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Great long term temporary opportunity to join our Grants team and lead the design and evaluation of grants programs!

We are seeking a Senior Program Development and Evaluation Officer to join our team at NSW Office of Sport. This is a temporary full-time opportunity up to 30 June 2023.

We offer a competitive salary to the right candidate with salary range starting from $113,343 up to $124,901 per annum plus 10% superannuation and 17.5% leave loading.

Working with us

The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation.

With a vision of sport and active recreation creating healthier people, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW, we provide the people of NSW with the leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure necessary to maximise the social, health and economic benefits realised through this valued sector.

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, four Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The Office of Sport is committed to building a workplace that values and supports diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Office encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication.

About the role

As Senior Program Development and Evaluation Officer, you will be responsible for coordinating the design and evaluation of grant programs to best achieve organisational outcomes. This includes development of grant guidelines drafting the program logic and leading program evaluations in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

About you

You will have demonstrated experience managing and coordinating the design and evaluation of sporting grant programs in consultation with relevant business areas, ensuring compliance to organisational procedures, governance standards and using innovative evaluation methodology.

You will have a continuous improvement focus, with proven experience improving the effectiveness of programs to achieve outcomes and streamline process, as well as a focus on using evaluation learnings to build industry capacity.

You will also have proven experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and networks with other Government agencies, researchers and representatives of key industry stakeholders to ensure collaborative approach to managing grants and alignment to other grant programs.

The Office of Sport is a great place to work, we offer:

• A family friendly and flexible working environment
• A long-term temporary role with a competitive salary
• Generous leave entitlements including recreation, sick/carer’s, family and community services, and flex leave
• Access to salary packaging, fitness passport, and the Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to training and development opportunities.

How to apply

To apply for this role, you need click ‘Apply Online’ to submit your application, Job Reference No. 00008JSZ.

When applying you need to:

• Provide your responses to the two pre-screening questions (maximum of 2 pages).
• Attach a cover letter to your online application (maximum 1 page)
• Provide a resume that details your current and previous experiences (maximum of 4 pages)

Further information about “Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service” is available on I work for NSW.

The Office of Sport expects all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID 19, to do so.

Pre-screening questions

1. Describe a time when you have successfully coordinated the design and evaluation of sport grant or funding programs. What was the process you followed? How did you ensure you met the needs of the organisation?
2. Provide an example of a time when you have established relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and information exchange. Outline your approach and how you maintained relationships.

Notes

• For further information about the role please contact Melissa Backhouse on melissa.backhouse@sport.nsw.gov.au or view the role description.
• The successful applicant will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check.
• No offer of employment will be made until all relevant clearances are finalised.

Applications Close: Sunday, 24 October 2021

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.