If you are looking for NSW Government jobs this week, this roundup pulls together 10 current iWorkForNSW roles worth a closer look. The list includes digital, project, leadership, communications, regional, technical, and administrative opportunities across the NSW public sector. Some are ongoing roles, some are temporary contracts, and several have targeted questions or strict document instructions that need careful handling.
These jobs with NSW Government agencies and entities include opportunities at Sydney Opera House, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Police Force, Parliament of NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Agriculture and Biosecurity. They are not all the same kind of application. Some need a two-page cover letter, some need targeted-question responses, and some need very specific evidence around systems, governance, stakeholder engagement, technical judgement, or regional program delivery.
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In this guide
- 1) Data Platforms & AI Product Manager – Sydney Opera House
- 2) Project Manager – NSW Rural Fire Service
- 3) Manager People & Business – NSW Rural Fire Service
- 4) Executive Officer – Professional Standards – NSW Police Force
- 5) System Analyst, Digital Transformation – Parliament of NSW
- 6) Business Analyst – NSW Police Force
- 7) Communications & Ministerial Officer – NPWS
- 8) Project Officer – Farm Business Resilience Program
- 9) Technical Officer – NSW Police Force
- 10) General Administrative Support Officer – NSW Police Force
1) Data Platforms & AI Product Manager – Sydney Opera House
View official job ad | Closing Date: Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:55pm
Work type: Full-time, ongoing | Salary: Base salary $145,249 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
Sydney Opera House is recruiting a full-time ongoing Data Platforms & AI Product Manager based in Sydney City. The role leads secure, scalable, and ethical data and AI capabilities, including data platforms, analytics tools, governance frameworks, and emerging AI services.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter, CV, and responses to two targeted questions in the online platform. The targeted questions have a 2000-character limit, so the answers need to be concise and directly tied to product, platform, governance, and stakeholder evidence.
What to highlight: Show product leadership across data, analytics, or AI platforms. Strong examples may include product roadmaps, platform architecture, analytics tools, responsible AI, privacy, governance, agile delivery, and translating technical concepts into business outcomes.
Full checklist: Data Platforms & AI Product Manager application checklist.
2) Project Manager – NSW Rural Fire Service
View official job ad | Closing Date: Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:55pm
Work type: Temporary full-time up to 30 June 2029, with the possibility of extension | Salary: $131,213 to $144,591 per annum, plus 12% superannuation, RFS Level 10/11
NSW Rural Fire Service is recruiting a temporary full-time Project Manager up to 30 June 2029, with the possibility of extension. The role is based at Sydney Olympic Park, with flexible working arrangements considered, and focuses on delivery, coordination, and governance for critical operational technology.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter in PDF format, a resume in PDF format, and responses to two targeted questions. Each targeted-question response has a 500-word limit. Your resume must include two current or recent professional referees with email addresses and contact numbers.
What to highlight: Focus on project delivery in a fast-paced environment, operational technology or ICT delivery, governance, reporting, risk management, vendor or stakeholder coordination, and your ability to keep multiple streams moving without losing visibility.
Full checklist: Project Manager application checklist.
3) Manager People & Business – NSW Rural Fire Service
View official job ad | Closing Date: Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:55pm
Work type: Ongoing employment, full time, 35-hour working week | Salary: RFS Level 10/11, $131,213 to $144,591 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
The Manager People & Business role at NSW Rural Fire Service is an ongoing full-time RFS Level 10/11 role based in Coffs Harbour, within Area Command North Eastern. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements may be considered. The role leads people, culture, and business operations so the Area Command can support RFS members and community-focused service outcomes.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter and resume, both in PDF format. The cover letter needs to address how you meet the essential requirements, outline your suitability, and explain why you are interested in the role. Your resume must include two current or recent professional referees with email addresses and contact numbers.
What to highlight: Show people and business management, sound judgement, communication with different audiences, and commitment to volunteers, staff, and community outcomes. This is a senior regional leadership role, so examples should show practical judgement as well as care for people and service delivery.
Full checklist: Manager People & Business application checklist.
4) Executive Officer – Professional Standards – NSW Police Force
View official job ad | Closing Date: Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Work type: Ongoing, full-time | Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8
NSW Police Force is recruiting an ongoing full-time Executive Officer – Professional Standards role based in Huntingwood. The role sits within Professional Standards, Traffic & Highway Patrol Command, and focuses on complaint and disciplinary administration, professional standards processes, audit oversight, and advice to senior stakeholders.
Application requirements: You need a two-page cover letter, an up-to-date resume, and responses to two targeted questions. Each targeted-question response has a 500-word limit. The advertisement states that ChatGPT and other AI programs must not be used to answer the targeted questions, so applicants need to prepare original responses in their own words.
What to highlight: Use evidence of complaints management, compliance, governance, audit functions, misconduct information systems, case monitoring, confidentiality, accuracy, and continuous improvement. This is a role where trust, records, process, and judgement matter.
Full checklist: Executive Officer – Professional Standards application checklist.
5) System Analyst, Digital Transformation – Parliament of NSW
View official job ad | Closing Date: Sunday 24 May 2026 at 11:55pm
Work type: Temporary full-time, up to 12 months | Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8, $113,574 to $125,720 per annum, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
The Department of Parliamentary Services is recruiting a temporary full-time System Analyst, Digital Transformation role for up to 12 months. The role is based in Sydney City and focuses on improving systems, processes, integrations, and digital services that support the Parliament of NSW.
