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Senior Executive Assistant


Executive Office; Executive; Office Of The Public Guardian; Brisbane City

As the Senior Executive Assistant to the Public Guardian you will provide high level confidential and responsive executive support to the Public Guardian in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

You will be a creative thinker and problem-solver who is passionate about the work of OPG, and use your exceptional skills to maximise time, effectiveness and productivity for the Public Guardian whilst modelling a proactive and process-driven approach for other Executive Assistants within the OPG Executive Team.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Administration
Classification AO5
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/643858/25
Closing date 03-Jul-2025
Job duration Until 30 April 2026 with possibility of extension
Contact person Lauren Grey
Contact details Phone: 3738 9338
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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office established to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decision-making capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.

Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity. 

Key responsibilities:

  • Provide comprehensive, high level executive support to the Public Guardian and assist other OPG senior executives on an ad hoc basis.
  • Work autonomously and as part of a team to organise, prioritise and coordinate tasks to meet changing deadlines in a dynamic and fast paced environment where your guidance and leadership style can inform other Executive Assistants.
  • Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating professionalism and integrity all interactions.
  • Ensure workflows to and from the executive office are coordinated and recorded in a timely manner and prove to be an authoritative source of advice for the Executive Assistants to the Deputy Public Guardians around departmental process.
  • Confidently contribute to continuous improvement processes and new ways of working that support the OPG executive office to maximise its performance.
  • Demonstrate tact and discretion when dealing with issues of a confidential and sensitive nature.
  • Demonstrate cultural capability and a commitment to OPG's program of work to reframe the relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  • Role model and contribute to a positive, future focussed OPG culture underpinned by commitment to Queensland Public Service values, inclusion and diversity.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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