EL1, Executive Officer

Hudson AU; Canberra; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson AU is seeking an experienced Executive Officer / Senior Secretariat Lead to support a federal taskforce, with the option to be based in Canberra or work remotely from anywhere in Australia.

You will provide high-level executive support, manage end-to-end secretariat functions and coordinate consultations with industry and government stakeholders, reporting directly to Heads of Review and senior departmental executives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record providing high-level executive or secretariat support to senior office holders.
• Experience delivering secretariat, workflow coordination, or governance services within a Commonwealth / Federal Government environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to craft concise executive correspondence, briefs, and committee papers.
• Strong digital literacy with government workflow systems (e.g., PDMS, SharePoint, Teams, Expense8, or equivalent EDMS platforms).
• Previous experience supporting independent statutory reviews, royal commissions, inquiries, or strategic taskforces.
• Exposure to regulatory, resources, energy, safety, or environmental policy frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted, high-level executive support to the Heads of Review, exercising exceptional judgement, autonomy, and discretion across sensitive, high-visibility matters.
• Manage end-to-end secretariat functions, including drafting and collating comprehensive meeting packs, executive briefings, agendas, action registers, and decision logs.
• Coordinate consultations, senior-level roundtables, and logistics involving high-profile industry and government stakeholders.
• Act as the primary coordination conduit across review workstreams; manage executive correspondence, shared review inboxes, and information requests.
• Ensure meticulous maintenance of review documentation and adherence to Commonwealth records management requirements.

Skills

Executive support

Secretariat governance

Stakeholder coordination

Executive communication

Digital literacy

Gov systems

Statutory reviews

Policy exposure

Tools

PDMS

SharePoint

Teams

Expense8

Job description

About the Opportunity

A high-profile Federal Government Department is currently seeking an experienced, Executive Officer / Senior Secretariat Lead to support a dedicated Taskforce undertaking key statutory reviews. In this contract you will provide high-level executive support, secretariat governance, and project coordination directly to the Heads of Review and senior departmental executives (Deputy Secretary level and above). This role offers the flexibility to be based in Canberra or work remotely from anywhere within Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide trusted, high-level executive support to the Heads of Review, exercising exceptional judgement, autonomy, and discretion across sensitive, high-visibility matters.
• Manage end-to-end secretariat functions, including drafting and collating comprehensive meeting packs, executive briefings, agendas, action registers, and decision logs.
• Coordinate consultations, senior-level roundtables, and logistics involving high-profile industry and government stakeholders.
• Act as the primary coordination conduit across review workstreams; manage executive correspondence, shared review inboxes, and information requests.
• Ensure meticulous maintenance of review documentation and adherence to Commonwealth records management requirements.

Key Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated track record providing high-level executive or secretariat support to senior office holders
• Extensive experience delivering secretariat, workflow coordination, or governance services within a Commonwealth / Federal Government environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to craft concise executive correspondence, briefs, and committee papers.
• Strong digital literacy with government workflow systems (e.g., PDMS, SharePoint, Teams, Expense8, or equivalent EDMS platforms).
• Previous experience supporting independent statutory reviews, royal commissions, inquiries, or strategic taskforces.
• Exposure to regulatory, resources, energy, safety, or environmental policy frameworks.

If you are a seasoned Executive Officer who thrives in autonomous, fast-paced, and confidential taskforce environments, we want to hear from you.

For more information on the role, please contact Pat Hart on 0439 075 391.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hudson

Hudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences—because when different voices come together, amazing things happen

Casual Loading

• Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusiveofmandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles. Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.