Executive Assistant

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $97,955 - $111,142

**Grade**:VPS 4

**Occupation**:Community services

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/DJ3123AUGUST2025

The Victorian Public Advocate is empowered by law to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of people with disability.

The Public Advocate is supported by staff and volunteers at the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), including guardians, policy and research officers, advice and education staff, legal officers, corporate and administrative staff, and more than 650 volunteers.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

If you are considering taking on a challenging, rewarding role that allows you to make a noticeable difference in the lives of others, we look forward to hearing from you.
- **Utilise your Community Services expertise to provide support and advice to the Office of the Public Advocate**:

- ** An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- ** VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.**

**About the Business Unit**:

- The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is an independent statutory office accountable to the Victorian Parliament which has been established to protect the rights of, and enhance the position of, people with disabilities in Victoria. OPA is a human rights organisation that promotes the diversity and inclusion of all people. OPA's vision is of a fair and inclusive society that respects and values the human rights and dignity of all people. OPA seeks to promote the indepenednece and human rights of people with disability and protect people with disability from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.

**About the Role**:

- The Executive Assistant provides high-level confidential administrative and business support to the Public Advocate and Deputy Public Advocate.
- Some of your duties will include:

- Providing executive support to the Public Advocate and Deputy Public Advocate in the preparation of presentations and agendas, acting as minute secretary and facilitating follow-up action
- Arranging meetings and conferences, including liaison with senior executives and government officials coordinating papers, organising venues, agendas, taking minutes and follow-up actions and making travel and accommodation arrangements.
- To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About You**:

- Demonstrated experience in office management and executive support to senior executives within a highly sensitive and complex environment
- Demonstrated ability to analyse issues and determine priorities in an environment of tight and conflicting deadlines, to take initiative and work under limited direction
- Extensive skill and experience using Office 365 suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint) and an electronicdocument management system.
- Qualifications/Requirements:_
- Tertiary qualification or Office administration qualification (minimum Certificate IV)

**How to Apply**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:

- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young peop le and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

- Applications close Thursday 11 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 28 August 2025