Exciting opportunity for experienced Senior Secretariats (APS6 & EL1) in a newly established agency.
**Your new company**
You will be working for a newly established government agency who provide a broad range of human resource advice and assistance to a highly influential area.
**Your new role**
As a Senior Secretariat Officer, you will work with a high level of autonomy and discretion, as part of a small team across a breadth of work.
The work of the section is fast-paced and requires an individual with high-level administrative, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills; who operates at their best in a dynamic and quickly changing environment; contributes to team capability and culture; has strong attention to detail; and can manage multiple activities and competing priorities.
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Provide high-level secretariat, event and technical services for the professional organisation and delivery of governance committees and consultative forums.
- Develop and maintain key strategic relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Support effective corporate governance and management assurance practices, ensuring compliance with applicable Commonwealth financial and legislative delegations, policies and practices.
- Prepare written material including correspondence, input to briefings, meeting minutes, agendas, reports and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop, update and maintain secretariat guidelines and procedures.
- Communicate, educate and provide advice to staff regarding the agencies' governance requirements.
- Display a high degree of personal integrity and professionalism, share skills and knowledge with team members and provide guidance and assistance to the broader team.
In addition, the key duties of the EL1 Assistant Director Secretariat role include:
- Provide strategic leadership to guide and mentor a small team to achieve high quality outcomes and continuous workplace improvement
- Coordinate, prepare and oversee more complex written materials, including business cases, Cabinet Submissions, Senate Estimate submissions, Ministerial and agency briefs, corporate documentation, as well as other duties as required.
**What you'll need to succeed**
To be considered for this role, you must be an Australian citizen and possess or be willing to go through the process to obtain and maintain a Baseline personnel security clearance or above.
**What you'll get in return**
You will get the opportunity to work within a committed and senior team who are driven for success and meeting expected deadlines. You will also get an amazing opportunity to learn new skills, with the opportunity to further your career within this agency. You will have access to free parking and a competitive salary.
**What you need to do now**
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact Laura Slater for a confidential discussion about your career.
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