AddressExecutive Manager
Division: Office of the Director General
Position No: Pool Ref COM6924
Salary: Level 7, $128,077 - $136,891 pa + Super - PSCSAA 2022
Work Type: Permanent - Full Time, Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Fremantle
Closing Date: 2024-03-14 4:00 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)
The Department of Communities brings together the services and functions of disability services, child protection and family support, housing, community initiatives and regional services reform.
Office of the Director General
The Office of the Director General's (ODG) purpose is to support the Director General manage the Director General's and Communities reputation by ensuring all information published, shared, and distributed on behalf of Communities, by the directorate is clear, consistent, accurate and done in a timely manner.
The ODG is the central contact to Communities' five Ministerial offices and provides strategic and operational support to the Director General and a range of projects and initiatives across Communities.
Communities is a nationally recognised Accredited Carer Friendly Employer through the Carers + Employers program. The program defines best practice standards by creating a carer friendly workplace, enabling staff to balance work and care, while continuing to contribute to the wellbeing of individuals, families and the community.
Executive Support
The Executive Support team is responsible for leading all functions associated with providing support to the Director General, including executive support, management of stakeholder meetings, the Communities Leadership Team Secretariat function, Director General Correspondence, all other aspects of Director General support, and executive support to the Executive Director.
The team's role is to support the Director General in the delivery of his executive and statutory responsibilities by managing relationships and ensuring information provided to and by the Director General is clear, consistent, accurate and timely. The team acts as a key liaison point in the coordination of input from Divisions, management of the Director General's schedule and his attendance at meetings and events, ensuring he is fully briefed in the execution of his functions and decision making. The team also plays a key role in management and the coordination of the Director General's and Communities Leadership Team's engagement with staff and visits to regional and metropolitan offices.
The Opportunity
As a Executive Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Providing strategic and Executive support to the Director Executive Support, Executive Director and Director General in managing the Department's Ministerial and Director General correspondence and advice,
- Ensuring the quality and consistency of written correspondence and documentation,
- Project management and reporting, and
- Coordinating and managing across Divisional and external meetings, responses and relationships.
The attached Form (JDF) provides more information about the position. For further information we encourage you to contact Leighton Henley, Director Executive Support, on 0466 954 766 or email Leighton.Henley@communities.wa.gov.au during business hours only.
There is currently 1 permanent position available for immediate filling.
Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments will be made for this or similar future vacancies (fixed term or permanent) that arise within the next 12 months across the Department of Communities.
About the location
With our head office located in Fremantle, you'll get to visit the new FOMO building which sits at the heart of the Kings Square redevelopment and forms a key component of the future revitalisation of Fremantle.
A destination of discovery, the precinct offers an eclectic mix of venues in the heart of Fremantle's King Square. Click here to find out more: Vist Us FOMO.
Benefits of Working With Us
Communities offers you career progression, variety, access to comprehensive learning and development, and great employment conditions. Some of these benefits may include:
- 4 weeks annual leave,
- 3 days additional public sector holidays,
- 15 days personal leave per annum,
- 11% superannuation, full employer contribution,
- Discount on private health insurance,
- Access to flexible working arrangements including working from home or alternate work locations for enhanced work life balance,
- 3 months long service leave for every seven years consecutive service,
- Eligibility to join the fitness passport program (access to 84 gyms across WA from $13.95 per week),
- Free access to a confidential employee assistance program for you and your family, which includes psychology and counselling services,
- Study assistance,
- 14 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months continuous service,
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities that focus on your career aspirations and,
- 5 days cultural and ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
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