Aps4 Executive Assistant, Online Safety Branch and - Canberra, Australia - Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Title:


  • APS4 Executive Assistant, Online Safety Branch and Platforms and News Branch
    Classification(s):
  • APS Level 4
    Employment Type:
  • Ongoing, Non-Ongoing Full Time/Part time
    Salary:


  • $71,600

  • $77,807 per annum plus 15.

4% superannuation
Business Division:

  • Online Safety, Media & Platforms
    Branch / Section:
  • Online Safety
    Location:
  • Canberra, ACT
    Security Clearance:
  • Baseline Vetting
    Job Reference No:
  • 42813
    Contact Officer:
  • Bridget Gannon,
    Closing Date:
  • 11.59pm AEST Sunday 30 April 2023
    Our Department Values
Our values set the direction for what it means to work in our department.

They inform the standard and expectations of behaviours, skills and capabilities and the attributes we currently have, will continually work to achieve and develop, and that we use to acknowledge and attract, retain and recruit into our department.

A little bit about us


The Online Safety Branch, and the Platforms and News Branch both sit within the Online Safety, Media and Platforms Division.

This Division provides advice to Government on policy issues that affect the lives of all Australians, including broadcast TV, news media, online safety and digital platforms.

The

Online Safety Branch develops and monitors the online safety framework, within a rapidly changing digital environment, to prevent harm and enable all Australians to connect to online services safely and confidently. We provide advice to the Minister for Communications on a broad range of online safety issues including cyberbullying, image-based abuse, and policy and reporting oversight of the online safety regulator (the eSafety Commissioner). We are interested in both emerging harms and emerging solutions, and our advice balances harms and freedoms.

The

_Platforms and News _

_Branch_ identifies emerging market policy issues relating to digital platforms, and assesses how the business models of digital platforms impact consumers and businesses. It also has an expanding role in advising Government on the delivery of quality public interest journalism to Australian communities and the sustainability of the news publishing sector. It also advises the Government on combatting misinformation and disinformation, electoral integrity, and foreign interference in the communications, media and online services sectors.

We are a busy Division, providing advice to Government on policy issues that affect the lives of all Australians. Now is an exciting time to join the Division.

The opportunity we have available

We are looking for an Executive Assistant (EA) to provide high level executive and administrative support to Assistant Secretaries. This includes communicating with a wide range of people, managing appointments, coordinating meetings, and responding to incoming communications.


Our EA liaises with important stakeholders including the Minister's Office, departmental Executive, SES from the wider APS, and stakeholder groups.

You will work as a member of a team, including across your branch and division to provide strong support to the tasks of your work area.

You will be supporting your relevant Assistant Secretaries, along with providing a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of your branch and division.

What will you do?

The work you do as Executive Assistant will support the Assistant Secretaries who are working on some of the Government's most challenging, topical and interesting policy challenges


This will generally include:

  • Providing support to the Assistant Secretaries communicating in writing and verbally with a wide range of people diary management managing inquiries to the Assistant Secretary's office, telephone calls, in person visits etcmonitoring branch and other EA telephones and providing backup as requiredcredit card reconciliation, arranging and acquitting travel as required undertaking research and preparation of basic correspondence as requested arranging meetings including venue hire and catering as required and the collation of papers maintaining the Assistant Secretary's office and surrounding area to a professional standard.
  • Anticipating requirements for meetings attended by the Assistant Secretary, and initiating the timely preparation of briefing material before meetings.
  • Ensuring hardcopy and electronic documents are filed in accordance with approved records management processes and security requirements.
  • Working with relevant staff to provide responses to corporate documents and requests.
Working with branch staff to ensure correspondence is managed appropriately ensuring all deadlines are met. Providing support to other areas of the Branch as requested

Please note:

A merit pool will be established to fill vacancies for similar roles across the department over an 18-month period.

What else can we offer?- Exposure to high profile and exciting projects Networking opportunities across the department
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