Executive Assistant

NSW Department of Education; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

35 hour working week

Superannuation and annual leave loadin

Salary sacrificing

Health & Wellbeing programs

Career mobility across the Commission

Job summary

The NSW Early Learning Commission is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to the Commissioner in Parramatta. You will manage executive priorities, calendars, sensitive correspondence, and coordinate briefings, meetings and stakeholder communications.

This is an ongoing full-time role with flexible working arrangements; office days are required each week. The role offers a competitive salary and superannuation, along with leave loading and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive executive support experience in a complex organisation.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound judgement, discretion and attention to detail.
• Confidence to work independently and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive and administrative support to the Commissioner.
• Manage executive priorities, schedules and sensitive correspondence.
• Coordinate briefings, meetings and key stakeholder communications.
• Join the NSW Early Learning Commission as an Executive Assistant, providing trusted support to the Commissioner.

Skills

Executive support

Organisational skills

Communication

Discretion

Independent work

Job description

Employment Fill Type: Permanent (Ongoing)

Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Description

Who we are

The NSW Early Learning Commission (Commission), established as the independent regulator for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in New South Wales on 1 December 2025, is responsible for regulating more than 6,000 ECEC services across the state.

Our role is to ensure services meet high standards of safety, quality, and compliance through ongoing assessment, monitoring and enforcement.

The Commission places children at the centre of all decision-making, working to ensure they are safe, respected, and supported to thrive in high-quality early learning environments that promote their development, wellbeing, and lifelong learning. It also drives continuous improvement across the sector through evidence-informed regulation and reform to strengthen community confidence in ECEC services.

The Commission respects and values Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia.

• Ongoing Full-Time opportunity
• Located in Parramatta (flexible working arrangements available however in office days will be required each week)

• Competitive remuneration ranging from $116,981 to $129,492 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

About the role

Provide high-level executive and administrative support to the Commissioner.

Manage executive priorities, schedules and sensitive correspondence.

Coordinate briefings, meetings and key stakeholder communications.

Join the NSW Early Learning Commission as an Executive Assistant, providing trusted support to the Commissioner and contributing to the smooth operation of the Office of the Commissioner.

You will work in a fast-paced executive environment, manage competing priorities and build effective relationships across the Commission and government. Your sound judgement, discretion and proactive approach will help ensure the efficient delivery of executive priorities.

For further information please click here to view the role description

About you

You will bring:

• Extensive executive support experience in a complex organisation.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound judgement, discretion and attention to detail.
• Confidence to work independently and solve problems.

Applicants must declare any investigations they have been subject to as an ECEC employee or Responsible Person, and any personal or professional conflicts of interest with current or former NSW Early Learning Commission employees, approved providers or ECEC services.

Essential requirements of the role

• Current and valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance for paid employment.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Early Learning Commission to support your career growth

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Alexandra Raymond at [e-mail] and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Paula D’Albora at [e-mail]

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage .

A recruitment pool may be created through this process for ongoing and temporary opportunities in the same or similar roles. The pool will consist of applicants assessed as suitable, who may be considered for temporary, term or ongoing positions over the next 18 months.