Executive Support Officer - Sydney, Australia - Quay Appointments

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Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Description

Contract Type:

Contractor
Location:
Sydney C B D
New South Wales
Industry:
Business Support
Contact Name:
Sophia Marzolini
Contact Phone:
Date Published:
05Jun2023
Executive Support Officer

9 Month Contract

$405p/d + super

Sydney CBD

Our Client ensures young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education sector.

They are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

They are committed to fostering vibrant, sustainable and high-performing vocational and higher education sectors.

They are responsible for enacting NSW Government policy, driving improvement in education, and overseeing policy, funding and compliance issues relating to non-government schools.

Your role

The Senior Executive Officer provides a range of high level executive, secretariat, and project support services to the Executive including providing strategic advice, managing communications and implementing strategies to support the achievement of the organisation's strategic and operational objectives.

Key accountabilities

Manage Executive Directors' office communication, correspondence, diary, and travel and accommodation.
Provide a range of meeting support services, including preparation of agendas, organising venues and writing and distribution of minutes, to contribute to the efficient running of meetings.
Complete routine systems based financial transactions, including raising and receipting of purchase orders and assisting with making payments, to ensure compliance with SINSW processes and procedures.
Administer and maintain records management systems and processes to ensure that all information is accurate, stored correctly and accessible.
Collect and compile information to support the preparation of documentation and correspondence in line with SINSW requirements to support information flow and inform decision making.
Respond to internal and external enquiries, escalating or redirecting associated issues, to ensure the provision of accurate information.

Key challenges

Communicating effectively and professionally with internal and external clients and staff at all organisation levels and working cooperatively as a team member.
Exercising sound judgement in organising own work to meet deadlines when working under considerable pressure with large or variable volumes of work.
Being flexible and responsive to the identified priorities of the directorate and willing to embrace new technologies to improve business processes and maintain a culture of continuous improvement.

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