Assistant Project Officer Nht (Lake Illawarra)

Local Land Services is on the hunt for an Assistant Project Officer. If you are passionate about Project Management including administration, stakeholder liaison, monitoring and reporting we want you!

**Our open secret: Deliver with impact, connect to what matters & live your way.**
- **7.6 hours per week**:

- **Temporary until 30 June 2028**:

- **Location**:Various within South East LLS** Region**:

- **Administration & Clerical, Grade 5 | Salary from $** **93,295.00 **plus super and leave loading **- Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. DPIRD is a workplace where everyone can contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve._

**About the role**

The Assistant Project Officer will support a small team monitoring the delivery of our Natural Heritage Trust Funded Projects by maintaining valuable relationships with stakeholders and contractors, monitoring progress and assisting in the collection of evidence for regular reporting.

**To be successful in this role you will**:

- Provide project and administrative support, including monitoring, reporting and evaluation of project plans, milestones and deliverables, to ensure time, cost and quality indicators are in line with approved project plans with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Assist teams to complete tasks and implement service delivery plans, including collating documents and records regarding relevant issues to ensure projects comply with agreed project methodologies and that agreed outcomes are achieved
- Coordinate and manage records and databases, complying with administrative systems, processes and policies, to ensure that all information is accurate, stored correctly and accessible
- Undertake basic research and analysis in assigned project areas to improve business systems and contribute to the preparation of project briefs to support informed decision making and planning
- Collate information and assist in the drafting of correspondence, Leadership Team briefings and Ministerial responses
- Communicate with relevant stakeholders to provide updates regarding project status and implementation issues
- Provide a range of secretariat and administrative services, including coordinating meetings and preparing papers, to support project management delivery

**About Us**

Local Land Services (LLS) is an Executive Agency of the Department of Regional New South Wales. It provides quality, customer-focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This regionally-based organisation brings together a wide range of service and advisory functions including agriculture, biosecurity, natural resource management, land management, biodiversity, emergency services and private native forestry.

Our team is there when it matters, on the ground helping landholders with knowledge, networks and local experience.

**Need more information?**

Alternatively, view the role description here.

**Closing Date: 11:55pm, Sunday 24th November 2024**

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in community.

**As part of our team, you will be able to**:

- **Deliver with impact.** You are empowered and trusted to create impact through exposure to cutting edge projects and research, career defining opportunities, and get to be part of a team creating sustainable solutions that will leave a legacy.
- **Connect to what matters.** We are all about forming deep community relationships, fostering our passionate and connected teams. It is central to our work to support a true sense of belonging across the team.
- **Live your way.** From bringing your whole self to work, through to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, at Regional NSW you will be able to find the balance that works for you.

We are a young agency, but with that has come a personality that is dedicated, passionate, proactive, influential, and informed. We’re all about ‘having a crack’. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3quqse