Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 69703
Directorate: Infrastructure Canberra
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 September 2026
Contact Officer: Laura Jackson on [email protected] or (02) 6205 3015
Details: As the Executive Assistant to the Executive Group Manager, you will be reporting to the Business Support Officer. You will play a key role in supporting the executive team and ensuring the smooth operation of the office.
Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will provide high-level executive and administrative support, including managing calendars and inboxes, coordinating meetings and travel, preparing agendas, papers and minutes, and overseeing correspondence and document management through Objective ECM.
You will build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, collaborate closely with other Executive Assistants, and provide broader administrative support to the division, including financial processing and recruitment activities.
Success in this role requires a high level of professionalism, discretion, independence, and the ability to manage competing priorities while working effectively as part of a team. The role may also involve supervising staff and contributing to a range of activities that support the broader objectives of the division and organisation.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/ Other Requirements:
Desirable:
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Relevant experience and/or qualifications in executive support/office management.
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Experience with Microsoft Office is highly desirable.
Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
How to Apply: Please submit:
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A pitch of no more than two pages outlining how you meet the requirements of the role against the Selection Criteria.
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A current curriculum vitae.
Applications should be submitted .
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency.
