Executive Assistant to Commissioner

**Executive Assistant to Commissioner**

**This opportunity offers**:

- Ongoing employment
- Full time role & 35 hour working week
- Attractive annual salary $107,458 - $118,942 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park, NSW RFS Headquarters

**Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference**

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

**What You’ll be doing**:
As the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Commissioner's Office. Acting as the primary point of contact, you will handle urgent and sensitive matters, prioritise tasks, and manage the Commissioner's time effectively. You will oversee the Commissioner's complex diary, coordinating appointments, engagements, and resolving scheduling conflicts. In addition, you will manage high-level correspondence and liaise with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the Commissioner is fully briefed and prepared for key meetings and decisions. A key part of your role will also involve maintaining executive administrative systems, ensuring confidentiality and operational excellence.

**To thrive in this role, you will**:

- Have strong experience in supporting senior executives or leadership, with exceptional organisation and time management skills.
- Be adaptable and able to independently handle competing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to confidently liaise with stakeholders at all levels.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the **role description** **and our **organisation structure**.

**Why work for us?**
- Corporate uniform available
- Attractive leave entitlements including **4 weeks **annual leave per year, plus more
- Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
- Salary packaging options available
- One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
- Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
- Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools

**You'll also get to enjoy**:

- Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
- Local eateries and childcare facilities
- Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
- Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost

**Looking for more information?**

**To ignite your RFS journey**:

- A **cover letter** in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
- Provide an example of when you managed the competing priorities of multiple high-level stakeholders, including senior executives or government officials. How did you balance their needs, ensure timely communication, and maintain confidentiality in a fast-paced environment?

**Important recruitment Information**
- A **recruitment (talent) pool** may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full time or part time opportunities.
- We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
- Learn more about how RFS members support communities across NSW below_

**Vacancy Reference: R24/344**

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This may not be the role for you, however you can check out other vacancies in the RFS **here**, or consider **volunteering** with your local Brigade.