- $100-$110 per hour + super
- Initial 4-month contract + extension potential
- Support senior executives on a high-profile Commonwealth statutory review

Your new company

Join a Commonwealth Government team delivering a significant statutory review. Working within a dedicated review secretariat, you will support senior executives and contribute to the coordination of review activities, stakeholder engagement, consultation processes and project delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Executive Officer who is confident operating at the senior executive level and managing sensitive, high-priority work in a fast-paced setting.

Your new role

Working as part of the review secretariat, you will provide high-level executive, secretariat and coordination support to the Heads of Review, senior departmental executives and the broader review team.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Managing executive workflows, correspondence, shared inboxes and information requests
- Coordinating senior-level meetings, briefings, stakeholder engagements and consultation activities
- Preparing and distributing agendas, meeting packs, briefings and supporting documentation
- Tracking actions, decisions, deadlines, risks and follow-up activities
- Coordinating stakeholder engagement and consultation logistics, including travel and venue arrangements
- Maintaining accurate records, registers, contact lists, filing systems and review documentation
- Managing competing priorities and sensitive matters in a timely and professional manner
- Supporting effective communication and workflow across internal and external stakeholder groups

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, judgement and discretion. What you'll need to succeed To be considered for this EL1 opportunity, you must demonstrate:

- Experience providing senior executive support to Deputy Secretary-level executives or above, or equivalent senior executive office holders




- Experience delivering high-level secretariat, coordination or executive support within a Commonwealth Government environment
- The 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
- Proficiency, or the ability to become proficient quickly, across systems such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint, OneNote and Planner.
- An Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance. The following experience will be highly regarded:
- Supporting statutory reviews, enquiries, taskforces, regulatory or policy reviews, or other major projects

- Supporting SES offices, senior governance forums or cross-agency coordination processes

- Coordinating travel, events and consultation logistics for senior executives

- Working within government, regulatory, resources, offshore petroleum, safety, environmental or policy environments

- Experience using relevant Commonwealth departmental systems and processes. What you'll get in return

You will have the opportunity to contribute to a high-profile Commonwealth review while working closely with senior executives and key internal and external stakeholders.

This engagement offers

- An initial contract of up to four months
- The possibility of an extension of up to three additional months, subject to approval
- Exposure to complex review, governance and stakeholder engagement activities
- A senior EL1-equivalent role offering autonomy, visibility and meaningful project outcomes What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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