About the Department

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (the Department) is undertaking statutory reviews of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA).

The reviews are being supported by a secretariat responsible for coordinating review activities, stakeholder engagement, consultation processes and project delivery.

The Department is seeking a Senior Executive Support Officer to provide high-level executive, secretariat and coordination support to the Heads of Review and senior departmental executives. The role requires experience supporting Deputy Secretary level executives or above, exercising sound judgement, managing sensitive priorities and supporting the effective delivery of review activities.

Key Duties

- Managing executive workflow, correspondence, shared inboxes and information requests
- Coordinating senior-level meetings, briefings and consultation activities for the Heads of Review and review team
- Preparing and distributing agendas, meeting packs, briefings and supporting documentation
- Tracking actions, decisions, deadlines and follow-up activities
- Coordinating stakeholder engagement and consultation logistics, including travel and venue arrangements
- Maintaining records, registers, contact lists and filing systems
- Exercising discretion and judgement in managing sensitive priorities and executive-facing material.
- Providing other senior executive support, secretariat and coordination services as required.

For a detailed position description please contact Marisa - ******@fprs.com.au

Key Skills (Mandatory)

- Experience providing senior executive support to Deputy Secretary-level executives or above, or equivalent senior executive office holders.
- Experience providing high-level secretariat, coordination or executive support services in a Commonwealth government environment.
- Ability to manage sensitive matters, competing priorities and executive-facing workflows with sound judgement and discretion.




- Experience coordinating senior-level meetings, briefings, stakeholder engagements or consultation activities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear agendas, meeting papers, correspondence and records.
- Strong organisational, workflow management and records management capability.
- Ability to work collaboratively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to use, or quickly become proficient in, Departmental systems and platforms, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint, OneNote, Planner, Expense8, PDMS and records, correspondence, finance/procurement, travel and workflow management systems, or equivalent platforms.

Desirable

- Experience supporting statutory reviews, inquiries, taskforces, regulatory reviews, policy reviews or major projects.
- Experience supporting SES offices, senior governance forums or cross-agency coordination processes.
- Experience coordinating travel, events and consultation logistics for senior executives.
- Experience working in government, regulatory, resources, offshore petroleum, safety, setting or policy environments.
- Experience working with DISR business areas, systems or processes.

For a detailed position description please contact Marisa - ******@fprs.com.au

How to Apply

Click APPLY or contact Marisa Conlon, Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition at ******@fprs.com.au for further information on the role.

Please submit applications in Word format only by 10am, 28th July 2026.

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