Introduction
The Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education at the NSW Ministry of Health helps evaluate alcohol and other drug prevention programs and contracts. Based in St Leonards, the role uses performance information to assess impact and improve education and prevention work. It also involves coordinating projects, preparing briefs and working with service providers and community stakeholders.
When considering how to apply for Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education, start with the two targeted questions. They ask for evidence of delivering work with multiple stakeholders and improving a program, process or service using innovation, data or evidence. Both responses need to fit within a cover letter of no more than two pages, alongside a short explanation of your interest.
Choose examples where the outcome can be explained clearly. For collaborative work, show how you clarified responsibilities and addressed a risk to delivery. For improvement, explain how you recognised the problem, tested your approach and established whether it worked.
View the official job ad and keep its application instructions open while you plan.
Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education role snapshot
| Role | Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education |
| Organisation | NSW Ministry of Health |
| Location | St Leonards |
| Employment | Ongoing full-time, 35 hours per week, Crown Clerk Grade 7/8 |
| Salary or remuneration | $116,981 to $129,492 per annum plus superannuation |
| Job ID | 604459 |
| Closing date | 11:59 pm, Monday 2 November 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 Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education
- Resume, maximum 5 pages
- Cover letter including responses to the two targeted questions, maximum 2 pages
The two responses belong within the cover letter’s two-page maximum. Include your interest and motivation briefly, then give most of the space to stakeholder delivery and an evidence-based improvement.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Check the Ministry of Health employment eligibility conditions, including citizenship, residency or an appropriate work visa; the advertised eligibility pathways also refer to current ongoing Ministry staff or temporary staff with at least 12 months’ consecutive service
Application question 1
This role requires working collaboratively with internal teams, service providers and community stakeholders to deliver projects and contracts. Can you describe a time when you successfully managed a project or piece of work involving multiple stakeholders? How did you ensure the work stayed on track and what was the outcome?
Response limit: Within the cover letter, maximum 2 pages overall
Choose one project with clear stakeholder dependencies. Explain your responsibilities, how you agreed tasks and monitored delivery, the issue you resolved and the final outcome.
Application question 2
This role plays an important part in shaping effective, evidence-based approaches to AOD prevention and education in NSW. Can you describe a time when you identified an opportunity to improve a program, process or service and how you used innovation, data or evidence to achieve a better outcome?
Response limit: Within the cover letter, maximum 2 pages overall
Set out the problem and the evidence that justified action. Explain the improvement you introduced, how people used it and what changed, including a credible measure of the result.
Candidate evidence for Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education
Coordinate and evaluate alcohol and other drug prevention projects and contracts, using evidence and stakeholder partnerships to improve results. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Collaborative project and contract delivery | Explain how you agreed responsibilities with internal teams and external partners, tracked progress and resolved delivery issues. |
| Monitoring and evaluation | Describe the performance information you reviewed and how it informed a judgement about a program’s impact. |
| Evidence-based improvement | Show how data, research or a tested innovation shaped an improvement and how you measured the outcome. |
| Briefing and stakeholder communication | Explain how you turned findings into useful advice for colleagues, service providers or community stakeholders. |
Example application structure for Project Officer, AOD Prevention and Education
Submit a resume and a cover letter containing both targeted-question responses. The resume has a maximum of five pages and the complete cover letter a maximum of two pages. The outline below keeps the introduction brief and gives each question enough space for a clear example.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Interest and motivation | Briefly explain your interest in prevention and education and the experience you would bring. |
| Question one: collaborative delivery | Describe the project, stakeholder responsibilities, your controls and actions, and the outcome. |
| Question two: evidence and improvement | Explain how you recognised a problem, used innovation or evidence and verified the improvement. |
| Closing | Connect the two examples to effective AOD program delivery and check eligibility separately. |
Before you submit
Check that both questions are answered within the same two-page cover letter and that the resume stays within five pages. Make your personal contribution and the evidence of improvement clear. Submit by 11:59 pm on Monday 2 November.
Return to the official vacancy for the final document and deadline check.
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