Deliver with impact and connect to what matters

• Ongoing full-time opportunity
• Competitive salary range of $93,295 to $102,941 per annum, plus super and leave loading.
• Be based in the beautiful Riverina region with options to work in Griffith, Wagga, Narrandera, Hay, Gundagai, or Young.

Are you a dynamic team player who thrives in a high-performing and supportive environment? Riverina Local Land Services is looking for an Executive Support Officer to join the team. This is your chance to make a real difference in the local community while supporting our Executive and Board with top-level administrative services.

About the Role:
You will be an essential part of a small, dynamic team, reporting directly to the Projects and Programs Officer. You will support the General Manager, Chair and Riverina Executive team on critical issues and small projects. Your role will be crucial in managing a range of priorities with confidentiality, discretion, and detail-oriented precision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide executive support to the General Manager, Executive team, and Board.
• Manage the General Manager’s and Chair’s diary appointments, travel arrangements, and meeting schedules.
• Coordinate logistics and prepare meeting papers for Board, Executive, Leadership, and community advisory group meetings.
• Draft agendas and minutes, manage expense claims, and handle Ministerial correspondence and briefing notes.
• Assist in planning and coordinating a range of events.

Essential Requirements:

• Current driver’s licence.
• Must be based in the Riverina region.

Why Join Us?
Local Land Services is a regionally focused NSW Government agency delivering quality customer service to farmers, landholders and the wider community. Take on a pivotal role helping people make better decisions about the land they manage and assist rural and regional communities to be profitable and sustainable into the future. 

How to Apply:
To apply, please submit a CV (approx. 4 pages) and a cover letter (max. 2 pages) detailing your relevant skills and experience, and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.

Application Closing Date:  Sunday 9 February 2025 at 11.55pm (AEDT).

For more information about the position, download the role description. For further inquiries, please contact Sandra Best, Projects & Programs Officer, at sandra.best@lls.nsw.gov.au.

Join us in making a positive change. Apply now!

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, require information in an alternative format, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to capability.talent@regional.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion.

About Local Land Services
Local Land Services (LLS) is an Executive Agency, part of the Department of Regional NSW. It provides quality, customer-focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This regionally based organisation brings together a wide range of service and advisory functions including agriculture, biosecurity, natural resource management, land management, biodiversity and emergency services. Watch this video to find out more about us.

Why work for us? 
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is the department dedicated to growing primary industries and supporting regional economic development to deliver long term benefits to the state. Our focus is to protect, support and develop our primary industries, mining sector, and regions. 

The department brings together Agriculture & Biosecurity; Forestry & Fishing; Local Land Services; NSW Resources; Regional Development & Delivery; the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation; NSW Public Works and Soil Conservation Service. 

We have nearly 5,000 employees, with almost 80 per cent of us living and working in regional NSW. 

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.  

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in community.

Additional Information
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.