AddressTAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Executive Officer
Location negotiable subject to campus availability
Permanent Full Time
Total Remuneration Package $172,772 includes a base salary $153,590 plus superannuation and leave loading.
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a 38-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.
About the role
Join our dynamic team and take on a pivotal role supporting the Executive Director of Regional & Community Engagement and team. As a key player in our newly formed team, you'll provide high-level executive support and administrative services, ensuring the efficient operation of our executive office. Your dedication will drive effective communication, facilitate business activities, and uphold confidentiality standards at all times.
The Executive Officer is responsible for the provision of a range of high-level executive, secretariat and project support services. Including providing high level advice, managing communications, and implementing strategies to support the achievement of the organisation’s strategic and operational objectives.
About You
You will have demonstrated experience in governance or other related high-level roles from complex and/or education environment. You will also be highly organised and have excellent communication skills. Disciplined administration will be a key strength of the successful candidate.
To be successful, you will:
- Be experienced in preparing, managing and reviewing Government and Executive briefing papers/materials, high-level communications and correspondence
- Anticipate and address contentious issues and provide accurate advice to the Executive Director and Government on complex issues
- Have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You will act as the point of contact for the Executive Director, collaborating and negotiating with stakeholders on a wide range of sensitive, confidential, and urgent matters.
- Implement, monitor and report on strategic, operational and project plans to the Executive Director
- Provide issues management and support
- Lead and/or contribute to projects
- Develop and oversee the implementation and evaluation of practices, systems and procedures (including the management of workflow)
- Provide secretariat support to forums chaired by the Executive Director
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications Close: Tuesday 11th June at 11:55pm
To apply for this role, click on 'apply' and provide:
- Your current resume
- Certified copies of your qualifications (If applicable)
- A response to the below targeted question when prompted in the application form (max. 500 words)
Targeted Question: Provide an example of a time when you personally contributed to successfully delivering a report, briefing, or similar document to a Managing Director, senior executive, or Ministerial office. Highlight how you applied your own analytical skills, judgment, quality assurance, and problem-solving abilities in this process.
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Emily Diaz, ***********@tafensw.edu.au or call 02 7921 5***.
Role-specific enquiries: Contact Kelly Edmunds, Program Director, **************@tafensw.edu.au
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.
Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.
