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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 Access the National Relay Service |
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.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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