Open Arms is the gateway for veterans and their families to access services, including counselling, to improve their mental health and wellbeing. It promotes and provides mental health and wellbeing services toward improved outcomes and quality of life for veterans and their families. This is achieved through providing client centred, trauma informed, recovery oriented, needs driven and compassionate care, informed by the voice of the community.
TheExecutive Unit provides administrative support to Open Arms Senior Executive Service staff and the broader division.
The successful applicant will work under general direction and be responsible for the delivery of timely, high quality administration and executive support. You will manage front-of-office functions in a high volume environment, including managing the diary, appointments, organising meetings, workflow and correspondence, collating documentation and coordinating travel.
To be successful in this role you will possess strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to build productive working relationships. You will be organised, adaptable to change and possess the ability to prioritise, multi-task and display a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. You will work collaboratively with others, and demonstrate an ability to achieve results and perform additional duties or functions as directed from time to time.
Duties
Open Arms is the gateway for veterans and their families to access services, including counselling, to improve their mental health and wellbeing. It promotes and provides mental health and wellbeing services toward improved outcomes and quality of life for veterans and their families. This is achieved through providing client centred, trauma informed, recovery oriented, needs driven and compassionate care, informed by the voice of the community.
TheExecutive Unit provides administrative support to Open Arms Senior Executive Service staff and the broader division.
The successful applicant will work under general direction and be responsible for the delivery of timely, high quality administration and executive support. You will manage front-of-office functions in a high volume environment, including managing the diary, appointments, organising meetings, workflow and correspondence, collating documentation and coordinating travel.
To be successful in this role you will possess strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to build productive working relationships. You will be organised, adaptable to change and possess the ability to prioritise, multi-task and display a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. You will work collaboratively with others, and demonstrate an ability to achieve results and perform additional duties or functions as directed from time to time.
Duties Eligibility
Notes
This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.
Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to18 months.
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
DVA embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We are dedicated and committed to attracting and recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourage applications from people with disability, people that identify as LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Take on a rewarding, varied, and broad career with an Australian Public Service Department that can bring balance and flexibility to your working life, while supporting you to stay connected to your community.
DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability Candidate Information Pack
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