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• Permanent full-time opportunity (35 hours/week)
• Based at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney – hybrid working arrangements available
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $99,938 to $110,271 + super

The role
Step into a role where you’ll help bring meaningful partnerships to life across the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. As a Partnerships Officer, you’ll support programs that connect organisations, volunteers and supporters with our iconic gardens—helping to nurture relationships, deliver engagement activities and coordinate initiatives that generate revenue and strengthen community impact. You’ll be hands‑on with everything from corporate volunteering sessions to partner events, hospitality allocations, and day‑to‑day coordination that keeps our partnership programs moving.

You’ll thrive in a fast‑paced environment where no two days feel the same. With competing priorities and a wide mix of stakeholders, you’ll help manage communication channels, organise schedules, keep documentation on track and support the delivery of partnership strategies—all while building strong, positive relationships internally and externally.

This hybrid role offers flexibility while ensuring strong on-site collaboration. You'll work 5 days a fortnight in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney office—with occasional visits to our Mount Annan and Mount Tomah sites each quarter.

For more information read the full Role Description:  Partnerships Officer


What you will bring to the role

• Experience managing corporate or stakeholder relationships in partnerships, fundraising, sponsorship, business development or marketing environments.
• Strong coordination skills, with experience supporting events, engagement activities or multi‑stakeholder programs.
• High‑level customer service skills and confidence engaging with partners, volunteers, donors and organisational stakeholders.
• Excellent technology capability—comfort with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), CRM systems, Canva, and workflow tools such as Asana, with the ability to manage communication channels, schedules and reporting efficiently.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines, maintain accurate documentation and support reporting requirements.
• Clear and confident communication skills, able to tailor messages, create engaging content and collaborate across teams to share information and solve problems.
• A proactive, supportive and relationship‑focused mindset—comfortable adapting to change, prioritising well, and helping deliver seamless partnership experiences.

What is an essential requirement:

• Ability to work outside of normal working hours and on weekends if required.
• Current Australian Drivers Licence.
• Satisfactory criminal history check required.

About us
Botanic Gardens of Sydney, under the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, is Australia’s oldest scientific institution and a custodian of over $1.2 billion in cultural, heritage, and botanical collections. As the premier botanical research institute, we encompass world-leading botanic gardens and Sydney’s leading outdoor live entertainment precinct. We engage international, national, and regional visitors, making us a leading entity in the NSW tourism sector.


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 11.55pm on Sunday 1^st March 2026.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Anna Hamilton on anna.hamilton@botanicgardens.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. 

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn.