Administration Officer

• APS5 / APS6
• Canberra, ACT
• Baseline Security Clearance is required

About the Company

Our client, a Federal Agency develops and deliver policies and programs and advise the Australian Government on health, aged care and sport. They work with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure better health for all Australians.

About the Role

The successful candidate will manage and prepare correspondence, responding to enquiries from applicants including any receipt of new applications, request for information, and data entry, and the maintenance of databases and administrative systems. You be required to maintain a sound level of knowledge of relevant legislation and develop effective working relationships.

Duties

• Assist with the management of grant and contract management activities, including the management of Grant documentation.

• Provide administrative support to the team and assisting in preparation of high-quality correspondence, including briefings, minutes and reports.
• Coordination, distribution, and response to incoming correspondence.
• Analyse, interpret and evaluation information and data from a broad range of sources by utilising the Departments systems.
• Stakeholder management, developing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Support the section to deliver successful outcomes on urgent work as the need arises.

Skills and Qualifications

• Sound judgement and organisational skills and proven ability to take responsibility for work, prioritising tasks and producing quality outputs to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong ability to perform procedural and business administration support work.
• Well-developed communication skills and an ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a complex environment.
• Ability to contribute to timely and high-quality outcomes that influence policy makers and effectively implement the Government’s decisions.
• Ability to work flexibly across the Section to support urgent work as directed, commensurate to the classification level of the position.
• Skilled in using a range of information and communication technology (ICT) systems (including the Microsoft office suite) and be able to learn new ICT systems and processes as required.

What’s on offer

The successful candidate will be offered an APS5 or APS6 equivalent hourly rate contract. Notionally, APS5 will be a FULL-TIME 3-month contract with 3-month possible extesnion, APS6 will be FULL-TIME 6-month contract. This position is based in Canberra, ACT.

As this role is with the Federal Government, only Australian citizens will be considered for this vacancy and a Baseline Security Clearance is preferred, or willingness to obtain.

How to Apply

Click APPLY or contact Tahnia Garbutt-Canning Consultant Talent Acquisition at [email protected] for further information on the role.

Please submit applications in Word format only by Monday 20 March 2023.

FIRST PEOPLE Recruitment Solutions is a 100% Indigenous owned agency providing contingent contracts, fixed term contracts and permanent recruitment solutions to Government and Corporate Australia.

Our Head Office is based in Canberra with a national reach to all the states and territories, regional and remote areas of Australia.

FIRST PEOPLE Recruitment Solutions encourage applications from Indigenous Australians and Non-Indigenous Australians together with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

FIRST PEOPLE Recruitment Solutions acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognizes their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures; and to elders both past, present and emerging.

Reference number: 200003223_167883313612499
Profession:GovernmentAPS 1 to 6

Company: First People Recruitment Solutions
Date posted: 14th Mar, 2023