At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-level executive support and manage office workflows efficiently.
- Company: Brisbane-based public sector organisation with a focus on inclusivity.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, superannuation, and flexible work hours.
- Other info: Initial contract until February 2027 with potential for extension.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the public sector.
- Qualifications: Experience in administrative support and excellent communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 68.93 - 68.93 $ per hour.
Your New Role
Kingston Human Capital are currently supporting a Brisbane-based public sector organisation to appoint an Executive Support Officer (AO4 level) to provide high level confidential executive secretarial and administrative support. You will set priorities and monitor workflows to manage the daily functions of office, including human resource and financial administration, records management and secretariat duties, ensuring the responsibilities and statutory obligations of senior executive officers are achieved.
In this role, you will:
- Provide a high-level confidential executive, administrative and business support to senior executives, which will include:
- Screening and monitoring phone calls
- Managing executive emails and appointment diary
- Organising meetings, workshops, conferences, travel and other events
- Preparing briefing documentation, and coordinating quality assurance of correspondence, reports, presentations, speeches, agendas, and minutes
- Monitor, prioritise, register, action and disseminate incoming correspondence to effectively manage critical information and workflows to meet deadlines.
- Liaise with staff, clients and stakeholders on a wide range of issues affecting the senior executive's area of responsibility in a professional and positive manner.
- Coordinate the administrative operations of the office to ensure that practices and activities are delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
- Provide secretariat support as required to meetings and committees by preparing agendas, recording and circulation of minutes and follow up on actions and outcomes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Previous experience providing high level administrative support, ideally as an Executive Support Officer or Executive Assistant
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High level attention to detail
- Excellent time management
- Ability to successfully pass a Criminal History Check prior to commencement
- Experience providing administrative support to senior executives is highly desirable.
- Previous experience in a similar role within the QLD Government would be very highly regarded.
Benefits for You
- Initial contract to 1 February 2027, with potential extension
- $62.90 - $68.93 per Hour + 12% Superannuation
- 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Office easily accessible via public transport, and onsite parking available
- Weekly pay cycles through Kingston, with no payroll fees
- Expert public sector consultants to support you throughout your assignment
Contact Alana Hunter Principal Consultant - Government & Public Sector Kingston Human Capital specialises in recruitment for the Queensland Government and Public Sector. We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, First Nations peoples, those from the LGBTIQA+ community, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those in the veteran community and mature age people. If this role isn't quite right for you, but you are seeking a similar opportunity, reach out for a confidential discussion about your career.
Executive Support Officer in Brisbane employer: Kingston Human Capital
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