Senior Project Officer Risk & Compliance

Senior Project Officer Risk & Compliance

Clerk Grade 9/10

 

Location – Parramatta Hybrid 50%

Employment type – Ongoing – Full Time

Salary – Clerk Grade 9/10 $129,464 - $142,665 pa plus superannuation & annual leave loading

 

Your role

 

The Senior Project Officer – Risk and Compliance supports and coordinates the implementation of risk management, compliance and resilience initiatives across Homes NSW.

 

The role contributes to strengthening governance, improving organisational risk maturity, and supporting informed decision‑making at enterprise, business unit and key initiative levels, in alignment with Departmental frameworks and NSW Government policy and regulatory requirements.

 

What you’ll do

 

As part of this role, you will support the delivery of risk, compliance and resilience activities across Homes NSW to strengthen governance, assurance and organisational capability.

 

• Coordinate the implementation of enterprise and divisional risk and compliance initiatives, including annual compliance activities and internal audit programs, and monitor progress against agreed actions.
• Provide risk and compliance advice to support the identification, assessment and management of risks impacting organisational objectives across operational and project environments.
• Analyse and report on risks, issues, controls and inter‑dependencies to support improved governance, assurance and organisational risk maturity.
• Support the ongoing operation, testing and continuous improvement of business resilience, incident management and business continuity frameworks.
• Support fraud and corruption prevention activities, including monitoring mitigation strategies, assurance actions and control effectiveness in line with policy and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute to the development, review and embedding of risk, compliance and resilience frameworks, policies, guidance and tools.
• Prepare high‑quality briefs, reports, dashboards and governance papers to inform senior leadership and oversight forums.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to support consistent, practical and well‑governed risk and compliance outcomes.

 

What we’re looking for

 

• Demonstrated experience supporting the implementation of risk management, compliance and governance frameworks within a large, complex or public sector organisation.
• Sound knowledge of enterprise and operational risk management, compliance obligations, internal audit, business continuity and resilience practices.
• Demonstrated experience providing risk and compliance advice across enterprise, business unit and project contexts to support informed decision‑making.
• Experience in monitoring, analysing and reporting on risk, compliance and assurance activities, including tracking and reporting on audit and review actions.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with demonstrated experience preparing high‑quality reports, briefings and governance materials for senior stakeholders.

 

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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, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

 

Targeted Question 1: Do you have demonstrated experience operating in a senior or specialist role supporting enterprise risk management, compliance or assurance activities within a large, complex or public sector organisation?
☐ Yes
☐ No

Targeted Question 2: Describe a situation where you supported or led the implementation of risk management, compliance or assurance activities within a complex organisational environment (Maximum 500 words).

In your response, please outline:

• The context and scope of the risk, compliance or assurance activity (e.g. enterprise‑wide, business unit or key initiative).
• Your role and level of responsibility, including how you worked with senior stakeholders or governance forums.
• How you identified, analysed or monitored risks, compliance obligations or assurance actions.
• The tools, frameworks or processes you applied (e.g. enterprise risk frameworks, compliance programs, audit tracking, resilience or continuity arrangements).
• The outcomes achieved, including how your work contributed to stronger governance, improved risk maturity or better decision‑making.

Your response should demonstrate depth of experience, judgement, and the ability to operate effectively in a senior risk and compliance role within a regulated or public-sector context.

 

Applications close Monday 25 May 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 Andrew Bissett on 0414723518 or at andrew.bissett@homes.nsw.gov.au

 

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 contact Laura Fagerstrom via email laura.fagerstrom@dcj.nsw.gov.au 

 

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.

 

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