Description:
Professional Officer
TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Full-time permanent opportunity
Ultimo, Sydney
$165,183 pa + superannuation and leave loading
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
We invest in our people.
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work. We provide you with the tools and ongoing training and professional development, health, and wellbeing programs, with a variety of flexible working options.
About the role.
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Professional Officer is responsible for the provision of a range of high-level executive, secretariat, and project support services.
You will collaborate with the Executive team and key stakeholders to support service delivery and strategy implementation, managing communications to support the achievement of TAFE NSW strategic and operational objectives.
Acting as the point of contact for the Managing Director, you will provide specialised advice and support on a wide range of sensitive, confidential, and urgent matters to support effective business relationships and the delivery of timely and appropriate responses.
About you.
You are a highly motivated and organised individual with experience providing high-level executive administration or business management support within public sector or educational environments.
Your disciplined administration skills are a key strength, along with demonstrated governance experience in fast paced and challenging environments.
You can confidently anticipate and address contentious issues and provide advice on complex issues and legislation within tight timeframes, all whilst maintaining confidentiality and exercising diplomacy.
To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Manager listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 7th May 11.55pm AEST.
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume
- A cover letter outlining how your capabilities, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role (1 page max)
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries : contact Talent Acquisition Manager Skye Bryce, skye.bryce@tafensw.edu.au, 02 7921 7388
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand Citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.