Executive Support Officer – NSW State Government

Job description

A NSW Government Department is seeking an experienced Executive Support Officer to join their team on a temporary basis.

Primary Purpose
To provide confidential, comprehensive and quality executive, and secretarial support at a senior level.

Duties:

• To provide high-level executive and administrative support to the Director
• Co-ordinate and schedule meetings, prepare meeting agendas, minutes and undertake follow up action as required
• Draft outgoing communications for the Director as required
• To maintain an effective overview of the Directors diaries, events and commitments
• Maintain and prioritise diary, book in appointments, reshuffle appointments
• Prioritise issues to determine importance, urgency, and if the matter can be referred to a more appropriate person
• Coordinate correspondence and prepare ministerial briefings and submissions
• Preparing agendas and papers and presentations for meetings
• Organising meetings, catering, managing RSVPS
• Coordinating Travel and accommodation itineraries
• Administrative and secretariat support
• Assist in research and compilation of reports as required

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated skills and experience in the provision of professional executive support at a senior level
• A prominent level of initiative, confidentiality and discretion
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly and efficiently in a high-pressure environment with a demanding workload
• The ability to handle several tasks concurrently, prioritsing tasks to meet deadlines
• Well-developed expertise in computing skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills
• Experience supporting a high-level manager
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organizational skills
• Experience working within NSW Government is essential  

To be considered for this immediate start please submit your CV via the “APPLY” link below