Executive Support Officer

Executive Support Officer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time position
• Based across our Parramatta and Sydney CBD offices
• Clerk Grade 7/8 - $113,574 to $125,720 plus superannuation and leave loading
• Application close: Sunday 7 June 2026 at 11:59pm

About the role

• Drive effective day-to-day support for three senior executives in a fast-paced office.
• Build trusted relationships and keep communication flowing across key stakeholders.
• Juggle competing priorities, solve problems quickly and keep confidential matters secure.

The Executive Support Officer provides comprehensive, proactive and confidential executive and administrative support services to support three senior executives in the Office of the Secretary: the Chief of Staff, Director, Office of the Secretary and Director, Strategic Governance.

For further information please click here to view the role description.

About you

• Deliver high-level executive support in a fast-paced environment
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and communicate with confidence
• Prioritise competing tasks and manage sensitive matters with discretion
• Use sound judgement to solve problems and keep work moving
• Support team goals with strong organisation and attention to detail
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Wellbeing programs such as Fitness Passport and other employee support programs
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

As an Executive Officer, you will gain exposure to senior leaders and stakeholders across the department, build a strong professional network, and strengthen your influencing, communication, and organisational skills. As part of high performing and high profile teams, you will also have opportunities to contribute to decision making and organisational outcomes, learn from other team members with diverse skillsets, and drive improvements across complex and strategically important areas of work.

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role, and answer the two targeted questions below:

1. This role requires the ability to anticipate issues, manage sensitive matters, and ensure the seamless operation of executive support functions. Describe a time when you identified a potential operational risk or issue before it escalated. How did you notice this, what actions did you take, and what was the outcome?

1. Describe a time when you managed confidential communications or sensitive stakeholder matters on behalf of senior executives while coordinating across multiple teams or business areas. How did you ensure effective communication, professionalism, and timely outcomes in a high-pressure environment with competing priorities?

Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa. 

Closing date Sunday 7th June at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Scott Davidson at [email protected] and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Elaine Ordell at [email protected]

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.