Assistant Project Officer
- Location: Parramatta
- Full-time Ongoing role (35 hours per week)
- Salary from $102,936 to $113,579 pa. + super and annual leave loading
- Diverse and inclusive organisation with generous leave entitlements including flex leave and access to Fitness Passport
Your role
The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) is looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team and provide essential administrative and coordination support.
The AHO works to improve housing outcomes for Aboriginal people, families and communities across NSW by supporting access to safe, secure and affordable housing. In this role, you will contribute to this important work by helping support the smooth day-to-day operation of the team.
You will prepare correspondence and briefing materials, maintain accurate records and filing systems, support administrative activities and identify opportunities to improve processes and service delivery.
What you’ll do
- Prepare correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, presentations and briefing notes to support business priorities.
- Coordinate administrative activities, maintain office systems and procedures, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery.
- Maintain and manage filing systems, ensuring records are accurately stored, easily retrieved and handled securely in line with relevant standards and guidelines.
- Provide administrative support to team members and assist with day-to-day activities to support the effective operation of the team.
What we’re looking for
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Clear written communication skills, including the ability to prepare correspondence, meeting minutes and briefing materials.
- Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and manage information securely.
- Experience providing administrative support and maintaining office systems and procedures.
- A proactive approach to identifying opportunities to improve administrative processes and service delivery.
- The ability to work collaboratively, provide support to colleagues and contribute to a positive team environment.
Download the role description.
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 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:
- Describe your experience providing administrative support in a government or similar environment, including processing invoices, managing records, and using corporate systems to ensure accurate and timely financial and administrative outcomes. Provide a specific example demonstrating your attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- The Aboriginal Housing Office is committed to improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities across NSW. Describe your experience working with Aboriginal people, communities, organisations, or stakeholders. How have you demonstrated cultural awareness, built respectful relationships, and ensured your work delivered positive outcomes or services that met the needs of Aboriginal people?
Applications close Monday 9th November 2026 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 Rob Hottes rob.hottes@aho.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 call Stephanie Hughes on 02 8688 0027 or via stephanie.hughes@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.
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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