Your new role is to support a team who provide direct assistance to Senior Executives, as well as write responses to ministers. This will include working collaboratively within the team and with external stakeholders to assess and prepare correspondence, draft written documents and provide organisational administrative support.
This position involves engaging and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally, with well-developed communication skills to foster professional relationships while building rapport and trust.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to coordinate tasks effectively and prioritise in order of importance.
You will be required to:
* possess excellent written, intrapersonal and verbal communication skills;
* gather information and research a topic to ensure all requirements of correspondence/briefs are met;
* be adaptable, resilient and flexible in the face of changing and competing priorities;
* display responsiveness with a proactive attitude;
* build and sustain effective relationships, and work collaboratively and independently as required, with a wide array of internal stakeholders;
* achieve results within agreed timeframes;
* have sound judgement and the ability to identify areas of risk;
* taking the lead on key initiatives and collaborating effectively;
* maintain a high level of attention to detail;
* support and lead a small team successfully;
* understand the purposes, importance and types of Ministerial letters and briefings, and the differences between them;
* know the characteristics of well-written Ministerial letters and briefings which meet the needs of the Minister and the agency;
* decide what is important and relevant information and what can be left out.
To be considered for this role you must be an Australian Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance at the Baseline level or higher.