Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Senior Community Engagement Officer

• Location Parramatta with 50% in office attendance
• Fixed term (3 year) full-time opportunity (35 hours per week)
• Clerk Grade 9/10 - $129,464 to $142,665 plus superannuation and leave loading

Are you passionate about creating meaningful connections between communities and government services? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your stakeholder engagement skills can make a real impact? Join Homes NSW, a division of the Department of Communities and Justice, and help shape the future of housing and homelessness services across NSW.

About Homes NSW

Homes NSW brings together housing and homelessness services under one roof to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and provide quality public housing to over 262,000 tenants. We put people at the heart of everything we do—our clients and our staff.

Your role

As a Senior Community Engagement Officer, you will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of stakeholder engagement strategies across a range of housing-related projects. You'll work closely with internal teams, external stakeholders, and service providers to ensure project outcomes are achieved with empathy, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage stakeholder engagement plans for complex projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Monitor engagement effectiveness and provide strategic advice.
• Lead project teams and ensure delivery of key milestones.
• Provide expert advice on emerging issues and project risks.
• Undertake research to support evidence-based decision making.

Preferred Experience

We are seeking candidates with experience in State Significant Development (SSD) applications, particularly in the context of community engagement. Familiarity with SSD processes, stakeholder consultation requirements, and planning frameworks will be highly regarded.

For more information, please download the role description: Senior Community Engagement Officer

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Sunday 9th November 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Lynne Welch via [email protected].

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Jess Tan on 0499 531 131 or via [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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