Electorate Officer

**Electorate Officer (Grade 1) - Darren Cheeseman, Member for South Barwon**

**Ongoing, part-time**

**About the Role**
Electorate Officers play an important role in providing services to the Victorian community. Reporting to the Member of Parliament that nominates you, your work will require a high degree of trust and integrity. Confidentiality is also a key requirement when interacting with constituents and visitors to the office or in the community.

Based in the Member of Parliament's electorate office, you will interact daily with constituents, community organisations and other stakeholders. Key responsibilities may include:

- General administration and office management
- Constituent services
- Media and stakeholder engagement
- Parliamentary duties

**Salary**

This is an ongoing, part-time position, offering 19 hours per week with flexible scheduling available to accommodate preferred working days.

The position is based at 458-480 Torquay Road, Armstrong Creek VIC 3217.

Electorate Officer salaries are set out in the Electorate Officers (Victoria) Single Enterprise Agreement 2021.

Grade 1: $73,779 per annum pro rata'd plus 11.5% employer superannuation.

**About you**

Key attributes of responsiveness, effectiveness and accountability are precisely the values and behaviours the successful applicant will need to succeed.

The role of an Electorate Officer requires you to demonstrate:

- Initiative and ability, particularly to perform a broad range of office support duties, often to tight deadlines and with limited supervision.
- Good written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to provide sound advice to staff and constituents.
- Sound computer skills with experience in MS suite of software and online communications.
- Commitment to provide the highest level of client service and maintain the strictest confidence on all issues.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement in assessing and directing enquiries from media and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and respect the needs of others.
- Ability to evaluate work procedures, practices, and systems and to implement change.
- Behaviours consistent with Electorate Officer values and Code of Conduct, including the ability to display high levels of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, and respect in relationships with others and decision making.

For more information about the role, please see attached position description.

**Pre-Employment Screening requirements**

**Why join us?**

We understand that your health and wellbeing are integral to your success and have a range of benefits to ensure your physical and mental health are supported. These include access to health and wellbeing initiatives.

Your professional development is important to us. That's why we have a dedicated learning and development framework, along with development programs and targeted in-house training to support your professional growth.

**How to apply**

**Applications close: 29 May 2025**

**Accessibility**

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**Child Safe Standards**

The parliamentary departments are committed to upholding the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the protections afforded to children in the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.

This position will be required to obtain a valid Working with Children Check.

While Members of Parliament are prohibited from determining that an Electorate Officer can or must perform work that is party specific, Members typically nominate Electorate Officer whose political beliefs are closely aligned with their own. Section 27 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 states that an employer may discriminate on the basis of political belief or activity in the offering of employment to an Electorate Officer.

**The Department of Parliamentary Services supports all Members of Parliament in the recruitment and selection process of Electorate Officers. You will receive communications throughout the process from the Department.