Executive Support, Chief Executive Unit

Executive Support, Chief Executive Unit
Clinical Excellence Commission 

Where you'll be working 

The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) is committed to providing leadership in safety and quality to improve health care for patients in NSW. The primary focus of the CEC is to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the NSW public health system, and to meet functions specified by the Minister for Health. The CEC Strategic Plan places priority on delivering high performing reliable systems and ensuring safety and quality in the provision of healthcare for ‘every patient, every time’ is consistent across NSW Health.   

What you'll be doing 
This is a high-level support role required to provide an efficient and responsive administrative, organisational, and logistical service to the Chief Executive (CE) in partnership with the Executive Assistant (EA) to the CE. The CE'S unit consists of the CE, the CE's EA and this role as the Executive Support. The role requires flexibility around start and finish times in order to meet emerging deadlines for urgent CE unit matters and coordination of daily hours with the CEs EA and/or to support board committee meetings that may operate past core business hours due to members availabilities.

The role will also be required to provide high level administrative support to the newly formed Project Management support within the CEC.

What are we looking for?  

• Enthusiastic team members with a 'can-do' attitude
• Commitment to outstanding customer service
• Innovative thinkers who strive for excellence

What can we offer you?  

• Career Development
• A culture focused on core values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment
• One Allocated Day Off (ADO) in each 28-day roster cycle

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Health Manager Level 1 
Remuneration: $84,436.00 - $112,331.00 per annum, plus superannuation 
Hours Per Week: 38 
Requisition ID: REQ545968
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards 

How to apply – for your application to be considered must include: 

• An up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
• A cover letter and completed online questionnaire addressing each of the below selection criteria.
• 2x referees will need to be supplied prior to an offer being made.
• Application must be lodged electronically. Please go to https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/ and search Job Reference Number REQ545968 to submit your application.

Selection Criteria  

1. Experience in providing high level executive administration support or project management support to senior executives, including preparation of relevant documents, or relevant qualifications
2. Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to anticipate and meet the needs of a senior executive without instruction, to exercise initiative and to work unsupervised to achieve business focused solutions.
3. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the proven capacity to manage complex internal and external relationships and related correspondence and activities.
4. Demonstrated organisational skills and experience working in a flexible and professional work environment with a capacity to prioritise competing demands and achieve results with a customer focused approach.
5. Highly computer literate including advanced computing skills in Microsoft Office products and similar software.
6. Demonstrate capability to manage confidential and sensitive matters appropriately and with the utmost discretion.
7. Strong stakeholder management with an ability to communicate effectively with Board committee members, executive staff from the Ministry of Health/Local Health Districts and official dignitaries as the role requires

Need more information?  

 
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position 

 
For role related queries or questions contact Margaret Kelly at margaret.kelly2@health.nsw.gov.au

Our Commitment to Diversity  

NSW Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

For more information, visit our Aboriginal Workforce Page or contact our Access and Inclusion Team. 

Aboriginal Workforce contact email: HSNSW-AboriginalCareers@health.nsw.gov.au

Access and Inclusion Team contact email: HSNSW-DisabilityEmployment@health.nsw.gov.au

Things to consider when submitting application:  

To be eligible for employment in the role you must be one of the following. You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia:

• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

To learn more about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal. 

 
Applications Close: Sunday, 23rd February 2025 at 11:59PM