• Full time ongoing role
• Located in Lightning Ridge
• Salary from $82K pa plus super (Clerk Grade 3/4)

The Lightning Ridge branch of NSW Resources are looking an Administrative Officer to come and join the team.

About the role:
As an Administrative Officer you’ll provide administrative, financial and support services to assist the operation of the Branch, including the administration of opal mineral claims.

Your days will be busy and varied as you:

1. Provide customer service - answering general enquiries face to face, over the phone and via email.
2. Provide administrative services including filing, scanning, mail receipt and sorting, maintenance of registers, routine purchasing, photocopying, and creating and compiling documents to support the effective operation of the team/unit.
3. Support opal mining stakeholders through mineral claim applications, robust determinations and change management due to future reforms.
4. Update records and databases.

You’ll need to be someone who has a customer focused attitude and wants to contribute to the success of a team. Someone who is highly organised, who can pick things up quickly and can take on the challenge of working in a high-volume environment. Someone who respects confidentiality, can adapt when things change and is familiar and confident using different technology.

Why Join Us?

Working for NSW Resources offers a range of benefits and opportunities that make it an attractive place to build your career. You’ll be part of a team that offers:

• Impactful Work
• Professional Development
• A Collaborative Environment
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Supportive Leadership

Other things to know about the role:

• Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory.

Interested?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than one-page) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your resume (ideally no more than three pages) by 11.55pm Sunday 20 April 2025.

If you’d like to have a confidential discussion about the role, please reach out to Kirsty McKinley via [email protected] or 0419 677 182. You can also read the Role Description.

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to [email protected] and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion.

Please note:
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.

About us: Together, we are DPIRD

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery.

With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.