• Full time ongoing position
• Orange preferred although other regional NSW locations will be considered
• Salary starting from $87,493pa + super

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability. We support an inclusive workplace where staff have access to opportunities and resources at all levels, enabling our team members to drive innovation, productivity and delivery of high-quality services. We provide dignified access to reasonable adjustments both during the recruitment process and in the workplace. If you require reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or text the contact for this role.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries Animal Welfare group are looking for an Executive Support Officer to be the backbone of the team and provide a comprehensive range of high-level administrative services and support to the Chief Animal Welfare Officer and the rest of the Animal Welfare team.

As Executive Support Officer, you’ll be providing high level executive support across a range of areas, including diary management, travel bookings, arranging meetings and events, preparing correspondence, briefs, reports and presentations. Experience using systems such as CM9, MyHQ and Microsoft Teams will be highly valued.

Using your excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills you will need to be adept at responding to complex enquiries from members of the public and other internal and external stakeholders, with the confidence to filter and prioritise requests and negotiate deadlines when required. Your professionalism and integrity will be key in coordinating confidential matters including handling politically sensitive material and initiating responses to urgent requests for information, briefings or advice.

You will need demonstrated experience working under pressure, be able to juggle multiple competing priorities and have the capacity to remain resilient in the face of potentially emotional and distressing situations.  A friendly personality and a can-do attitude are also essential!

To be successful you’ll need to have:

• Proven experience providing support to senior leaders in a sensitive, complex and busy environment
• Excellent communication skills, as well as an eye for the details and a collaborative team player approach
• The capacity to manage tight timeframes and competing deadlines within a small but geographically dispersed team.
• Proven experience coordinating confidential matters combined with the demonstrated resourcefulness to initiate responses to urgent requests.

Why work for us?

• You’ll be working for an organisation whose flexible work environment allows you to better manage your lifestyle and work commitments
• You’ll become part of an amazing, experienced, professional & friendly team, contributing and learning from some of the best in the field
• We are passionate about what we do, and if you share the same vision and drive, we want to work with you

Got what it takes to make this role a success? Simply submit your resume and a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match what we are looking for. We will then get back in touch after the closing date with the next steps.

Closing Date:  Sunday 27th March @ 11:55pm

For further information please contact Liz Fenwick, Project & Policy Support Officer on 0428 517 618. You can also download the Role Description.

Additional Information:
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same standard that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.

All Department of Regional NSW employees are required to show evidence of:

• being fully vaccinated with a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine and; or
• having an approved medical contraindication.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status or approved COVID19 Vaccination medical exemption at the time of your application submission

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