Do you thrive in a busy administrative environment providing support to equally supportive managers and team members? If so, you could help make a difference as a valued member of Urban Treescapes.

Canberra’s urban forest comprises a diverse combination of evergreen and deciduous trees that provides important ecological and amenity advantages for its inhabitants and wildlife. We take pride in maintaining our urban forest and you will play an important role in delivering this service to ensure the biodiversity and natural beauty of our city is preserved.

URBAN TREESCAPES manages and maintains more than 834,000 trees on parklands and streets throughout ACT. Specific responsibilities include the planting, watering, and follow up maintenance of newly planted trees; the maintenance of established trees; the removal of dead and dying trees; the administration of the Urban Forest Act 2023; the assessment of tree related claims; and the provision of technical advice on tree related matters.

Applications are invited to fill a full-time, permanent vacancy for the role of Senior Administrative Officer available immediately.

The Senior Administrative Officer is responsible for providing administrative support directly to the Urban Treescapes Senior Director, Directors, Assistant Directors, and Operations Depot Supervisors for a variety of street and urban open space tree management issues.

The successful applicant will have strong communication and organisational skills.

Please see the Position Description for further information about the role.

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is based within a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers do not have a designated workstation/desk.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

How to Apply: 49656 - Careers and Employment