Executive Officer

Morton Philips; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Housing and Urban Development is seeking an Executive Officer to provide confidential and responsive support to senior leaders, coordinating diaries, meetings, events and travel, and preparing correspondence, reports and briefing materials.

You will work across the Department and with Ministerial offices, build trusted relationships, anticipate issues, and contribute to professional executive support in a fast-paced government environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering senior-level executive support in a complex environment.
• Ability to coordinate calendars, meetings and travel with discretion.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills for government and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex diaries, meetings, events and travel.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, presentations and briefing materials.
• Undertake research and monitor financial processing.
• Ensure actions and priorities are progressed within demanding time-frames.
• Coordinate politically sensitive advice and projects; improve business processes.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder engagement

Research skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Department for Housing and Urban Development is focused on accelerating the delivery of diverse housing choices and creating sustainable, well-planned communities across South Australia. This is an opportunity to contribute to one of the State's most important priorities while supporting senior leaders at the centre of government decision making.

Reporting to the Manager, Office of the Chief Executive, the Executive Officer will provide high-quality, confidential and responsive support to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer. You will coordinate complex diaries, meetings, events and travel; prepare correspondence, reports, presentations and briefing materials; undertake research; monitor financial processing; and ensure actions and priorities are progressed within demanding time-frames.

Working across the Department, Ministerial offices, other government agencies and external stakeholders, you will build trusted relationships and maintain effective communication channels. You will anticipate emerging issues, exercise sound judgement, coordinate politically sensitive advice and projects, and improve business processes. A key focus will be strengthening collaboration among executive support staff and contributing to a professional team in a fast paced organisation.

You will bring demonstrated experience delivering senior-level executive support in a complex environment, together with exceptional organisation, discretion and attention to detail. Your communication skills will enable you to influence, negotiate and manage sensitive matters with tact and diplomacy. Knowledge of the machinery of government and Parliamentary, Cabinet and Ministerial processes along with motivation to succeed as a team will be well regarded.

Confidential enquiries and requests for a briefing document can be made by contacting Morton Philips on (08) 510 .