Executive Officer | Full-time Temporary

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Infrastructure Canberra is seeking a highly organised Executive Officer to support the Northside Hospital Project, one of the ACT's largest health infrastructure initiatives. You will coordinate governance, administration, executive support and stakeholder engagement across the project, reporting to the Project Director and Executive Branch Manager.

You will manage high-level correspondence, briefings and governance processes, lead a small team, and ensure efficient operations in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within a project environment.
• Good working knowledge of Records Management systems such as Objective.
• Understanding ACT Government business and administrative processes, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance, administration, executive support and stakeholder engagement for the project.
• Manage high-level correspondence, briefings and reporting processes.
• Oversee governance activities and support the Project Director and Executive Branch Manager.
• Lead a small team and ensure efficient business operations.

Skills

Executive support

Governance coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Objective Records Management

Job description

Details: Infrastructure Canberra is seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Officer to support the delivery of the Northside Hospital Project, one of the largest health infrastructure projects in the ACT's history. The position plays a key role in coordinating governance, administration, executive support and stakeholder engagement activities for the project.

Working closely with the Project Director and Executive Branch Manager, you will manage high-level correspondence, briefings, reporting processes and governance activities, while leading a small team and ensuring effective business operations. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage competing priorities with sound judgement, professionalism and attention to detail.

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:

• Experience in a similar role within a project environment will be highly regarded.
• A good working knowledge of Records Management system such as Objective will be an advantage.
• An understanding of the ACT Government Business and Administrative processes, or equivalent.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 9 December 2026. 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.Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times. This position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk

This position is available to ACT Government officers and employees only.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Note: 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 .