Last updated: 31 August 2026
Grade 7/8 roles put you close to decisions and delivery problems. The current shortlist includes strategic intelligence, regional coordination, emergency preparedness, clinical governance, events, budgets and forensic services.
The job titles differ, although the panel will keep looking for sound judgement. Your examples need to show how you worked through incomplete information, influenced people with different priorities and kept an important piece of work moving.
All eight roles were open when checked on 31 August 2026 and close between 7 and 20 September. Every vacancy in this shortlist asks for a CV and cover letter, with several also requiring targeted responses.
Compare these Grade 7/8 roles
- What the Grade 7/8 market tells applicants
- Choose the decision or delivery problem you can own
- Explain your judgement as well as your output
- Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst
- Regional Coordination Officer
- Joint Management Officer (Aboriginal Identified)
- Project Officer, Clerk Grade 7/8
- Policy Officer, Clinical Governance and Systems
- Associate Manager, Venue Services & Events
- Budget Analyst – Parliamentary Budget Office – Clerk Grade 7/8
- Principal Forensic Officer
- Questions about this shortlist
What the Grade 7/8 market tells applicants
The expanded comparison found 2,662 advertisements that stated Grade 7/8 or carried a salary close to that range with reasonable confidence. Health and Education produced many of these vacancies through professional and school-based classifications, so applicants need to check the award and eligibility as closely as the salary.
Another 520 roles in the broader salary-matched group came from other NSW Government agencies. Project Officer was the most repeated general title, with business analyst, policy officer, executive assistant, operational and project management roles also appearing.
About two-thirds of the matched roles outside Health and Education were based in Greater Sydney. Statewide and regional jobs still appeared in project delivery, operations and specialist services, and a location filter can help you find them before the larger Sydney results take over the search page.
Choose the decision or delivery problem you can own
Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst and Budget Analyst need strong analysis, careful interpretation and concise advice for decision-makers. Regional Coordination Officer and Joint Management Officer depend more heavily on long-term stakeholder relationships, place-based delivery and work across organisational boundaries.
Project Officer and Policy Officer combine coordination with written advice in community-emergency and clinical-governance settings. The Venue Services and Events position adds commercial operations, high booking volume and live-event risk. Principal Forensic Officer calls for accuracy with complex and sensitive information in a legal and health environment.
Explain your judgement as well as your output
At Grade 7/8, the panel needs to understand how you reached a decision or kept delivery on course. Choose an example with ambiguity, multiple stakeholders or an operational risk. Explain what you analysed, which constraint mattered, how you influenced the people involved and what changed because of your work.
A briefing example gains weight when the reader can see how you tested the information and tailored the advice for the decision-maker. A project example should show the milestone or risk you owned, the intervention you made and the measurable effect on timing, quality, cost or community outcome.
Eight Grade 7/8 roles to compare
Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst
Strategic briefings for senior NSW Police Force audiences sit at the centre of this intelligence role. The analyst researches and assesses information from internal and external sources, handles sensitive material and shapes written products that support senior decisions. It suits someone who can lead an intelligence product while maintaining analytical accuracy and delivery timeframes.
What this application asks for
Submit an up-to-date resume, a cover letter of up to 2 pages, and answers to 2 targeted questions of up to 500 words each. Enter the answers online or attach them as a separate document.
Evidence to lead with
Use one example of leading a strategic intelligence product and another that shows how you tested analysis for accuracy, relevance and robustness.
Regional Coordination Officer
Regional youth crime and place-based initiatives give this coordination role a clear on-ground purpose in Tamworth or Armidale. The officer researches regional issues, prepares briefs and reports, and helps government agencies and community partners coordinate delivery. Applicants with strong regional analysis and plain-English writing experience have several direct ways to show their fit.
What this application asks for
Submit a resume of up to 5 pages and a cover letter of up to 2 pages addressing how you meet the role requirements.
Evidence to lead with
Show how your analysis and stakeholder coordination helped several organisations act on a regional issue within a firm timeframe.
Joint Management Officer (Aboriginal Identified)
Work on Tubba-Gah Country shapes this Aboriginal identified joint-management opportunity. The officer supports the Indigenous Land Use Agreement, helps the Advisory Committee progress its priorities and coordinates executive, administrative and project activity between community and NPWS. Cultural knowledge, trusted community relationships and reliable follow-through are central to the day-to-day work.
What this application asks for
Submit a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest and suitability. The job ad does not state page limits.
