Job Title: Park Systems Officer

Job Grade / Classification:  Clerk Grade 7/8

Employment Type: Full Time, Ongoing

Location: Hurstville (Negotiable)

The Department of Planning & Environment is the lead NSW Government agency in planning for a growing NSW. The Department is going through an exciting period of organisational and operational change.

 

The Department’s vision – “Planning for growing NSW: inspiring strong communities, protecting our environment” – provides the benchmark for our partnership and leadership approach to engaging and working collaboratively with key State and Local Government, community and industry stakeholders to deliver better outcomes in the areas of planning, local government and the environment.

 

The Department’s two related agencies - the Office of Environment & Heritage and the Office of Local Government - support the conservation and protection of the environment and an effective local government sector in NSW. Several other entities associated with the Department include the Environment Protection Authority, statutory trusts responsible for zoos, parks and gardens, independent assessment and planning bodies, and development corporations.

 

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage is a part of the Planning and Environment Cluster. It aims to enrich life in NSW by helping the community to conserve and enjoy our environment and heritage. For more information go to www.environment.nsw.gov.au

 

National Parks and Wildlife Service manages, conserves and cares for land in national parks and reserves. NPWS links customer, conservation and cultural outcomes in a sustainable way by building participation in the management and use of parks.

 

This unique role provides state wide GIS activities and coordination and application of database management in line with state-wide standards. You will provide specialist GIS and spatial data services and technical support to personnel and incident management teams. This varied role will include supporting data collection, the development of spatial products and, where necessary, on-line publication of these products. For more information about the role, please read the Statement of Works.

 

 

A Recruitment Pool may be established for future temporary roles with similar focus capabilities. The Recruitment Pool may be available to hiring managers from OEH and other NSW Public Sector agencies over a 12 month period.

 

The NPWS is a non-smoking workplace and smoking is not permitted in national parks.

At the Planning and Environment Cluster, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce contributes to the success of our business and are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects the communities of NSW.

 

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

Complete all the questions in the online application. Two of the questions will require you to provide specific examples from your experience (4000-character limit per question). These questions are shown below. Do not address these in your cover letter

Question 1:  Describe a time when you had to work on a particularly challenging technical problem.  What did you do to get a better understanding of the problem? What steps did you take to resolve the problem?

 

Question 2: Please describe a situation from previous work experience where it was important that you identified and understood the needs of others. How did you include and communicate with the stakeholders involved? How did you ensure that the desired outcomes were achieved?

The information provided in your application needs to show how you meet the focus capabilities and other essential requirements of the role. (Refer to the role description for details about the capabilities and the associated behavioural indicators. The role description also lists the essential role requirements.)

 

 

Should you require further information about the role please contact; Callan Pearson (02) 6022 0621 (callan.pearson@environment.nsw.gov.au) if you have any enquiries regarding the recruitment process please contact Soraya Kauhiva  (02) 9585 6861 (Soraya.kauhiva@planning.nsw.gov.au)