Finance / Accounts Position (Permanent Part-Time, 0.4 FTE)
Writing NSW | Callan Park, Lilyfield | $34,000–$36,800 per year + super (0.4 FTE, pro rata of $85,000–$92,000)
Writing NSW is a registered charity that supports writers across New South Wales. We run workshops, mentorships, manuscript assessments, and a range of free and low-cost programs, from our home at Callan Park.
We’re looking for an experienced, organised Finance and Accounts person to look after our finances two days a week. You’ll work closely with the CEO and be responsible for our day-to-day finances: payroll, BAS, accounts, reconciliations and insurance. You’ll also prepare the annual budget and monthly reports for the CEO and Board, and oversee the annual audit.
Selection criteria
- Demonstrated experience managing payroll, BAS and month-end processes, including reconciliations and accounts payable and receivable
- Proven ability to prepare budgets and clear, accurate financial reports (profit and loss, cash flow and budget variance) for senior management or a board
- Experience preparing for and supporting an annual financial audit
- Advanced skills in Xero and Excel
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to work independently and manage deadlines in a small team
Desirable: Experience in the not-for-profit sector, including ACNC reporting and grant acquittals.
Position description: available here
What we offer
- A permanent part-time role (2 days per week), with flexibility across days and potential work from home
- A friendly, small team in a beautiful heritage setting
- The chance to support writers and the literary community across NSW
To apply: Send your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the selection criteria to jobs@writingnsw.org.au by Sunday 18 October.
Writing NSW is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and LGBTQIA+ people.
Digital and Operations Officer (18hrs per week)
Writing NSW | Callan Park, Lilyfield | $31 per hour + super
We are seeking a Digital and Operations Officer to join our small but dynamic team. This 2.5-day per week position combines hands-on website and digital platform management with essential administrative duties, making it ideal for a university student in the later years of their degree. You’ll need strong WordPress skills, a curious, problem-solving mindset, and an eye for detail. You’ll maintain and improve our website, troubleshoot issues, support our members, manage venue bookings, and assist with our popular public programs including First Friday and Spotlight On. If you enjoy solving problems, want to build your website and coding skills in a real-world setting, and are keen to support NSW’s writing community, we’d love to hear from you.
Selection Criteria
- Strong understanding management system), including themes, plugins and updates
- Sound knowledge of website processes and procedures, including testing changes, troubleshooting faults and managing updates
- Coding skills (e.g., PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML) to customise and improve a website
- A proactive, problem-solving approach, with the initiative to research and seek out answers
- Ability to use AI tools to assist with problem solving, and to read, understand and test any code they produce before it is used
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Position description: available here
What we offer
- A permanent part-time role (18 hrs per week), with flexibility across days
- A friendly, small team in a beautiful heritage setting
- The chance to support writers and the literary community across NSW
To apply: Send your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the selection criteria to jobs@writingnsw.org.au by Sunday 25 October. For further information contact Operations Manger, Andrew Glassop, at aglassop@writingnsw.org.au
Writing NSW is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and LGBTQIA+ people.
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Expressions of Interest: Course Proposals
Writing NSW welcomes proposals for our three seasons of course programming: January–April, May–August, and September–December. We generally schedule courses around six months in advance, and Expressions of Interest are always open.
What we look for in tutors
To be considered, you will need both:
- A track record in your field. For writers, this usually means at least one published book with a recognised publisher. We also welcome tutors whose expertise sits elsewhere in the industry: editors, publishers, agents, literary journal editors and similar professionals, where substantial professional experience stands in place of a publication history.
- Relevant teaching experience with adults. This might be courses, workshops, mentorships, masterclasses or tertiary teaching.
If you’re unsure whether your experience or qualifications meet these criteria, we still encourage you to apply and tell us about them.
To be considered, please complete the Expression of Interest form.
Internships
Our internship program is an excellent opportunity for emerging arts workers with an interest in literature, communications, arts operations, events or program management to develop their skills by working with our talented and supportive team.
Writing NSW interns produce content, work on digital and other projects, contribute to communications strategies, liaise with writers and the broader writing community, assist at events, and undertake general office administration tasks as required. Internships take place in person at our office in Callan Park, Lilyfield.
Applications are currently closed while we secure funding for the next intake of the internship program.
Writing NSW is located in the heritage-listed Garry Owen House, in beautiful Callan Park, Lilyfield. As the premier writing organisation in the state, Writing NSW provides support to writers from all backgrounds and at all stages of their careers. A not-for-profit organisation, we run a lively program of face-to-face and online courses, workshops and events as well as providing a range of services to our members and the broader writing community. Writing NSW receives funding from Create NSW, Creative Australia and the Inner West Council.
For more information about getting to Writing NSW, as well as accessibility, please visit our Location page.
Writing NSW acknowledges all the First Nations people of what is now the state of NSW and pays respects to their elders and storytellers, past, present and emerging.
