Snr Correspondence

**At the**NSW Department of Education**, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.**
- **Ongoing / Full time**:

- **The role is based in Parramatta**with flexible working arrangements available**:

- **Salary**ranges from $125,693 to $134,504 p.a. plus super & annual leave loading**

**About the role**

This role sits within the Ministerial Support team, a key unit within the NSW Department of Education's Government Business directorate.

As a Senior Correspondence and Briefings Officer, you’ll play a central role in shaping high-quality communications for the Minister, Secretary, and executive leadership. You’ll collaborate across divisions to ensure advice is accurate, timely, and aligned with the department’s strategic goals.
- **Review** and edit documents for clarity, accuracy, and impact
- **Coordinate** responses and advice across teams to meet urgent deadlines
- **Manage** workflows and ensure compliance with records management obligations

For further information, please click here to view the role description.

**About you**
- Skilled in reviewing and analysing briefs, reports, and correspondence with a strong attention to detail
- Able to manage tight deadlines and shifting priorities
- Confident communicator and effective at building collaborative working relationships
- Knowledge of government processes and protocols is essential
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

**How to apply**

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages), and answer the targeted questions outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

**Question 1)** Describe a time you had to manage multiple priorities in a high-pressured environment with competing deadlines. What was the situation, how did you respond to the challenges and what was the outcome.

**Question 2)** Tell us about a situation where you received conflicting or unclear information while preparing a report or briefing. What steps did you take to clarify, and how did you ensure the final advice was accurate and met expectations?

**Closing date Wednesday, 30th of April at 11:59 pm**

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.