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Government Relations Officer

Job No: WaterNSW3255
Location: New South Wales


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Government Relations Officer (Full Time, Permanent) to join our team.  

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.  

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career. 

 

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.  

  • Flexible working  

  • Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise Agreement  

  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave  

  • Fertility leave  

  • Corporate wear allowance  

  • Professional development and educational assistance  

  • Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location

  • Salary starting from $137,125 base + Super  

  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Ensure accurate and timely advice is provided to government for decision making; including preparation of information and advice, ministerial briefings, parliamentary material, and correspondence.
  • Manage Ministerial correspondence from receipt to final sign off, ensuring appropriate internal approvals are obtained and that matters are completed within timeframes. 
  • Administer the tracking system and prepare performance reports for Ministerial correspondence and briefings, identifying trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Undertake day to day interaction with the minister’s office and other Government agencies in relation to requests for information and briefings.
  • Coordinate internal stakeholders to ensure information that is provided to the Minister’s office is accurate, timely and released in accordance with WaterNSW’s policy and procedure.
  • Assist across the government relations and media team, including support for media and other corporate communications activities. 

 

What we are looking for:  

  • Tertiary qualifications in Policy, Communications or Business or equivalent experience
  • Extensive experience in providing advice and in managing correspondence and briefings.
  • Extensive experience in providing timely written advice of a high quality.
  • Experience in dealing with the machinery of government and parliamentary processes.
  • Ethical and compliant approach to advocacy and lobbying activities.
  • Strong communication skills, including written and verbal advocacy.
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence  

 

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

 

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

 

Who is WaterNSW? 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.   

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au. 

 

For more information, please reach out to: Azmine Amer at azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au

  

Please note applications for this position will close on 06 February 2026, 5.00 pm.

 

Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page. 

 

You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW.  

  

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

  


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