Executive Officer
We are seeking a highly skilled Executive Officer to provide proactive, responsive and high-quality advice and support to the Questacon Director. This role involves working under broad direction and exercising a high level of autonomy to consider and prioritise issues, scan for and flag risks as they emerge and track the progress of high priority deliverables.
The ideal candidate will be organised and capable of juggling multiple competing priorities, with excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, concise and influential written materials.
The Executive Officer will work directly with the Questacon executive office staff and leadership team, liaising with departmental executive officers and executive assistant staff. As a role that works closely with Senior Executives, discretion with sensitive information is required.
The duties of this role include:
* Providing advice and support to the Questacon Director on a range of complex matters to support decision making, including priority deliverables and delivery timelines.
* Contribution to Questacon governance supporting the Questacon Advisory Council and support the Director's work for Executive Board, Cabinet, Budget and Senate Estimate processes and preparation.
* Writing and coordinating submissions, briefs and internal communications on behalf of the Questacon Director.
* Preparing and coordinating the agendas and papers for executive and leadership level meetings.
* Managing departmental coordination and briefing requests.
* Leading and mentoring the executive support team to deliver high quality outcomes.