Programs officer (inner west council)

NSW Department of Education educates and inspires lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• 3 x Ongoing Full-Time positions
• Clerk Grade 7/8 with salary ranging from $110,266 to $122,058 + super and annual leave loading
• We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people living with disability to apply

The Programs Officer supports the work of the Department by undertaking policy, project and stakeholder work to support the NSW Government's agenda for early childhood. These roles sit in the Local Operations Branch which acts as a link between the department's Early Childhood Outcomes division (ECO) and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. ECO also works closely with Schools Infrastructure NSW, the Regulated Authority for ECEC and school operations (including DELs and Principals) to broker solutions in communities with barriers to accessing early childhood services. The Branch provides regional and metropolitan departmental presence and is responsible for shaping and delivering local approaches to ECEC.

• Strong project management experience
• Strong experience in the development and delivery of a variety of projects
• Excellent stakeholder engagement/management skills
• Strong attention to detail, administrative, organisational and time management skills
• Ability to adapt and manage competing priorities
• Work in an agile environment, providing project support across numerous teams
• The ability to communicate clearly with managers and team members while working in an agile/cross-functional way.

• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or demonstrated equivalent knowledge and/or experience.
• A valid Working with Children Check for paid employment.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth