Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?

Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.

• Join a high performing Division at the heart of Government priorities, driving energy reform across NSW.
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Parramatta, hybrid working supported
• EO10 Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $134,421 to $148,239 + super

Our Consumer Energy Division is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Correspondence Officer to drive the provision of critical advice to senior leadership, including the Minister’s Office. This role provides critical leadership to support the successful provision of the Division’s high volume workload in this space and would be well suited to an experienced Government professional.

• Manage a small team of staff in the Office of the Executive Director to provide high-quality executive and ministerial support services to the Executive Director and Energy Division, including coordination, communication and reporting.
• Drive the provision of high quality written materials in an essential Government portfolio.
• Coordinate improved reporting, tracking and planning processes to ensure the Division’s KPIs are met across the Ministerial support space.
• Research, prepare and coordinate responses in final form for Ministerial or executive review, including correspondence, briefing materials, parliamentary documents, reports, and ministerial events and meeting packages. Ensure documents are complete, accurate, timely, consistent with protocols and standards, ensuring the best advice is provided to leadership.
• Maintain a strategic overview of emerging issues that may impact the Division by monitoring and assessing issues and evaluating their impact to predict potentially controversial or politically sensitive issues that arise.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and productive working relationships with key internal and external contacts to ensure advice and communication is timely; facilitate opportunities for project engagement, consultation, and information sharing; and to seek input into emerging issues and trends which may impact on organisational priorities.
• Develop and manage key messages database in consultation with the program and the marketing and communications team for division-wide information management.
• Work collaboratively within business units to coordinate and facilitate working groups and consulting stakeholders to exchange information and develop resources to support internal communications initiatives.

About You

You are a focused and dynamic professional with strong experience in the Government space, demonstrated writing skills. You are able to meet demanding timeframes for high quality advice, and drive whole of Division improvements around these requirements. You work collaboratively across a complex business area and can provide advice and guidance to a range of internal stakeholders. You can operate in a high-volume work environment with competing demands, multiple priorities, strict deadlines and changing parameters. You bring:

• Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, and managing official Government correspondence, documentation and briefings, ensuring all communications are clear, accurate, and adhere to the Division’s standards and policies.
• Experience in a high-volume work environment with demonstrated history of delivering responses at tight timeframes.
• Experience providing high-level advice and support on complex or controversial issues at the Ministerial and senior executive level.
• Sound understanding of the machinery of government, the policy process and relevant legislation.
• Essential skills in the strategic coordination of advice and products to ensure tight KPIs are met, while providing consistent and proactive support to senior leadership.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Correspondence Officer

Who we are

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To Apply

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.

Please also note, to be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For temporary and casual roles, you need to hold a valid visa giving you permission to work in Australia as required by the role.

Applications close Thursday 13 November at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Peter Seaman via [email protected] or on 02 8275 1490.

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.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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If you require an adjustment for your application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team by emailing [email protected] or contacting Mark McGarry on 02 4927 3155 (please mention reference number 546187).

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