Executive Assistant

7 months ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

APS Level 4
- Canberra, ACT
- $75,996 - $81,274

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
As an Executive Assistant in this role, you will provide high-level administrative support to the Assistant Secretary, Organisation Design Branch. The Organisation Design Branch is responsible for providing strategic human resources advice and services across workforce data, reporting and analysis, workforce planning and strategy development, culture and inclusion initiatives.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of an APS Level 4 Executive Assistant includes:

- Providing high-level administrative and operational support, such as:

- calendar and mailbox management
- support for meetings
- submitting and tracking requests for IT, property or other corporate services
- arranging payment of invoices and tracking budgets
- making travel arrangements
- engaging with stakeholders professionally on behalf of the Assistant Secretary
- writing routine to moderately complex correspondence
- prioritising tasks and escalating issues.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 300 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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