Executive Officer

**_Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?_**
- Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage._
- **Be the key to seamless operations with your executive support expertise**:

- **Permanent full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity**:

- **Office based in Parramatta, flexible working supported**:

- **Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $142,529 to $156,425 + super (Environment Officer Class 12)**

**About the role**

The Energy Climate Change and Sustainability group (ECCS) is seeking a seasoned **Executive Officer **to deliver a variety of high-level executive, secretariat, and project management services to the Advising Executive Director. This role involves supporting strategic initiatives, managing communications, and overseeing the implementation of both strategic and operational objectives.

The Advising Executive Director provides strategic policy advice to the Minister and Executive about energy and climate change issues, and leads high profile cross divisional projects. The successful Executive Officer will play an active role in forming strategic advice and managing projects to help transition to a clean, affordable and reliable energy system.

On a day -to-day basis, the role involves:

- Coordinating incoming requests from the Minister, Secretary and Deputy Secretary including identifying the most appropriate staff from across the ECCS Group to respond, tracking progress against deadlines and reviewing responses for consistency with the Department’s style guide.
- Collating written material to support the Executive Director in parliamentary, ministerial and steering committee meetings including speaking points, status reports, and extracts of program data.
- Managing a team of three staff including developing professional development plans, considering leave requests, reviewing flex sheets.
- Informing the Advising Executive Director about emerging issues with delivery of the ECCS Group’s priorities.
- Managing internal policy projects and develop procedures including reforms the ECCS Group’s ways of working.

**About You**

To be successful in the role you will have experience:

- Coordinating tasks across different areas of an organisation
- Using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Managing people and project teams.
- Developing energy and / or climate change public policy or government programs
- Supporting or managing an executive’s office.

For more information read the full Role Description: Executive Officer

**Who we are**

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

**To Apply**

**Applications close Monday, 23**rd** September 2024 at 11:55PM.**
- A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months._

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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