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Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services

Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Req ID: 69769

Assistant Ministerial Liaison Officer

• Location – Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available
• Employment type – Ongoing full-time position (35 hrs per week)
• Salary – Clerk Grade 5/6, Base Salary ($93,295 – $102,941), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

This position involves crafting timely and accurate responses to Ministerial correspondence, briefings, and Parliamentary materials. You'll research and prepare essential documents for Ministerial offices, ensuring high-quality communication. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates who thrive in a dynamic environment, as you'll play a crucial role in supporting government operations and stakeholder engagement. Your contributions will directly impact decision-making processes, making this role both meaningful and rewarding.

What you’ll do

As part of the Ministerial Support Team, you will prepare Ministerial correspondence, briefings, and Parliamentary documents, ensuring all materials are accurate and timely. You’ll coordinate and review Parliamentary materials, manage agendas, and collate essential reports for Ministerial offices.

You will also:

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with staff within the Department of Communities and Justice and related agencies.
• Ensure timely document preparation by following up on overdue advice and identifying additional input needs.
• Exercise sound judgment and critically analyze information to support decision-making.
• Work as part of a team of dedicated professionals who value quality and collaboration, thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that encourages initiative and teamwork.

What we’re looking for

• We seek a proactive and detail-oriented individual who can thrive under pressure and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines.
• You should be able to exercise sound judgment and critically analyze information, enabling you to make informed decisions in a dynamic environment.

Psychological Safety Notice:

• Please be aware that the role involves handling ministerial briefings and correspondence that may include sensitive topics, such as violent and sexual crimes. This may encompass information related to minors and victims of crime, including forensic details.
• Candidates must be prepared to provide service to stakeholders with sensitivity, empathy, and appropriate discretion.

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Targeted Question 1 - Describe a time when you had to handle sensitive material as part of your work tasks. What steps did you take to ensure the information was handled with the appropriate discretion?

• Targeted Question 2 - Describe a project or problem that required you to engage various stakeholders and / or resources to resolve. What actions did you take and what was the outcome?

Applications close: Sunday, 6 October 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager at dspa-business-admin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Lois Jebin at lois.jebin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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