Job Reference: req33621_1715049050

Office of the Children's Guardian

Senior Executive Assistant

• Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic workplace and play a role in keeping children safe.
• A supportive and collaborative team culture with learning & development opportunities and various health & wellbeing programs.
• One full-time, ongoing opportunity located at Strawberry Hills with hybrid / flexible working arrangements.
• Clerk Grade 9/10 - $120,859 - $133,183 (plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading).

About the Office of Children's Guardian

The Office of the Children's Guardian (OCG) upholds NSW children and young people's right to be safe by overseeing, regulating and monitoring organisations and individuals that provide services to children. We are guided by our values of integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy.

To find out more about the Office of the Children's Guardian, visit our website.

About the role

The Senior Executive Assistant provides a range of specialist executive and secretariat support services to ensure the smooth running of the Office of Children's Guardian providing support to the Children's Guardian and the Deputy Children's Guardian.

We are seeking a motivated and resilient person to:

• Act as the first point of contact for both the Children's Guardian and Deputy Children's Guardian in all their day-to-day matters which involves analysing, prioritising, and actioning all matters including sensitive information.
• Act as the first point contact for inquiries from Minister's offices, NSW Government executives and external stakeholders including community groups.
• Action and follow up decisions and resolutions of the Children's Guardian and Executive to ensure that matters are dealt with in a timely and effective manner.

Key knowledge and experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, project planning and management, as well as influence and negotiation skills.
• Experience in assessing and prioritising requests and workload to support the leadership group.
• High proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent knowledge and workplace experience including ongoing professional development.
• All roles within the Office of the Children's Guardian are required to have a current Working with Children Check.
• Employment at the Office of the Children's Guardian is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and vetting checks.
  
  

For a copy of the role description, please contact the OCG People and Culture team via OCG.HR@ocg.nsw.gov.au and outline the role you are applying for.Our commitment to Diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

The OCG encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the OCG People and Culture team on (02) 8219 3661 or OCG.HR@ocg.nsw.gov.au and advise of your preferred method of communication.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit a covering letter addressing the two questions below and an up-to-date resume outlining your experience, qualifications and achievements (maximum 5 pages in total). Please attach Word or PDF format.

We are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description, so please develop your response with this in mind.

Targeted questions

1. How are your skills and experience suited to the Senior Executive Assistant role?
2. The reason for your interest in this role.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

We encourage you to please email or call Tanika Gardiner on 02 8219 3671 or Tanika.Gardiner@ocg.nsw.gov.au to discuss the role.

Applications closing date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 10:00am.

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.