46479

Closes: 11 December 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade A
Salary: $172,246 plus superannuation
Position No: 46479
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 December 2025
Contact Officer: Courtney Pilicic on Courtney.Pilicic@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 8330

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Details: The Executive Officer position provides an opportunity to work in a fast-paced office, providing direct, strategic support to the Director-General of the Education Directorate. The Executive Officer must be a flexible operator, exercising good judgement with an ability to quickly develop an understanding of complex policy and operational matters. The successful applicant will be involved in a broad range of tasks, including preparing briefings, managing emerging issues, providing policy advice, representing the directorate at meetings, developing speaking notes, drafting letters, providing event management and undertaking stakeholder engagement. This role will require you to traverse the broad landscape of education, suiting an applicant with proven operational and policy experience.

The Director-General’s Office consists of the Director-General, the Executive Officer, an Executive Coordinator and the Executive Assistant. The office is a critical first point of contact for the Directorate by the Minister and their staff, government office holders, representatives of other ACT Government and Commonwealth agencies, the community sector and clients.
The office is a dynamic and outcomes-oriented area focused on delivering high level support to the Executive and Minister.

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.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for a period of three months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: If this role is a match with your experience and expertise, please submit a maximum two-page pitch addressing your suitability against the Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours articulated in the Position Description, a current curriculum vitae and the contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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This is a temporary position available for a period of three months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.