Administration Support Officer

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity available for an Administration Support Officer to join the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

You will be supporting the EPA’s Media, Communication & Engagement team as they work to provide genuine engagement, strategic communications and creative storytelling for both internal and external stakeholders.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience providing administration support in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and be able to demonstrate excellent time management and communication skills.

Your ability to work collaboratively with others will be valuable and you will also be self-motivated and enjoy being challenged to deliver multiple tasks with competing deadlines.

About the team

We are a high performing team who work collaboratively together to achieve positive outcomes for the EPA. We strive to be creative, bold and innovative in our work. We solve problems by working together and promoting opportunities for genuine stakeholder involvement.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is the state‘s primary environmental regulator. We protect the community and our environment and are committed to maintaining and enhancing the liveability of NSW by preventing harm to human health and the environment. The EPA focuses on enabling healthy environments, economies and communities.
We work with communities, government and business to reduce impact on the environment, and hold people and organisations to account through licensing, monitoring, regulation and enforcement. We lead in protecting our air, waterways, land and the health of the community for the future.

Why work for us?

EPA people are energised by our purpose and focussed on the environment and we invite all our team members to:

Be part of protecting what matters – be purpose led making a meaningful impact to the environment, economy and communities delivering for a better NSW.

Do more and be inspired together – be members of passionate united teams who protect the environment and each other through care, trust and collaboration.

Bring who you are and grow with us – we put people first creating a culture where everyone can be themselves, respecting and developing our diverse skills and aspirations and prioritising our safety and wellbeing.

Some additional benefits to working for us include:

A competitive salary and leave entitlements, salary packaging to save tax, fitness passport and free and confidential counselling services

Opportunities and pathways for learning and developing your skills with access to online and face to face training and mentoring
• Flexible work arrangements

Opportunities to make an impact and help shape the future for our environment

Interesting and challenging work aligning with personal values that allow you to reach your full potential

Recognition programs

In our inclusive and accessible workplace, differences are embraced, contributions are valued, and everyone has a sense of connection and belonging. The EPA supports various employee affinity groups, practice flexible working, offer job share and workplace adjustments. We are committed to the Premier’s Priorities and welcome applications from all.

The EPA is an independent statutory authority which sits within the Department of Planning and Environment.

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close : Sunday 2 April 2023 at 11:55pm

Good to know

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

If you are deemed as a recommended candidate following your interview, we will be inviting you to complete various background checks as part of our recruitment process before a final decision is made on the outcome of your application.

Our background checks may include, but are not limited to Reference Checks, National Police Checks, Working with Children and Medical Checks. The background checks will vary depending on the requirements of the role you have applied for and the work and environments you will be working across.