This is an opportunity to work for a NSW Government department, one of the biggest employers in Australia. The Government employs an inclusive and diverse workforce, with fun and supportive office environments and flexible work options.

Assistant Project Officer
Pay rate: $72.26 per hour + super
Start Date: Asap
End Date: 30/09/2025 with potential to extend
Location: Parramatta/ WFH

Key accountabilities

• Undertake and support quantitative and qualitative research on a wide range of natural resources, regulation and compliance issues including integrating data from a range of disparate systems, performing data integrity checks and identifying any outliers, gaps, and trends.
• Develop and maintain bespoke software applications that support automation of department's compliance activities
• Design statistical outputs that are clear and easy to understand to contribute to the production of regular statistical and reporting products for public dissemination.
• Provide data and analysis to support Investigation and Enforcement branch performance and workflow management.
• Deliver and manage regular reports and briefs on key natural resources, compliance, business performance and industry indicators in NSW for Department's Executive and staff,
• Provide timely and accurate business performance, natural resources, compliance and industry statistics for various internal clients.
• Contribute to the development of program and project management methodologies, guidelines and processes

Key Challenges

• Identifying and evaluating relevant statistical, programmatical and information sources and providing written analysis and advice on business performance, natural resources, compliance and industry indicators within tight deadlines while balancing competing priorities.
• Utilising effective research and software engineering skills to verify data and research sources to confirm their fitness for purpose.
• Developing and maintaining sound working relationships and partnerships with Departmental officers and other state government agencies with respect to statistical information.

This is a great opportunity

Working for the NSW Government not only allows you to make a contribution through the work that you do, it also allows you to be a part of something bigger. It means embracing new challenges every day and learning from some of the nation's best and brightest.

1. Work as part of a diverse workforce
2. Make time for what counts
3. Be a part of something bigger

Next steps

If you are ready to apply for this opportunity, please select "Apply Now".

Have a question before applying? Please contact [email protected]

We recruit for a broad range of job types across multiple departments and locations within the NSW Government, so if this role isn't for you but you would like to be considered for other government roles, please email [email protected]

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.