Electorate Officer

Electorate Officer - 12-month, fixed-term role
Martha Haylett, Member for Ripon
Position is based in Maryborough
About the Role Electorate Officers play an important role in providing services to the Victorian community. Reporting to Martha Haylett, your work will require a high degree of trust and integrity. Confidentiality is also a key requirement when interacting with constituents and visitors to the office or in the community.
Based in Martha Haylett's electorate office, you will interact daily with constituents, community organisations and other stakeholders. Key responsibilities may include:

- Media and stakeholder engagement, including drafting media releases and other materials, preparing social media content, and managing the website.
- Parliamentary duties, including drafting speeches and assisting the Member in prepare for sitting weeks.
- General administration and office support duties.
- Constituent services

About you
Key attributes of responsiveness, effectiveness and accountability are precisely the values and behaviours the successful applicant will need to succeed.
**The role of an Electorate Officer requires you to demonstrate**:

- Sound written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to undertake research and prepare written materials including media releases, newsletters, speeches, and correspondence.
- Strong knowledge of traditional and social media landscape with ability to maintain relationships with journalists and media outlets; and provide advice in a rapidly changing external policy and political environment.
- Strong knowledge of, and ability to provide advice and guidance on, government and parliamentary processes.
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders from government and peak organisations to local community organisations and constituents.
- Initiative and organisational ability, particularly working autonomously to determine priorities and perform a broad range of office support duties.
- Excellent computer skills with experience in MS suite of software and use and maintenance of online communications.
- Commitment and ability to provide the highest level of client service in a challenging environment, providing sound advice and maintaining the strictest confidence on all issues.
- Behaviours consistent with Electorate Officer values and Code of Conduct, including the ability to display high levels of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, and respect in relationships with others and decision making.

For more information about the role, please see attached position description.
Salary and Job Type
Electorate Officer salaries are set out in the Electorate Officers (Victoria) Single Enterprise Agreement 2021.
The role is fixed-term, full-time for a period of 12 months. A six-month probationary period will apply.
**Grade 2**: $81,832 per annum plus 11% employer superannuation.
Pre-Employment Screening requirements
As part of the selection process, you may be asked to complete an online competency or skills assessment.
How to apply
While Members of Parliament are prohibited from determining that an Electorate Officer can or must perform work that is party specific, Members typically nominate Electorate Officer whose political beliefs are closely aligned with their own. Section 27 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 states that an employer may discriminate on the basis of political belief or activity in the offering of employment to an Electorate Officer.

The Department of Parliamentary Services supports all Members of Parliament in the recruitment and selection process of Electorate Officers. You will receive communications throughout the process from the Department.