Introduction
The Program Manager at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water leads the Credit Inventory work supporting the Credits Supply Fund. The fund buys and sells biodiversity credits, making the integrity of contracts and the relationship between demand and supply central to the job. The role suits a leader who can manage a valuable portfolio while understanding the contractual and financial consequences of changes in delivery.
When considering how to apply for Program Manager, connect your experience to the fund’s buying and selling activities. The resume and cover letter should make your portfolio-management experience clear and explain how you have managed contract risk with legal, finance or technical colleagues. Environmental or natural capital market experience is useful, and the vacancy also welcomes a strong interest and willingness to build that knowledge.
Choose an example in which a contract or delivery change affected a portfolio and required a considered response. Explain what the change meant for obligations or financial exposure, how you negotiated the response and the records you updated. If you have monitored inventory, balance-sheet information or profit and loss results, show how that information helped you spot an issue early and support a practical decision.
View the official job ad and keep its application instructions open while you plan.
Program Manager role snapshot
| Role | Program Manager |
| Organisation | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
| Location | Office location negotiable across NSW; hybrid working supported |
| Employment | Ongoing full-time |
| Salary or remuneration | $157,257 to $172,589 per year plus superannuation, relative to experience |
| Job ID | 600650 |
| Closing date | 11:55 pm, Sunday 11 October 2026 |
NSW Government application requirements
Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits. Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.
Application requirements for Program Manager
- Resume
- Cover letter expressing interest and suitability for the role
No cover-letter length is specified. We recommend two pages that connect your portfolio and contract experience with financial controls and the biodiversity credit market, unless the application form gives different instructions.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Tertiary qualifications or demonstrated equivalent experience in a legal, environment or economics-related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- Australian or New Zealand citizenship, Australian permanent residence, or a valid Australian working visa for the duration of the appointment
- Applicants with an existing defined interest in the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme must disclose their own or a close family member’s participation under the published protocol
Candidate evidence for Program Manager
Lead the Credits Supply Fund’s contract and inventory work, matching biodiversity credit purchases and sales while managing portfolio information, relationships and financial risk. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| High-volume portfolio or environmental program management | Describe the portfolio you managed and how you kept track of delivery commitments, changes and the information needed to fulfil them. |
| Contractual, operational and financial risk | Explain a risk you assessed, the potential effect on the portfolio and the mitigation or revised contractual arrangement you put in place. |
| Relationships, influence and negotiation | Show how you worked with buyers, sellers or other commercial parties to resolve a sensitive issue while preserving the agreed obligations. |
| Collaboration with legal, procurement, finance and technical experts | Use a decision in which specialist advice mattered and explain how you brought it together into an operational response. |
| Environmental or natural capital market knowledge | Connect relevant market experience to this role, or explain the informed interest and learning you would bring where you are building that knowledge. |
| Process improvement and team leadership | Describe a process you improved and how you supported the team to use it, with evidence of better transparency or more reliable delivery. |
Example application structure for Program Manager
Provide a resume and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the Credit Inventory role. Our recommendation is a two-page cover letter because no page limit is stated, subject to any instructions in the application form. The outline below organises the portfolio example around contract fulfilment and the financial judgement this work requires.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening and portfolio context | Introduce your portfolio or environmental program background and explain the scale of the commitments you have managed. |
| Contract and risk example | Set out a delivery or contract issue, the risk you assessed and how you adjusted arrangements while keeping records reliable. |
| Negotiation and specialist advice | Show how you worked with commercial parties and the relevant experts to reach a defensible response. |
| Market knowledge and team improvement | Explain your natural capital market experience or informed interest, then give a concise example of improving processes and supporting the team. |
| Closing and conditions | Connect your experience to the fund’s inventory and contract work, confirm your qualification or equivalent experience and check the work-rights and conflict-disclosure conditions. |
Before you submit
Read the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Protocol and disclose any defined interest that applies to you or a close family member. Check that your letter explains how contract changes affected the portfolio and how you managed the financial implications. Confirm the negotiable office location and follow any additional document instructions in the application form.
Return to the official vacancy for the final document and deadline check.
Help with your Program Manager application
If you want help organising your own evidence and preparing the written documents, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the application can address the work you have actually done.