Senior Program Officer
Location - Parramatta with flexible with hybrid working arrangement available
Employment type – Temporary full-time role until December 2026
Salary - $129,464.00 - $142,665.00 pa, plus superannuation and leave loading
This is a targeted recruitment. While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander descent. This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.
Your role
Offer senior program management services for Aboriginal initiatives, emphasising the design and delivery of Aboriginal Domestic and Family Violence programs and commissioning of services to enhance outcomes for Aboriginal people, families, and communities.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate on the design, delivery coordination and development of DCJ programs to align with organisational goals and meet client needs.
- Manage procurement activities, contracting, tendering, and capital works, including budget estimates, ministerial and performance reporting.
- Utilise project management methodologies and analysis to ensure high-quality outcomes across DCJ.
- Oversee performance reporting to facilitate monitoring of program deliverables and client outcomes.
- Connect with Aboriginal people, Communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to enhance sector capability.
- Drive place-based consultation and communication with Aboriginal People, Communities and ACCOs
- Provide Aboriginal Cultural advice and insight.
- Drive respectful and culturally informed consultation and communication with Aboriginal People & Communities
- Travel will be a requirement of the role
What we’re looking for
- Experience working in Government with an understanding of the systems, processes and strong writing skills would be highly valued
- Understanding of Domestic and Family Violence particularly in the context of Regional Rural and Remote Aboriginal Communities, their strengths, needs and barriers.
- Experience in data analysis, service planning, design, delivery and evaluation.
- Strong communication skills that align with experience implementing programs that are evidenced based, flexible, and adaptive to changing needs.
Download the role description.
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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.
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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. You will need to attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role and answer the two targeted questions below:
Targeted Question 1
What are your attributes, skills and experience that contribute to the success of a high performing team working in a highly complex and fast-paced environment.
Targeted Question 2
Referencing your skills and experience working with Aboriginal People and Communities, describe a project/program that you have led.
Applications close Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kelly Rose on 0467 289 551 or via email: [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 Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 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.
For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.
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