Business Support Officer

Role overview

The Business Support Officer will deliver reliable and well-organised corporate and administrative assistance to the CFMEU Commission of Inquiry. This position plays a key role in keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly across the Inquiry.

Success in the role depends on strong communication, active engagement, and effective relationship management with members of the multidisciplinary Inquiry team, along with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

The full duties are outlined in the role description. In general, the position supports administrative and corporate activities that help the Inquiry operate efficiently and meet its objectives.

Highly desirable capabilities

• Proven ability to organise, prioritise, and complete several tasks at the same time while meeting deadlines.
• Confidence working in shifting environments, using initiative to stay on top of priorities, and identifying practical solutions when issues are not straightforward.
• A strong focus on quality, compliance with documented processes, and following work through to completion as part of a collaborative team.
• Experience in, or the capacity to quickly build capability in, one or more of the following areas:
• Support for investigations and management of witnesses.
• Legal secretarial assistance, including transcription, dictation, and correspondence handling.
• Paralegal support such as detailed legal research, drafting submissions, preparing legal advice, and briefing counsel.
• Records and archive administration, including records handling in line with the Public Records Act 2023.
• Information technology support and implementation of software solutions.

Additional information

Applications will stay current for 12 months.

Occupational group: Administration.