Job Description

Commercial Manager

Location – Parramatta Hybrid

Employment type – Temporary till 30 June 2028

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $ 129,464- $142,665 per annum + superannuation

Your role

Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof.

Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.

The Commercial Manager provides high quality services for commercial, financial transactional and governance aspects of commercial arrangements entered into by the agency ensuring a coordinated approach on property renewal and other programs.

This role has a key focus on supporting organisational efficiencies and standardisations, ensuring that agreed processes and practices are adhered to through proactive stakeholder management.

What you’ll do

• Provide advice on commercial, financial, procurement strategy, and deal structures across projects, transactions and programs, adopting a strategic and risk-based approach.
• Support complex real estate transactions and project procurements.
• Prepare procurement strategies in consultation and collaboration with other Homes NSW Divisions as well as preparation of procurement and evaluation documents.
• Undertake transaction management tasks for complex projects and direct dealings, which in some cases will include managing external transaction consultants and probity advisors.
• Mitigate organisational risks by developing, implementing and maintaining best practice solutions for complex commercial, financial, legal and multi-disciplinary issues.
• Contribute to the delivery of expert, authoritative and responsive advice in commercial negotiations, for program consistency and objectives alignment across the Homes NSW portfolio.

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Experience in real estate and development transactions.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of contemporary best practice approaches to strategic procurement, financing, approvals and implementation.
• Experience in tendering and procurement (including transaction management and tender evaluation.
• The role may involve travel both locally and regionally, including overnight travel, as required by the business and/or directed.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• In 500 words or less outline an example of how you provided strategic, risk‑based advice on commercial, financial, and procurement matters for a complex transaction and the measurable outcomes achieved.

Applications close Monday 6 April at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Megan Crowe megan.crowe@homes.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Katie Hardy on 0447 204 182 or katie.hardy@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visitInclusion and diversity on the DCJ website

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