Executive Assistant

Employment Type
: Temporary Full Time until January 2027

Position Classification
: Health Manager Level 1

Remuneration
: $84, $112,331.00 per annum, plus superannuation

Hours Per Week
: 38

Requisition ID
: REQ605991

Location:
Caringbah, Sydney

Applications close date:
Sunday, 5 October 2025

Where you'll be working
The Strategy, Innovation and Digital Health Team encompasses strategic planning functions, analytics, technology, change, and project management resources to ensure strategic allocation of resources to key organisational priorities and initiatives. Built around three key pillars, it drives and enables the delivery of key strategic and operational initiatives by developing innovative solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of service delivery. The directorate oversees the development of organisation strategies and plans, while also monitoring the implementation of such plans. This department handles SESLHD's most pressing organisational problems and explores opportunities such as technology in Health, change and innovation and environmental sustainability practices. Regular travel across SESLHD sites expected.

The role
The Executive Assistant provides a range of high-quality executive, secretarial and administrative support services across a range of complex issues to support the Director Strategy, Innovation & Digital Health in the achievement of organisational objectives.

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Are you ready to join us?
About
We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

• Describe a time when you managed multiple confidential and competing requests on behalf of a senior executive, while liaising with high-level stakeholders. How did you prioritise the request, maintain confidentiality and ensure timely and effective outcome?
• Provide an example of your experience providing high-level administrative and secretarial support to executives. What steps did you take to manage your workload with minimal supervision?

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Sarah Benjamin on

Our CORE Values are
C
ollaboration,
O
penness,
R
espect and
E
mpowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment- and let us know.

Information For Applicants

• If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies

• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website