Overview Welcome to Southern NSW Local Health District.
Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
Location : Queanbeyan
Position Classification : Health Manager Level 1
Remuneration : $84,436.00 - $112,331.00 per annum
Hours Per Week : 38
Requisition ID : REQ605150
Applications Close : 3 October 2025
Interview Information : Scheduled within 10 days of closing
About The Service
Join Our Team as an Executive Assistant – Empowering Leadership, Driving Impact
Are you passionate about organisation, communication, and making things run smoothly behind the scenes? At NSW Health, our Executive Assistants are the backbone of our leadership teams, providing high-level support, managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and ensuring operations flow seamlessly. Your attention to detail and proactive approach will help leaders stay focused, informed, and effective.
Make a lasting difference by enabling better decisions, stronger collaboration, and a more efficient workplace.
What You'll Be Doing The Executive Assistant provides high level, professional administrative services to support the functioning of the Executive and their Directorate.
Selection Criteria
Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
Well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication, consultation and negotiation skills necessary to represent an Executive, gather and share information and build and maintain effective collaborative relationships and teamwork with a diverse range of stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
Proven time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and respond to rapidly changing priorities and demands in a complex and high volume multidisciplinary environment.
Capacity to produce professional written materials including briefs, plans, analysis, reports and recommendations to inform decision making.
Evidence of ICT and records management skills including the use of databases, applications and systems along with high level use of Microsoft suite of programs.
Demonstrated high level analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to make and facilitate decisions and recommendations across the organisation in the public health environment.
Proven ability to locate, interpret, work within and communicate relevant processes, legislation, policy and awards.
Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.
We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team.
Information for applicants Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.
This is a Category B position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
At Southern NSW Local Health District, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact Estelle.Roberts1@health.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
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For role related queries or questions contact Karina De Brueys-Diessel on Karina.DeBrueysDiessel@health.nsw.gov.au
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