Digital Workplace Manager

Digital Workplace Lead - Clerk Grade 9/10 - Wollongong

• Utilise your low-code application development and technical leadership skills
• Make a genuine impact for staff and volunteers supporting communities of NSW
• Full time temporary role with potential to be made ongoing
• Location: based in Wollongong with flexible working arrangements (remote working options, flexible hours and more)

About the opportunity

Are you a highly experienced Low-code Application Developer looking for a leadership role? Look no further! This role provides technical leadership while having hands-on involvement in architecting, implementing, and scaling solutions leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform.

You’ll have the chance to lead and inspire other team members, sharing your expertise and driving their capabilities. Be part of a collaborative environment, building solutions for the volunteers and staff who support the communities of NSW.

The Digital Workplace Lead role will manage a small team of Digital Workplace staff in the development of Microsoft collaboration and automation technology solutions to enhance productivity, communication, and collaboration within the workplace.  

About the NSW SES

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW.  Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.

With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• 4+ years of development experience with Power Apps (Model Driven Apps + Canvas Apps), Power Automate
• 4+ years of experience as SharePoint administrator and Microsoft Teams administrator or equivalent experience
• Strong foundational knowledge of Office 365 platform including Microsoft Power Platform, Entra ID, and Azure logic apps and Exchange ecosystem
• Proficiency in creating PowerShell scripts
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Power Platform best practices, solution architecture principles, security, and data management using SQL and Microsoft Dataverse
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technologies, technical and business concepts to multiple audiences
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor, coach, and lead a technical team.

What we can offer you 

• Attractive leave entitlements: parental, recreation and flex leave and other leave 
• Competitive salary package of up to $166,562.16 ($133,348 - $146,945 + leave loading + super)
• Flexible work options working within operational requirements  
• Mental Health & Wellbeing programs
• Access to our Corporate Partner Fitness Passport for a reduced rate when joining a participating gym
• Operational and leadership training via LinkedIn Learning and other resources
• Comprehensive immunisation programs including the flu vaccine  
• Opportunities to build relationships across emergency service agencies, committees and other Government and community organisations.

How to apply 

Your application should include as separate attachments:

• A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the essential requirements and your interest in the role;  
• Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of one page per answer); and
• An up-to-date resume of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role

 
Targeted Questions

1. What is your motivation for applying for this position? How do you lead, mentor or coach others in your team?
2. How do you design and develop Power Platform solutions that support the digital transformation goals of your organisation, integrating best practices for security, reliability, and scalability?

Want to know more?
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Jennifer Wren at *************@ses.nsw.gov.au.

The role description is available here.

Talent Pool

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. Further information here

Applications close:  11:55pm, Tuesday 15th September 2026

 
The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.