMO functions, and specialist areas including cyber security, architecture and infrastructure
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of assurance practices, frameworks and reporting within a mature enterprise PMO environment
Requirements
- Must be an Australian Citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen
- Must undergo a rigorous National Police (criminal history) Check
- Must 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
- Assurance advice
- Formal reporting to senior or executive leadership
- Evidence and analysis
- Planning assurance reviews
- Stakeholder engagement
- Ensuring alignment with lifecycle requirements
- Specialist guidance
- Governance
- Collaboration
- Capability uplift
- Continuous improvement
- Assurance methodologies
- Portfolio outcomes
- Best practices
- Cyber security
- Architecture
- Infrastructure
Location
- Parramatta
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
- up to 12 months
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