Senior Project Coordinator

• Support the delivery and integrity of major election events by providing critical project coordination and risk monitoring at the centre of democratic processes in NSW
• Work directly with senior leadership, including the Director, Integrity and Security, contributing to high-stakes decision-making in a time-critical environment
• Apply strong analytical and project management skills to monitor risks, track performance and drive outcomes in a complex, fast-paced regulatory setting

About the Role
The Senior Project Coordinator role will provide analytical and project coordination support to the Elections Division, assisting with the planning, monitoring and delivery of projects that underpin major election events. Working closely with the Director, Integrity and Security, you will support risk monitoring, stakeholder engagement and project reporting in a fast-paced, time-critical environment. This role is central to ensuring project controls, governance and risk frameworks are effectively applied to safeguard the integrity and security of election operations across NSW.

The role is Temporary Full-time up to 30 June 2027.

About the NSW Electoral Commission
The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, access to public transport

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

• Proven experience providing project coordination and administrative support within a complex or time-critical environment
• Demonstrated ability to undertake research, analysis and reporting to support informed project planning and risk monitoring
• Knowledge of project management fundamentals, including governance, risk and issues management frameworks
• Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Politically neutral with no affiliation to political parties or lobbyists/campaigners

How to apply
As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:

1. Describe a situation where you had to respond and adapt to changing in priorities. How did you handle this and what was the result? (maximum 300 words)
2. Using a recent piece of work or project, describe how you organised your work to maximise efficiency and ensure that you delivered on objectives within set deadlines. (maximum 300 words)

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role. 

For further information regarding the role please download the Role Description

Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service
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The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role. 

If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best please contact talent@elections.nsw.gov.au. For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission’s Talent team on talent@elections.nsw.gov.au.

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW.  The Commission’s Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement. 

Applications Close: Monday 9 March 2026 @ 11.59pm