Company description:

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. For more information about the Department of Education, please visit http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/

Job description:

Senior Project Officer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time
• Located in Eveleigh with flexible working arrangements available
• Competitive salary of $129,464 - $142,665 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

About the role

Manage and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of diverse complex projects to achieve project outcomes and support the achievement of organisational objectives.

The Design Policy Implementation (DPI) team sits within the Design and Infrastructure Standards team at SI. This role provides leadership of the Education Consultation workstream and works in close collaboration with the wider design team. The DPI team ensure key departmental policies are successfully translated and implemented into a wide variety of design activities.

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About you

• Educator background required, with a minimum 10 years teaching experience - to lead facilitation, engagement, and interpretation of DoE advice on teaching space design and operations
• Demonstrated ability to work across complex stakeholder environments
• Experience leading working groups and consultation processes
• Ability to coordinate and analyse feedback processes and make operational recommendations
• Knowledge of school design, infrastructure standards, and teaching space requirements
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence and a collaborative leadership style
• 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.

Desired skills

• Experience contributing to or refining school infrastructure standards and spatial design guidelines
• Strong understanding of evaluation processes and application of findings
• Established networks across education and infrastructure sectors
• Experience influencing policy or system-wide improvements in school design and operations
• Advanced skills in facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution

Essential requirements of the role

• Develop and lead the Educational Review Working Group (ERWG) program of engagement with key operational stakeholders, including Public Schools, TLSW, SPC, PPA, Techers Federation, Asset Management, and Key policy teams.
• Provide evidence-based input into operational requirements as they relate to design
• Lead liaison activities with the wider department and reporting on policy and inclusion
• Contribute to continuous review and improvement of education spatial designs, for inclusion in the Pattern Book and EFSG
• Stakeholder facilitation for technical, design and operational reviews of technical standards and education spatial designs with a particular focus on facilitating engagement with Public Schools, SPC / PPA
• Project liaison, supporting projects which have an identified need for educational inputs
• Reporting on key initiatives, relating to Policy and Inclusive Design
• Develop and run program level initiatives to support school leadership to operationalise new school spaces, based on key design affordances

• 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.

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.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

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: 06 October 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Lucy Shepherd at [email protected]

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ([email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

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.