Your Role
**Responsibilities include**:
- Assist senior management in the development, implementation and evaluation of systems, processes, strategies, plans and reports.
- Maintain effective time management practices for senior management; including coordinating diary appointments, prioritising correspondence and responding to outstanding queries and requests for information.
- Develop, implement and review executive support systems and procedures within the team to ensure that they operate in accordance with departmental requirements and standards.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy in all correspondence and administrative documents, using appropriate software programs and adhering to departmental standards.
- Encourage an environment in which high quality services are delivered by continually seeking improvements in administrative systems and processes and by leading by example.
- Monitor progress and report to senior management on various projects; undertake investigation, research and analysis of sensitive and confidential matters as requested.
- Provide human resource functions to the team; including maintaining Establishment records and liaising with Strategic HR or recruitment agencies for the employment of staff.
- Develop, implement and monitor the information management activities of the team; including web management activities.
- Develop, coordinate, maintain and review administrative procedures and systems, resource maintenance and purchases, asset registers and address accommodation issues.
- Assist with the planning of Divisional conferences and forums; including the activities related to professional development activities and induction programs.
- Provide secretariat support as required.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**How to Apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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