About the Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The Role
Your Responsibilities
As the Executive Assistant, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Provide confidential executive support manage day-to-day operations and administer the flow of internal and outgoing correspondence for the business unit.
Provide confidential project support including research and coordinating briefing papers, preparing presentations and creating professional templates.
Arrange appointments, meetings and conferences including venues, travel arrangements and accommodation for the work unit and receive visitors and delegations.
Provide support at meetings by preparing documentation, minute taking and follow up actions.
Undertake purchasing processes ensuring alignment to financial management principles and procurement guidelines.
Maintain effective and efficient liaison between the work unit, senior officers of the department and other government representatives and external stakeholders on matters relating to the Division.
Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor).
Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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