Executive Assistant, Cyber Security Nsw

**Role**:Executive Assistant, Cyber Security NSW**

**Role type**:Ongoing, full-time opportunity**

**Salary**:DCS clerk grade 7/8, annual base salary starting at $110,266 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

**Location**:Sydney**

**About Us**:
The Department of Customer Service (DCS) is transforming the way NSW Government agencies interact with its customers. We aim at putting the customers at the centre of everything we do and adopting new technologies to make government work better. DCS is a service provider and regulator, focusing on delivering first-class customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform to create better outcomes for the people of NSW.

**About the Role**:
This fast-paced, dynamic and rewarding Executive Assistant (EA) opportunity will provide proactive, effective administrative support to the NSW Chief Cyber Security Officer who leads Cyber Security NSW. You will be required to pre-empt their needs on an ongoing basis, manage the Executive's demanding schedule, and act as a key point of contact to ensure smooth day to day requirements are met.

This is a highly visible EA role and to be considered you must be cyber and commercially savvy EA who currently supports similar level Executives, hold experience with dealing with Senior Executives and have had direct interactions with them.

Our Chief Cyber Security Officer is looking for a true partnership where you'll have the opportunity to provide administrative support directed to key outcomes that support the strategic functions of the leadership team.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Manage correspondence, filter requests and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Manage financial and expense requirements in consultation with the Commercial and Business Operations team to support operational efficiency and accountability
- Prepare, coordinate and review high level communication including submissions, briefing notes and correspondence, to respond to issues and enquiries, ensuring sensitive matters are treated with confidentiality, integrity and maturity
- Research, collate and coordinate reports, advice and briefings on complex policy and operational matters to support informed decision making and planning
- Meeting management - Prepare agendas, reports, presentations and arrange meeting room bookings
- Event management - Arrange events/functions/offsites/team building events as small projects

About Cyber Security NSW Branch:
Cyber Security NSW is a whole-of-government function located within Digital NSW, part of the NSW Government Department of Customer Service. We are responsible for ensuring a cyber safe NSW. The protection of our systems and digital information is vital because of the many essential services NSW Government provides including health, emergency services, and transport. Furthermore, the exciting digital transformation being undertaken across NSW Government requires similarly enhanced cyber security capabilities.

**At the centre of this exciting and growing cyber capability, Cyber Security NSW is working across NSW Government to**:

- Create a whole-of-government integrated approach to managing cyber risk and responding to cyber security threats
- Increase cyber skills and awareness
- Understand the risks from cyber threats to our digital information and systems
- Set cyber security standards
- Ensure we are prepared if a damaging cyber incident occurs

**About You (Essential Requirements of the Role)**:
To be successful in the role you will:

- SFIA certified (IRMG - Level 3) or relevant cyber experience
- An understanding of Cyber Security requirements and legislation within NSW and Commonwealth
- Previous EA experience supporting similar executive level
- Be reliable, flexible and hardworking, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities at once
- Possess excellent organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- High level of proficiency in Office 365, Atlassian (Jira) and other common project management software
- An Australian Citizen including the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline National Security Clearance and undergo a police check

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.

Please click here to view the role description for more information.

Salary Grade XX, with the base salary for this role starting at $110266 base plus superannuation

**Closing Date: Thursday 22nd of May 11am**

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