Revenue NSW is recruiting a Senior Project Officer in Fines and Debt for a temporary role to 30 June 2028. The Grade 9/10 position can be based in Parramatta, Maitland, Lithgow, Gosford or Wollongong with hybrid working and will lead complex projects designed around customer outcomes.
If you are planning how to apply for Senior Project Officer, focus on projects where you shaped an end-to-end approach rather than managing isolated tasks. Your brief cover letter should connect project governance, human-centred design and stakeholder leadership to a measurable service or business result.
This role also calls for confidence with steering arrangements, vendors, resources, procurement and benefits. Choose examples that show how you brought these elements together and maintained delivery discipline through complexity or change.
View the official Senior Project Officer vacancy.
Your application checklist
- Check the role details
- Prepare the required documents
- Choose the right evidence
- Structure your application
- Get application support
Senior Project Officer role snapshot
| Organisation | Revenue NSW, Fines and Debt |
|---|---|
| Location | Parramatta, Maitland, Lithgow, Gosford or Wollongong; hybrid |
| Classification | Clerk Grade 9/10 |
| Salary | $133,348 to $146,945 plus superannuation |
| Employment | Temporary full-time to 30 June 2028 |
| Applications close | Monday 14 September 2026 at 9:59am |
| Job reference | 598054 |
What you need to submit
- An up-to-date CV.
- A brief cover letter.
- No page limit is stated in the public vacancy. Keep the letter concise and check the upload fields before submitting.
Essential role requirements
- Meet the eligibility and work-right requirements for the appointment.
- Be prepared for the required pre-employment checks.
Evidence to prepare before you write
| What the role needs | Evidence you could use |
|---|---|
| End-to-end project delivery | A complex project you led from definition and planning through implementation, transition and benefits tracking. |
| Human-centred design | A service or process improvement shaped through customer research, testing, feedback or journey analysis. |
| Governance and risk | A project where you established decision forums, reporting, controls and escalation for significant risks or dependencies. |
| Stakeholder and vendor leadership | An example where you aligned executives, delivery teams, subject experts and external providers around an outcome. |
| Resources and benefits | How you managed people, budget, procurement or competing priorities and demonstrated the value delivered. |
A practical way to structure your application
Keep the cover letter brief by selecting one substantial project and one supporting example. Give the panel enough context to understand the complexity, then spend most of the space on your decisions and outcomes. Use the CV to provide supporting detail about project scale, governance responsibilities and leadership.
| Section | What to cover |
|---|---|
| Opening | Explain your interest in the role and summarise your experience leading complex, customer-focused projects. |
| Main project example | Show how you defined the need, established governance, engaged users and stakeholders, managed risk and delivered an outcome. |
| Supporting example | Add concise evidence of people leadership, vendor management, procurement or benefits realisation. |
| Closing | Connect your approach to better customer outcomes in the Fines and Debt environment. |
What the panel will want to see in your examples
- The complexity and organisational importance of the project.
- How customer insight informed the approach.
- Your governance, escalation and decision-making discipline.
- How you influenced senior stakeholders and delivery partners.
- Clear benefits, service improvements or operational outcomes.
Help with your Senior Project Officer application
Read the full vacancy and confirm every application field before you submit: Senior Project Officer, job reference 598054.
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