Legislative Support Officer

4 days ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -Parliamentary Counsel's Office Full time

The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office (PCO) provides a comprehensive and integrated range of high-quality services for the drafting of, and access to, NSW legislation and the giving of advice and information about legislation.

PCO is currently recruiting for **Legislative Support Officers **to support PCO’s function of providing access to NSW legislation**.** **Officers will be engaged in producing made or updated legislation for publication to the NSW legislation website. This will require the use of specialised software, working with structured SGML and XML documents. Full training will be provided.

Please refer to the Key Accountabilities in the following role description for further details:

- Legislative Support Officer, Grade 1/2

**This role is for you if you**:

- have an aptitude for technology and an interest in learning to use software that manages complex business critical documents
- enjoy solving puzzles that call on memory, pattern matching/recognition and attention to detail

Please note that while this role offers the opportunity to work flexibly, the first two months of the role will require successful applicants to be present inhouse for comprehensive training in legislative publishing and the underlying software and business processes.

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**How to apply**

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- A current resume of no more than five pages which clearly details your relevant skills and experience including the contact details for two referees.
- A cover letter (no more than 2 pages), which **must** include **responses to the following questions:
**1. Describe a time when you had to learn a new task. How did you approach this?**

**2. Describe a time you had to solve a problem. What were the steps you took to manage the situation and reach a solution?**

Applicants should read the role descriptions and consider the key accountabilities, focus capabilities and essential requirements when preparing their resume and cover letter. See also the _Guide for Job Applicants_._

**Our commitment to diversity and flexibility**

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PCO strives to make roles flexible in a way that works for everyone—the individual, the team and the clients we service. We are open to considering job-sharing (part-time) arrangements for this role.

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