Your key responsibilities:
Manage the Office of the Chief First Nations Health Officer by providing confidential, executive and secretarial support including the production of high-quality documents, enquiry screening, diary management, organise itineraries and booking of approved executive travel and prevent unnecessary interruptions by screening telephone calls.
Undertake research, prepare high quality meeting notes/minutes, records management in line with legislative requirements.
Organise meetings and events generated/hosted by the Chief First Nations Health Officer, including negotiation with colleagues to schedule time in attendee diaries; and booking of rooms, equipment, catering and car parking for external attendees.
Manage the workflow of correspondence in line with priorities established by the Chief First Nations Health Officer, monitor important issues and follow up action when required.
Role fit
The essential requirements for this role are:
Proven ability and experience in effectively managing and prioritising the administrative functions and associated activities for Executive staff including the ability to initiate, determine and follow-up work priorities within mandated and tight deadlines.
A demonstrated understanding of historical and contemporary issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and subsequent health impacts.
Demonstrated ability to review, monitor and manage correspondence requests ideally via the use of a record management system.
Effective in quality checking own and others work accurately to ensure procedures are followed and a high level of quality is maintained.
Why work with us?
Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes:
Competitive salaries
12.75% superannuation
17.5% leave loading
Employee wellbeing
36.25 hour full time work week
Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.
Professional development
Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.
Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.
Ready to apply?
For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
