**The Role**
Are you an experienced EL 1 Board Secretariat Specialist with strong interpersonal and organisational skills to lead secretariat support in governance and administrative functions? Would you like to be part of a small, high performing team, during a time of major reform introducing new legislation and a new governance structure?
If you are based in Canberra and this role sounds interesting, please read on!
***Duties and Tasks**:
- Manage and lead support for, and delivery of, meetings and services for the Board.
- Establish and implement contemporary and corporate governance best practice initiatives to support and manage the Board.
- Engage and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to build effective relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Provide high quality advice to the Director regarding the work of the team, including management and quality assurance of complex Board papers and items.
- Maintain records of board decisions and actions while ensuring compliance with legislative requirements
- Support other section members where required - providing leadership and guidance to junior section members.
**Required Skills and Knowledge**
- Extensive experience in leading secretariat services for Boards and very senior committees
- Excellent judgement, strong attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple priorities and respond flexibly in a shifting work environment.
- Robust written and verbal communications skills.
- High level of integrity, consistently maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive data and demonstrating trustworthiness in all professional interactions.
- Proven ability to effectively coordinate and manage committees, projects, and competing workloads, consistently adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to build and sustain strong networks and relationships within the agency and with external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner, always maintaining discretion.
If you are interested in the role, please submit via the link. If you have any questions after you have submitted your resume, please call Irena Simunec on 0455 558 721 and quote job number 242594.
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This pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading
📌 El 1 Board Secretariat Specialist
🏢 Hudson Australia
📍 Canberra