Advisor, Ministerial and Parliamentary Services -SafeWork NSW

Grade: Clerk Grade 7/8
Salary range: $113,574 - $125,720 + superannuation and leave loading
Duration: Temporary until July 2026
Location: Gosford or Parramatta
Applications Close: Tuesday 29th July 2025 (9:59AM)

About the team

The Ministerial, Executive and Parliamentary Services team provides a range of services to support our Minister, the SafeWork Commissioner and Senior Executives across the organisation. We are the central point of contact and coordination for Ministerial and Parliamentary requests, and play a critical role in ensuring the quality, consistency and timeliness of SafeWork NSW responses and advice in relation highly sensitive Ministerial and other requests.

This represents an exciting opportunity to work closely with SafeWork NSW Senior Executives and the Minister's Office to support the strategic direction of SafeWork NSW and drive better WHS outcomes for the people of NSW.

Your responsibilities will include

Reporting to the Manager of the Ministerial, Executive and Parliamentary Services team, this role operates in a fact paced, high volume environment and is responsible for coordinating Ministerial, Parliamentary, Executive and other ad hoc requests across a range of complex issues.

In this role you will be drafting Ministerial correspondence, briefings and advice, and preparing and reviewing briefings to Senior Executives. You will play a role in supporting preparation for Parliamentary sitting weeks, Budget Estimates and public hearings, and responding to orders for papers and other requests arising out of the Parliamentary process.

You will also be responsible for supporting the development of procedures and guidance documentation and providing support and guidance to your colleagues and the broader business.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• possess exceptional writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively and with confidence across diverse audiences
• have a demonstrated ability to foster strong and productive relationships across key internal and external stakeholders
• be resilient, organised and self-motivated, and capable of effectively managing competing priorities
• possess strong critical thinking skills and capacity for research and analysis
• model and promote the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
• An understanding of the NSW work health and safety regulatory framework and prior experience in a similar role is highly desirable.

What we need from you

Please provide a brief cover letter (no more than two pages) your current resume (no more than five pages).

In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.

For any enquiries regarding recruitment, please contact Tayla Gibbs via [email protected]

Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $113,574 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description. For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Tayla Gibbs via [email protected].

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Closing Date: 29th July 2025 (9:59AM)

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