Project Director, Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) Project

NCOSS is looking for a Project Director for our Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) Project.

The CODA Project is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments under the Disaster Ready Fund to build disaster preparedness and resilience among not-for-profit social service organisations and people most vulnerable to disaster impacts, and to strengthen connections and cooperation between the community, local social service organisations and Emergency Management authorities in actions to reduce local disaster risks. The Project Director is responsible for the strategic leadership of the project including development, implementation, day-to-day management, reporting and evaluation.

You’ll be a great fit for the role if you have:

• A proven track record in the strategic leadership and the provision of strategic advice
• Advanced project management and project delivery skills, ensuring the timely achievement of project objectives and milestones within budget
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, building and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders, including government, NSW social service organisations, and community-based groups
• Clear and effective communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts simply and succinctly and to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and appropriately adapt key messages to different audiences
• A well-developed understanding of the emergency management framework in NSW, the intersections between the impacts of disasters and poverty and disadvantage, and the challenges facing the NSW social services sector in this space
• A commitment to social justice, an understanding of how economic, social and environmental factors contribute to inequality and disadvantage and you share NCOSS’ vision of a NSW free from poverty and disadvantage.

You can learn more about the role from the Position Description.

This position is for a part-time, temporary contract (28 hours a week, negotiable for the right candidate) for a period of two years. The salary (rounded) is $164,628 a year or $90.45 per hour + superannuation + leave loading + continuous service leave (available after 12 months).

Generous leave provisions apply, including additional paid leave between Christmas and New Years Day for days that aren’t gazetted public holidays.

As a Public Benevolent Institution endorsed by the ATO as Fringe Benefit Tax Exempt, NCOSS also offers staff salary packaging.

NCOSS’ offices are located in the Paul Ramsay Foundation’s NFP hub at heritage listed Yirranma Place, on that part of Gadigal Country also now known as Darlinghurst. We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

NCOSS welcomes applications from people with the right skills and experience regardless of age, gender or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any of the grounds protected under NSW or Australian discrimination laws. At NCOSS, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging.

For First Nations staff, we will provide cultural wellbeing supports, help you make links with First Nations people working in the sector, and we won’t expect you to carry the cultural load for NCOSS.

For people with disability, we will, of course, make all of the reasonable adjustments necessary for you to thrive in the role.

You can read more about the benefits of working with NCOSS in the Position Description.

To apply, please send the following to recruitment@ncoss.org.au:

1. An up-to-date CV
2. A letter of no more than two pages, describing why you’re the right person for the job, based on the Position Description and your knowledge, skills and experience.

Applications close at 11:59pm (23:59) on Sunday, 18 May 2025.

If you have any questions about the job, please email your contact details to Cara Varian, our CEO at cara@ncoss.org.au and she will give you a call.

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NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)