Application requirements: You need an up-to-date resume of no more than five pages and a response of no more than two pages to the targeted questions. Applications without targeted-question responses will not progress, so the response document is essential. A short one-page cover letter may still be useful if the portal allows an optional upload.
What to highlight: Focus on systems analysis, requirements specification, solution design, process improvement, documentation, testing support, and digital transformation work. Strong examples should show the system, the business problem, the stakeholders involved, the artefacts you prepared, and the outcome your work supported.
Full checklist: System Analyst, Digital Transformation application checklist.
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6) Business Analyst – NSW Police Force
View official job ad | Closing Date: Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Work type: Two temporary full-time roles up to 12 months | Salary: $113,574 to $125,720 annually, Clerk Grade 7/8
NSW Police Force is recruiting two temporary full-time Business Analyst roles up to 12 months, based in Parramatta. The roles sit in the EPSS Claims Management Team within Shared Services and involve analysing business processes and information capture or sharing needs to identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and improved outcomes.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter of no more than two pages, an up-to-date resume, and responses to two targeted questions. Each targeted-question response has a 500-word limit.
What to highlight: Use examples that show business analysis in HR, insurance, business improvement, technical upgrade projects, Microsoft Project or project tracking, stakeholder engagement, and information gathering where subject matter expert access was limited.
Full checklist: Business Analyst application checklist.
7) Communications & Ministerial Officer – NPWS
View official job ad | Closing Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 11:55pm
Work type: Temporary full-time to 31 December 2026, 35 hours per week | Salary: $113,574 to $125,720, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and leave loading, Clerk Grade 7/8
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is recruiting a temporary full-time Communications & Ministerial Officer with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The office location is NSW negotiable, and the role supports NPWS Ministerial communication by developing and coordinating Executive and Corporate correspondence.
Application requirements: You need a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest and suitability. No targeted questions are listed, so the cover letter needs to carry the main evidence for your communication, correspondence, stakeholder, issues management, and public sector experience.
What to highlight: Show how you coordinate ministerial or executive material, work collaboratively across branches, manage urgent or sensitive issues, identify emerging issues, and prepare clear advice under time pressure.
Full checklist: Communications & Ministerial Officer application checklist.
8) Project Officer – Farm Business Resilience Program
View official job ad | Closing Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 at 11:55pm AEST
Work type: Temporary full-time up to 2 years, 35 hours per week | Salary: $113,574 to $125,720 per annum, plus superannuation and leave loading, Clerk Grade 7/8
Agriculture and Biosecurity is recruiting a temporary full-time Project Officer – Farm Business Resilience Program role for up to two years. The role is regional NSW based, with preference for regional candidates and focus locations including Queanbeyan, Armidale, Dubbo, and Coffs Harbour. It supports drought coordination activities within the Farm Business Resilience Program.
Application requirements: You need a CV of no more than four pages and a cover letter of no more than two pages. Applicants must hold relevant tertiary qualifications or demonstrated equivalent experience, hold a current NSW Driver Licence, and be willing and able to travel to support drought-related activities.
What to highlight: Connect your project delivery experience to primary industries, drought resilience, regional communities, stakeholder coordination, communication across teams, and practical problem solving.
Full checklist: Project Officer – Farm Business Resilience Program application checklist.
9) Technical Officer – NSW Police Force
Both of the final NSW Police roles are talent-pool opportunities. If you are weighing up whether a talent pool is worth applying for, read our NSW Government Talent Pool: What It Means and What to Do Next in 2026 guide before you decide how much time to invest.
View official job ad | Closing Date: Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Work type: Potential ongoing and temporary, full-time and part-time opportunities through a talent pool | Salary: $89,934 to $95,384 annually, Technical Officer Engineering Grade 2
NSW Police Force is creating a Talent Pool for Technical Officer opportunities based in Moorebank. The role supports technical and fleet-related services, including maintaining technical machines and equipment used for recording interviews so legislative requirements can be met.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter of no more than two pages, an up-to-date resume, and responses to two targeted questions. Each targeted-question response has a 500-word limit.
What to highlight: Focus on technical equipment, serviceability, vehicle or fleet maintenance, customer service under pressure, technical judgement, GVM upgrade considerations, accuracy, compliance, and legislative awareness.
Full checklist: Talent Pool – Technical Officer application checklist.
10) General Administrative Support Officer – NSW Police Force
View official job ad | Closing Date: Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Work type: Potential ongoing and temporary, full-time and part-time opportunities through a talent pool | Salary: $75,728 to $82,329 annually, Clerk Grade 1/2
NSW Police Force is creating a Talent Pool for General Administrative Support Officer opportunities based in Oak Flats. Opportunities may be ongoing or temporary, full-time or part-time. The role provides general administration and customer support to internal and external stakeholders, with a focus on accurate, timely, quality service to commands and business units.
Application requirements: You need a cover letter of no more than two pages, an up-to-date resume, and responses to two targeted questions. Each targeted-question response has a 300-word limit.
What to highlight: Use simple, specific examples that show administrative systems, accurate and timely outcomes, teamwork, customer service, confidentiality, communication, and follow-through.
Full checklist: General Administrative Support Officer application checklist.
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