Research Assistant

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/282025

The Parliament of Victoria's Department of the Legislative Assembly provides administrative and procedural support to the Legislative Assembly and its committees, with an emphasis on providing apolitical and reliable advice and services to support our elected representatives. Our employees are the key to our success and bring innovative responses to issues and challenges we face in our work delivering quality services to support the work of the Parliament.

Research Assistant

Department of the Legislative Assembly – Environment and Planning Committee

• Part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed term until 11 September 2026.
• PoV 4 ($97,955 - $111,142) pro rata plus 12% superannuation

We are seeking an experienced Research Assistant who possesses exceptional written, analytical and organisational skills.

About the role

Reporting to a Committee Manager, you will provide high-level research and administrative support to the Environment and Planning Committee on a part-time basis, working three days each week.

In this varied role, you will support the Committee's inquiries, drafting briefing papers and report chapters, preparing correspondence, formatting documents and reports, and when required, preparing meeting materials, taking minutes, updating the Committee's website and organising travel and accommodation.

About you

You will be a team player with strong written and analytical skills and a proven capacity to undertake research and prepare correspondence, briefings and reports. You will have highly developed communication, administrative, computer and organisational skills.

Your ability to work with minimal supervision to complete tasks within tight time constraints paired with your ability to deal with the challenge of working in an all-party political environment will be the key to your success in this role.

Why join us?

We offer flexible work, come to the iconic heritage listed Parliament House building or our adjacent modern offices and collaborate with the team one day, work from home the next.

We understand that your health and wellbeing are integral to your success and have a range of benefits to ensure your physical and mental health are supported. These include access to health and wellbeing initiatives.

Your professional development is important to us, that's why we have a dedicated learning and development framework, along with leadership development programs and targeted in-house training.

When you excel at your work and initiate innovative solutions or go above and beyond to demonstrate our values, you will be recognised for your efforts through our reward and recognition program.

At the Parliament, our employees are the key to our success. Together we deliver innovative, professional and apolitical services to support our elected representatives and the democratic process.

Our Parliament should be reflective of the community, and that's why we seek to recruit the best, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background.

For more information about a career at Parliament visit ourwebsite.

How to apply

Using the "Apply Now" button, please include your resume and a cover letter (1–2 pages) broadly outlining your experience and how it directly relates to the position.

Applications close: 7 September 2025.

The process from here

Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete an assessment or written exercise, followed by an interview conducted by a selection panel. This interview will take place in our offices located in the Melbourne CBD.

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