Executive Officer

**Ongoing - full time, part time or job share**:

- **Flexible work-life balance with a 35 hour working week and generous leave entitlements**:

- **Competitive salary of $131,094 - $151,609 pa plus superannuation and leave loading**:

- **Our team is located in Parramatta with flexible and hybrid working arrangements available. We are open to considering people from other locations**:

- **We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people living with disability to apply**

The Early Childhood Outcomes division is leading once in a generation improvements to early childhood education and care in NSW. New reforms will reduce costs for parents, increase accessibility to child care places and improve child outcomes through universal pre-Kindergarten.
About the role:
The Executive Officer role focuses on providing high level executive administrative support to the Executive Director while maintaining a strong relationship with the Early Outcomes Division to collaborate on policy and project support.

**Key functions of the role will include**:

- Prepare, coordinate and review high level communication including submissions, briefing notes and correspondence, to respond to issues and enquiries.
- Ensure all correspondence is accurate and in line with the departments policies and guidelines.
- Work closely with the Executive Director on all communications.
- Lead projects that will support the strategic and operational objectives for the business area.
- Oversee all administrative, systems and procedural practices across the business area to ensure efficiency and best practice.
- Work collaboratively with internal networks to collate and prepare information to support the Executive Director and the business area.

**The ideal applicant will demonstrate**:

- Ability to managing competing priorities and providing consistently high levels of support, given heavy workloads, short deadlines.
- Acts with discretion and maintains confidentiality.
- High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate and detailed records.
- High-level planning, organisational and coordination skills.
- Experience in coordinating and preparing strategic advice, information and reports.
- Positive attitude to thrive in a fast-paced environment, supporting the business to achieve its goals.
- Self-directed and highly motivated.
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.

**Benefits**
- **flexible working conditions**, with a 35-hour week and generous leave entitlements that give you unrivalled work-life balance
- **a dynamic workplace** in an organisation committed to diversity and inclusion
- **opportunities for advancement **beyond the initial job description, with scope to move sideways as well as up and receive the professional support you need to discover new talents and interests
- **a competitive salary**:

- **supportive & collaborative team culture**

**Key knowledge and experience**
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.

**About the Department of Education**
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. For more information about the Department of Education, please visit NSW Department of Education.

**To Apply**:
Attach your resume (maximum of 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum of 1 page) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

**Closing date: Wednesday 21 September at 11:59pm.**

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent 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.