About the Role
Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner, Electoral Operations Group, the Director, Site Operations is a newly created position responsible for overseeing the end-to-end lifecycle of the Centralised Count Centre (CCC) site, from initial planning and setup through to operational leadership and strategic management.

You will be ultimately responsible for directing all site activities during the election and managing the final decommissioning process of the site.

You are a credible and seasoned leader, who can confidently provide trust, expert advice and support to key internal stakeholders and project teams. You will build strong productive relationships and accurately manage expectations, whilst ensuring high-quality project management governance, compliance and practices in line with the NSW Electoral Commission’s programme management methodology and framework. Due to immovable deadlines you will be comfortable in working in a fast paced, dynamic, deadline driven environment.

The role is temporary full-time until 30 June 2027.

About the NSW Electoral Commission
The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements
As the successful candidate, you will have:

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The NSW Electoral Commission expects that employees refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the NSW Electoral Commission. Applicants who are seen to be or are active in political activities should disclose such information as part of their application.

How to apply
As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role.

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The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best please contact talent@elections.nsw.gov.au. For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission’s Talent team on talent@elections.nsw.gov.au

Other Information
Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW. The Commission’s Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based mainly in our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office or our dedicated count centre in western Sydney. Flexible arrangements may also be agreed with the Assistant Commissioner, Electoral Operations Group.

Applications Close: Friday 26 June 11.59pm