Executive Officer

**Join us to make a difference for all students in NSW**

**Position details**
- Clerk Grade 9/10
- Full Time - Temporary
- Hybrid opportunity

**About the role**

The Executive Officer provides a range of high-level executive, policy and project, and secretariat services that support NESA’s strategic policy and planning integration work plan. These activities contribute to NESA achieving its policy and planning objectives, including its engagement with external stakeholders and other NSW Government agencies. The role provides the executive team with professional advice, coordination and support in the preparation of reporting, documents and processes that underpin good governance and formal decision making.

Working with key stakeholders, the incumbent will provide advice and information surrounding policies, briefings and ministerial correspondence, ensuring they in line with organisational priorities.

**On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible for**:

- Research, analyse and review complex policy issues, identifying emerging issues, developing evidence based options, and recommended solutions to resolve problems and mitigate risks.
- Prepare, manage and review the provision of high level communications and correspondence including briefings, reports, submissions and notes to ensure the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and timeliness of written information.
- Lead and coordinate the division’s planning, governance and administration processes directly related to the Board and Committees, including the coordination of agenda-setting and meeting papers, preparation of high-quality minutes and policy advice, and support for organised, efficient best-practice meetings and Chair support.
- Implement, monitor and report on strategic, operational and project plans to inform decision making and support achievement of organisational objectives.
- Act as the Executive point of contact, liaise with stakeholders and action requests to coordinate communication and proactively ensure responses meet deadlines.
- Support capability development and guide division staff to ensure adherence with governance and quality requirements, to successfully deliver policy priorities and initiatives.

Download the **role description**.

**About us**

At the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) we work with the NSW community to drive improvements in student achievement.

We achieve this by supporting all school sectors with high-quality syllabuses, assessment (including managing the HSC and NAPLAN), teaching standards (e.g., accrediting teachers) and school environments (including setting and monitoring school standards).

To find out more about the important work we do for NSW visit our** **website.

**Ready to join us?**

**Pre Screening Question**:

- Please describe how you have coordinated and developed a briefing for a complex issue with advice and input from multiple areas to ensure effective communication that is clear and concise. What was the issue and what was the outcome?_

If you need reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process and workplace, please reach out to the contact person above_._

**Important information**

**Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. For ongoing roles, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Australian Temporary Residents may be considered for a fixed term contract for the length of their visa, depending on the requirements of the hiring area and the position.
- A _Talent Pool_ (valid for 18 months) _may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles._