Business Manager

Business Manager

• Location – Parramatta CBD


• Employment type – Ongoing permanent full-time opportunity


• Salary – Clerk Grade 9/10, $133,348 - $146,945 p.a. plus employers' contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Manages a team providing corporate service functions and administrative support to various teams within Portfolio Asset Management. This includes overseeing the development and implementation of processes and associated documentation, ensuring all functions delivered are professional and standardised across teams. The role is the contact point for human resource matters 

What you’ll do

• Manage administrative processes, staff and resources to ensure professional, efficient and cost-effective functions are standardised across PAM.

• Lead, manage and monitor the implementation of essential administrative procedures and practices across PAM to ensure best practice in the areas of human resources, finance, fleet, travel, and office accommodation.

• Identify, implement and monitor compliance of systems reporting, finance requirements and timeframes, and influence conformity, including in relation to delegations, purchase orders and invoice processing to ensure compliance of PAM’s day-to-day administrative and related operations with corporate administrative policies and procedures.

• Provide timely, high-level advice to managers and staff across PAM on all aspects of corporate service activities, relevant policies, operating practices and governing legislation.

• Lead and manage direct reports including allocating work, appraising performance and facilitating their ongoing professional development.

• Ensures appropriate and timely response to enquiries or complaints from tenants, Department of Community services, program teams, counterparts, tenant bodies, councils, private owners and other statutory authorities.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience in managing a team to deliver positive outcomes and results.

• Experience in developing and implementing complex office systems as well as experience in influencing changed organisational behaviour together with change management.

• Experience in financial management and reporting.

• Demonstrated knowledge of financial and accounting information management systems and financial controls.

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Current Driver’s Licence.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career.

• Flexible, autonomous work environment.

• Competitive pay and conditions.

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information?  Visit our website to see more information on Working for us. 

We do work that really matters 

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters. 

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment! 

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and an up-to date résumé (maximum 5 pages). In the space provided, address each of the two targeted questions below, ensuring that each response does not exceed 800 words.

• What interests you about this Business Manager opportunity, and how does it align with your experience and career goals?

• Please outline what you think has been your greatest professional strength in the last 12 months, and a capability you are actively working to improve.

Applications close Monday 10th August 2026 at 11:59pm AEST

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Gina Barham on (02) 8753 9167 or via email at [email protected] 

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Rania El Boustani on (02) 9354 1626 or via email at [email protected] 

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website. 

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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