Evidence to lead with
Explain how you have worked respectfully with Aboriginal communities and turned an agreement, committee priority or cultural objective into organised action.
Project Officer, Clerk Grade 7/8
Aboriginal community priorities need to become practical, accountable project outcomes in this NSW SES role. The officer supports the Aboriginal People’s Engagement Program through planning, financial monitoring, governance and culturally safe stakeholder engagement. The part-time Wollongong position suits applicants who can combine respectful community work with disciplined project reporting.
What this application asks for
Submit a cover letter of up to 1 page, answers to 2 targeted questions as separate attachments of up to 1 page each, and a resume of up to 4 pages.
Evidence to lead with
Prepare one example about culturally safe project delivery and a different example that shows budget monitoring, financial risk and corrective action.
Policy Officer, Clinical Governance and Systems
Statewide alcohol and other drugs policy gives this Ministry of Health role a broad service impact. The officer works with clinicians, service providers, people with lived and living experience, and peak bodies while preparing briefs, reports and policy material. It offers a strong fit for applicants who can adapt their communication and keep several health-policy projects moving.
What this application asks for
Submit a resume of up to 5 pages and a cover letter or written response of up to 2 pages that explains your motivation, highlights relevant skills and answers 2 targeted questions.
Evidence to lead with
Use one example of changing your communication for different stakeholders and another that shows how you managed competing priorities and applied what you learned.
Associate Manager, Venue Services & Events
Sydney’s heritage venues provide the commercial setting for this events leadership role. The associate manager oversees high-volume venue hire across multiple properties, develops revenue and client activity, and coordinates catering, compliance and stakeholder relationships. Applicants should be ready to quantify their operational scale and explain how they improved a venue process.
What this application asks for
Submit a cover letter of up to 2 pages, a current resume listing 2 referees, and answers to 2 online targeted questions of up to 300 words each. Keep the targeted responses out of the cover letter.
Evidence to lead with
Use commercial figures where possible and show how you controlled multi-site operations, budgets, stakeholder expectations and compliance.
Budget Analyst – Parliamentary Budget Office – Clerk Grade 7/8
Election policy costings make this a rare, once-every-four-years analytical opportunity. The Parliamentary Budget Office researches financial, economic and policy questions to produce independent costings and budget impact statements in a confidential, time-limited environment. Current ongoing full-time NSW Public Service employees with careful analytical judgement have the clearest pathway into the role.
What this application asks for
Submit an up-to-date resume of up to 5 pages and a cover letter of up to 2 pages outlining your interest and the skills, knowledge and experience you bring. Both documents are mandatory.
Evidence to lead with
Show how you tested assumptions, documented uncertainty and translated technical financial or policy analysis into advice that could withstand scrutiny.
Principal Forensic Officer
Forensic patient reviews place this role at the intersection of mental health, law and public safety. The officer analyses sensitive files, coordinates with courts and health services, supports Tribunal decision-making and supervises a small team. Strong applicants will bring careful statutory judgement and experience managing stakeholders when individual circumstances and public obligations both matter.
What this application asks for
Submit a resume of up to 5 pages, a cover letter of up to 2 pages, and answers to 2 target questions. The job ad does not state a response limit for the questions.
Evidence to lead with
Choose one example of analysing sensitive information for a decision and another that shows how you managed expectations across competing stakeholders.
Before you commit to a Grade 7/8 application
Choose the role where your strongest recent example resembles the real work. Check location and essential conditions early, then reserve enough time for the cover letter and any targeted response within the advertised two-week window.
The individual guide sets out the exact application task for each vacancy. The NSW Government cover letter template can help with your first structure, and Team 3Thirty offers professional application support when you want a tailored submission.
Compare NSW Government job grades
This page owns current Grade 7/8 role-list intent. The wider jobs guide and grade analysis can help you compare adjacent levels and find roles whose titles do not mention a Clerk Grade.
Start with the NSW Government jobs guide, then use the grade and salary analysis to compare the market across levels.
Questions about this shortlist
How current is this Grade 7/8 jobs list?
Every selected role was verified on 31 August 2026 and closed on 7 September 2026 or later.
What does a Grade 7/8 application usually need to prove?
The selected roles emphasise judgement, stakeholder influence, project or policy ownership, analysis and clear written advice.
Are Health Manager Level 1 roles the same as Clerk Grade 7/8?
They can advertise similar salaries, but they remain different classifications with their own duties, eligibility rules and progression structures.