At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
* Ongoing
* Location Parramatta
* A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill anticipated vacancies over the next 18 months
* Competitive remuneration ranging from $113,574 to $125,720 plus super & annual leave loading.
This is an exciting opportunity for a capable professional with strong analytical, strategic, and customer service skills to support and drive improvements in grants administration, including developing and documenting clear procedures and policies to ensure consistency, compliance, and effective service delivery across the education sector, including supporting change and strengthening documentation.
You will be part of a newly established team to support the Department's approach to governance, monitoring and advice on grants administration to ensure alignment with best practice and the NSW Government's Grants Administration Guide.
About the role
In this role, you will assist with developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and guidance materials, while helping monitor compliance and identify risks or issues. You will work closely with teams across the department to provide advice, respond to enquiries, and support the consistent application of grants processes. You will also help analyse data and contribute to reporting and insights for senior leaders, while supporting continuous improvement activities and building capability across the organisation. The role requires:
* Experience in developing and operationalising grants administration policy and governance in alignment with best practice standards.
* Ability to identify new and innovative approaches and tools and to embed them into the culture and behaviours of the business to enhance controls and to drive continuous improvement by updating guidelines, controls, and resources to reflect new or changed standards and requirements.
* Ability to provide centralised support, monitoring and oversight to divisions to facilitate a consistent approach to grants administration across the Department and to support business area compliance with the NSW Grants Administration Guide and other external requirements.
* Expertise in reviewing and analysing grants administration data and reporting, providing insights and advice to support compliance and sound decision-making.
* Ability to collaborate to support capability uplift and reform, strengthening culture and behaviours and embedding improved tools and approaches.
* Skills to coordinate with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environment, including managing change (process and resource adaptation) to mitigate risk and strengthen grants administration outcomes.
* Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
For further information please click here to view the role description
Essential requirements of the role
* Degree / qualification in a relevant field.
* Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
Benefits
* 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
How to apply
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role along with addressing the following targeted question.
* Please describe your experience contributing to process improvements (grants related where possible) including your role in supporting implementation and maintaining compliance. (300 words max)
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department's values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant's Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking 'Apply Now'.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date: Monday 11 May 2026 at 11:59pm.
For role enquiries please contact Leah Andrews via email or on 02 9394 2256
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.