Ministerial Support Officer, Ministerial Engagement and Executive Support Section - APS Level 5

Ongoing

Salary: $89 404 to $96 829 plus 15.4% superannuation

Canberra, ACT

Employment Opportunities

The Ministerial Support Officer, Ministerial Engagement and Executive Support Section, is responsible for a broad range of administrative support and assistance activities to the Attorney-General's Office (AGO). A key focus of the position is providing administrative support for the Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS), managing administrative accounts for the ministerial office and assisting with outgoing ministerial visits.

Tasks may consist of (but are not limited to):

provision of PDMS technical support, including administration of user accounts, access arrangements and reference data

preparation of regular and ad hoc PDMS reporting

user Acceptance Testing of PDMS upgrades

managing accounts and invoices for the AGO, including dispute resolution and engagement with the office manager

managing assets in the AGO, including maintenance of asset registers, stocktakes and ensuring appropriate processes

quality control of meeting/event brief and speeches

providing ad-hoc support to the AGO and portfolio as required.

How you can help us make a difference

We are seeking an energetic professional, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is able to communicate well with a wide range of stakeholders. The successful applicant will have a drivers license, be able to build rapport and establish strong working relationships, be organised and able to manage multiple priorities.

The ideal candidate for the Ministerial Support Officer will have:

the ability to deliver high-quality customer service, and be resilient, responding to quickly changing priorities

strong organisational skills and the ability to priorities tasks with limited direction

good analytical/problem solving skills

excellent oral and written communications skills

sound judgment in responding to requests and identifying points of escalation

experience with PDMS and providing technical support is preferred but not essential

Merit Pools:

A merit list or pool may be created as part of this selection process and be used to fill similar vacancies in Canberra ACT.

Flexible work arrangements will be considered and supported where possible. These may include:

Job Share

Hybrid Work

Remote Work

Compressed Hours

Bandwidth Modification

AGD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion and sexual orientation to apply and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible.

For more information about this opportunity, including contact details for adjustment requests, please refer to the Candidate Information Kit.

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