Directorate Support Officer

**Directorate Support Officer - SafeWork NSW**

**Grade**:Clerk Grade 5/6
**Salary range**:$99,938 to $110,271 p.a. plus superannuation and leave loading
**Duration**:Ongoing
**Location**:Gosford or Parramatta
**Applications close: Tuesday 30th September 2025 (9:59AM)**

**About the team**

The Governance and Assurance Directorate is comprised a range of functions that promote and uphold integrity, transparency, and accountability across SafeWork NSW by ensuring that governance, assurance, and regulatory obligations are met with consistency and confidence.

The Directorate works across all areas of SafeWork NSW, including working closely with the SafeWork NSW Commissioner and Senior Executives to align governance and assurance functions with organisational priorities and strategic objectives. Through its work, the Directorate supports SafeWork NSW to deliver on its objective of being a strong, transparent and accountable regulator capable of securing safe and healthy workplaces for the people of NSW.

**Your responsibilities will include**

Reporting to the Director, Governance and Assurance, this role operates in a fast paced, high-volume environment and is responsible for delivering quality executive and administrative support to the Director and broader Directorate.

You will also play a key role in developing, implementing and monitoring systems, policies and procedures to facilitate efficient Directorate operations.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Model and promote the highest standards of integrity and accountability
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a complex and high-profile regulatory environment
- Posses excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively, courteously, and confidentially with internal and external
- Stakeholders, including in relation to the management of sensitive or contentious issues
- Have strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment, exercising discretion,
- Flexibility, and sound decision-making to deliver timely outcomes.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify and escalate emerging issues or trends

An understanding of the NSW WHS regulatory framework and prior experience in a similar role is highly desirable.

**What we need from you**

Please provide a brief cover letter (no more than two pages) your current resume (no more than five pages).

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.

Salary Grade Clerk 5/6, with the base salary for this role starting at $99938 base plus superannuation

**Closing Date: 30th September 2025 (9:59AM)**

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