Senior Project Officer
Core
Senior Project Officer supporting the High Cost Emergency Arrangement (HCEA) Strategy Unit to reduce children entering and remaining in out-of-home care, stabilize placements, and drive system-wide solutions for vulnerable children and families.
Role type
Senior Project Officer (Child Protection & Permanency)
Builds
System-wide strategies to reduce HCEA entries, support safe exits, and stabilize out-of-home care placements for children and young people.
Domain
Public Sector / Child Protection / Social Services
Required skills
Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology degree; operational expertise in child protection; stakeholder engagement; data analysis; financial approval processes; quality assurance; Microsoft packages (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint); ChildStory proficiency.
Preferred skills
Experience working with vulnerable children, young people, families, and carers; ability to work autonomously; policy and program improvement experience.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with casework teams and NGOs to prevent unnecessary HCEA entries; support safe and timely exits from HCEA; monitor and review children in HCEA; coordinate transitions to home, kin, or therapeutic placements; oversee financial approval processes; contribute to quality assurance; use data to inform decision-making.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC