Senior Project Officer, Climate Change Adaptation

Job Grade / Classification: Environment Officer Class 10
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary (Multiple Roles available. To 30 June 2022)
Location: Parramatta

• Are you passionate about reducing our risks and building resilience of NSW to climate change?
• Do you care about preserving our environment and heritage?
• Do you enjoy working with a range of stakeholders and influencing change? 
  Do you have excellent project management skills?

Agency overview

Communities and Greater Sydney Delivery brings together functions which support our communities to be thriving, sustainable and resilient. The Division seeks to strengthen communities and partnerships across NSW through programs and grants for energy efficiency, sustainability, climate change adaptation, coast and flood protection. It has a strong focus on liveability issues in Greater Sydney, including protecting cultural heritage and urban biodiversity, and strategic biodiversity planning.

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is part of the Planning and Environment Cluster. It works to connect communities to conservation and culture to deliver great outcomes for the environment and heritage. For more information go to www.environment.nsw.gov.au

About the Role:
The Climate Change Adaptation Team of OEH has recently received NSW Government funding over several years to deliver a range of climate change adaptation and resilience programs and enhance existing programs. We are a multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed team of around 14 dedicated people delivering world leading climate change adaptation outcomes for NSW and Local Government, environmental and cultural values, businesses and the community.

We are looking for Senior Project Officers to help us establish and deliver this important work. These people will be great collaborators and enthusiastic about finding solutions for the adaptation challenges that climate change presents. You will need to have applied knowledge of climate change adaptation and experience in one or more of the following areas: environmental management/ ecology/ biology/ cultural heritage/ planning/ sustainability/ natural resource management/ risk management/ asset management/ community engagement.

Primary purpose of the role
Raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and support the implementation of adaptation policy and programs. Develop policy and deliver programs which focus on climate change adaptation and resilience. Build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including government, community, business, environment and cultural heritage.

Please read the following documents prior to preparing your application:
• Role description
• Application Guide 
• Applying for a role in the NSW public Sector

Job Notes:
A Recruitment Pool may be established for further Senior Project Officer roles in the Climate Change Adaptation team, and for future roles with similar focus capabilities across OEH, DPE and other NSW Public Sector agencies over a 12-month period.

Essential requirements:

• Sound demonstrated knowledge of the complex operational and strategic requirements for the successful delivery of climate change adaptation operational policy and programs in the context of government directions and community settings.
• Extensive experience in planning, implementing and evaluating programs to achieve priority objectives.
• Proven ability in influencing stakeholders to take action and deliver agreed outcomes.

To be successful in the role you will also have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in one or more of the following fields: environmental management/ ecology /biodiversity conservation/ cultural heritage/ planning/ sustainability/ natural resource management/ risk management/ asset management/ community engagement.
• Proven project management skills including the demonstrated ability to deliver agreed outcomes, and demonstrated time management and organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting, facilitation, negotiation, and relationship management.

To Apply:
Complete all the questions in the online application. Two of the questions will require you to provide specific examples from your experience (4000-character limit per question). These questions are shown below. You do not need to address these in your cover letter.

Q1. Describe a complex project that you have personally managed. What challenges did you overcome, and what was the outcome?

Q2. Outline a situation where you have had to engage with challenging stakeholders. What strategy did you use, what was the result and what did you learn about your own engagement style?

The information provided in your application needs to show how you meet the focus capabilities and other essential requirements of the role. (Refer to the role description for details about the capabilities and the associated behavioural indicators. The role description also lists the essential role requirements.)

Our commitment to diversity:
The Department of Planning and Environment values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups and those with a disability.

Applications Close: Sunday 4^th November 2018 at 11:59pm.

Should you require further information about the roles please contact; Liesl Laker (02) 9995 6361 or liesl.laker@environment.nsw.gov.au.