Ministerial Liaison Officer | Full-Time Temporary With A Possibility Of Permanency

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 4
Salary: $80,535 - $86,909 plus superannuation
Position No: 09401
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 April 2024
Contact Officer: Benjamin Bron on *************@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 9***

Details: The Education Directorate is responsible for delivering educational services to empower each young person in the ACT to learn for life.  The Directorate is responsible for the operation of the network of government schools across the ACT and for regulating non-government school and early childhood education providers.

The Ministerial and Corporate Reporting team provides the critical connection between the Directorate and Government. The team manages and supports the Directorate to meet its obligations around Cabinet, Legislative Assembly and Ministerial business. The team coordinates significant input to government commitments, annual reporting, performance and accountability, and attendance at committee hearings.

We are looking for someone to join us!

The Ministerial Liaison Officer (MLO) is responsible for coordinating, tracking, and monitoring Ministerial correspondence. You will have significant contact with Education Executive Offices, requiring a high degree of sensitivity and a highly responsive approach within tight deadlines.

The MLO is responsible for overseeing and ensuring all Education Directorate matters relating to correspondence to the Minister are coordinated and actioned in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.

This is a role where you will apply your interpersonal, liaison and engagement skills, and work closely with line areas to provide advice and help to support them to manage Ministerial correspondence. You will have the ability to work under pressure and achieve deadlines in an environment of competing priorities and require a high-level attention to detail.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for six months with the Possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

How to apply: Please submit a two-page pitch (maximum) outlining your suitability for the position in line with the Position Description.

Please provide a current curriculum vitae and the contact details of at least one referee.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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This is a temporary position available for six months with the Possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.