From advice to adoption. Help deliver change that lasts.

• Partner with senior leaders to shape change strategies and influence organisational outcomes.
• Ongoing full-time opportunity (35 hours/5days per week)
• NSW Office located in Parramatta and Sydney CBD with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $102,936 to $113,579 plus super (Clerk Grade 9/10)

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

As a Senior Advisor, Transformation & Change, you will provide specialist change management advice and support the delivery of transformation, reform and business improvement initiatives across the department. You will develop and implement change, communication and stakeholder engagement strategies; assess change impacts, stakeholder needs and organisational readiness; and facilitate workshops and engagement activities that build understanding and commitment. Partnering with leaders, you will provide trusted advice, monitor adoption outcomes, and address risks and barriers to help the organisation prepare for, adopt and sustain meaningful change.

This is a rare opportunity to work across a diverse range of transformation challenges within one organisation.

Working with senior leaders, you will contribute to enterprise-wide change initiatives and gain broad experience typically developed across multiple transformation programs or consulting engagements. Joining DPHI’s newly established enterprise Transformation Management Office, you will help shape its direction, influence organisational outcomes and deliver change that lasts.

For more information about this role, you can read the Role Description here: Senior Advisor Transformation & Change

What you'll bring

• Experience delivering transformation, organisational change or business improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience developing and implementing change management approaches and plans
• Strong problem-solving capability and the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline and/or equivalent relevant experience.

Join DPHI's newly established enterprise Transformation Management Office (TMO) and help shape the future of the department from the beginning. Working across a diverse portfolio of transformation, reform and business improvement initiatives, you'll partner with leaders to solve complex organisational challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.

About Us

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.

We are a high-performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclusive and accessible workplace, we value your contribution, lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we want you to feel supported, connected and empowered to succeed. With flexible work arrangements, job share options, workplace adjustments and various employee affinity groups, we are here to help you thrive every day.

Join us

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply with your CV and cover letter. If you're serious about leading transformation and change, we also invite you to tell us about yourself, your experience and what attracts you to this role by completing a quick the video intro via the link below:

https://myint.video/afcLqsDExw

We’d love to hear from you and explore how you can shape your world with us! 

Applications close Sunday, 19 October 2026 at 11:55PM. For further information about this role, please contact Nicole Tyson, Director Transformation on Nicole.tyson@dphi.nsw.gov.au.    

A talent 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.

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

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'.

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. This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.