Division: Courts Tribunals and Service Delivery
Location:Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000

Req ID: 74515

• Location – Sydney CBD
• Employment type – Ongoing
• Salary – Clerk Grade 11/12 - $145,378 - $168,130 + Superannuation + Leave Loading

KEY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of public sector policies, procedures and guidelines including statutory and reporting requirements under the Public Finance Act and Public Sector Employment and Management Act
• Demonstrated knowledge of case management and listing procedures combined with advanced skills in preparing complex written submissions, reports, general and Ministerial correspondence, policy and briefing notes.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary qualifications in law/management or equivalent experience combined with policy development, evaluation and implementation skills.
  For further information about the role download the role description.

YOUR ROLE

The District Court of New South Wales is the intermediate court in the State’s judicial hierarchy. It is a trial court and presides over serious criminal offences, appeals from lower courts and civil proceedings. The Court sits for 48 weeks per year at a number of full-time locations throughout New South Wales.
The Executive Officer leads and manages the operations of the District Court’s executive office, ensuring the efficient, effective, and timely delivery of high-quality executive support services to the Chief Judge, District Court Judges and other judicial officers across the state.
It is a requirement that the successful applicant will work primarily in person from Sydney District Court at 86 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The role actively contributes to the development and implementation of strategies, policies, protocols and procedures to support the operational management of Court Services and the Executive Office of the Head of Jurisdiction.
You will manage the operations of the Executive Office including human, physical and financial resources ensuring a high level of service is provided.
You will influence strategic change within the Executive Office to improve client service quality, streamline procedures and policies, reduce costs, and strengthen outcomes across the justice system.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS ROLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION.

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Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages), a cover letter (maximum 1 page) and responses addressing the 2 targeted questions below (maximum 2 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Provide an example of a time when you were involved in a particularly difficult negotiation. What made the negotiation challenging? What approach did you take? What was the result?
• Describe a complex problem you’ve recently been asked to solve. What did you do? What alternatives did you consider? What was the outcome