Administration Officer – Clerk Grade 3/4 – Legislative Council – Parliament of NSW – Sydney

• Multiple full-time positions for 12 months, with a view to permanency (for positions across the department)
• We are looking for passionate, high performing professionals who excel at administrative tasks in a time sensitive environment.

About us

The Department of the Legislative Council is a dynamic, collaborative and positive workplace. As an organisation, we are committed to providing impartial advice and support to all Members of the Legislative Council, to enable them to fulfil their parliamentary duties. Our staff are passionate about the democratic process and pride themselves on ensuring the public can be involved and engaged in parliamentary activities.

The three principal areas of the department are the Procedure Office, the Committee Office, and the Office of the Black Rod, each offering unique, challenging and rewarding work.

The department values and invests in its people. Our 2025 People Matter Survey results showed that:

• 79% of our staff would recommend the Legislative Council as a great place to work – 19% higher than the rest of the public sector
• Employee engagement is at 78% - 15% higher than the rest of the public sector.

The Legislative Council is an inclusive, respectful and flexible workplace. We value diversity, as shown in our Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Plan. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. Our flexible work practices include hybrid working, job sharing and part time arrangements

About the position

We are seeking multiple highly motivated, appropriately skilled and experienced professionals to join the Department of the Legislative Council as Administration Officers (Clerk Grade 3/4). At this stage the vacancies are in the Committee Office but could also arise elsewhere in the department.

More information to assist you with applying for this position:

• Position Description
• Legislative Council website
• Pre Employment requirements
• Legislative Council values

How to apply

To apply for this position please attach to your application:

• Your up-to-date resume [maximum five pages] which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to the role
• Your response [maximum two pages] to the targeted questions below.

Targeted questions

• A key responsibility of this role is to manage a large volume of documents, which requires strict attention to detail, accuracy and thoroughness. Provide an example of how you have displayed these skills.

• Working collaboratively in a small team is important in this role. Provide an example of a time when you had to work closely with a team to meet a tight deadline. What role did you play and what skills and techniques did you use to ensure that the project was completed successfully?

Your resume and response to the targeted questions will be the initial assessment method used to determine your suitability for this position compared to other applicants. Applications that do not include a response to the targeted questions cannot be comparatively assessed and are unlikely to progress to the next stage of assessment.

Talent pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as being suitable for this role or similar roles. A talent pool is valid a period of 18 months.

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CLOSING DATE: Sunday 30 November 2025