Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies.

• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Office location - Parramatta
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $106,025.00 to $117,363.00 + super

What’s in it for me?

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritize work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

We are seeking someone to support our Network entities and groups, playing a vital role in strengthening our business continuity and crisis management capabilities and ensuring the continuous readiness of our business operations. The Resilience Officer will be responsible for providing comprehensive support across all aspects of DPHI’s Business Continuity Management framework which involves maintaining critical documentation, coordinating responses to disruptions, and enhancing business continuity through training, workshops and exercises. Your efforts will help ensure that the department is prepared to handle crises and minimize the impact of disruptive events.

About this role:

• Provide administrative and organisational support for business continuity planning activities.
• Assist in maintaining and updating business continuity documentation and managing reporting processes.
• Act as a point of contact for business continuity advice and support to internal stakeholders.
• Help coordinate the department’s response to incidents, supporting crisis management activities as required.
• Assist in developing business continuity workshops, reviews, exercises, tests, and post-event reports.
• Support stakeholder engagement initiatives aimed at building awareness and resilience across the department.
• Perform data analysis and contribute to high-quality reports and briefs on business continuity management for diverse stakeholders.
• Assist in reviewing and updating the department’s risk profiles and related risk management processes as required.

For more information read the full Role Description: Resilience Officer

What you will bring to the role:

• Strong administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Analytical skills with a keen attention to detail, especially in data handling and report writing.
• Ability to assist in planning and evaluating business continuity exercises and training initiatives.

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities. 

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024, 11:55PM

Should you require further information about the role please contact David Gledhill on david.gledhill@planning.nsw.gov.au

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. 

If we can make adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team on Diversity@DPIE.nsw.gov.au If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander check out our Aboriginal guide to applying for a role.