Government Business & Ministerial Requests Coordination Officer

ROLE DETAILS

• Remuneration package midpoint: $119,700 incl. super
• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• Sydney
• ASAP start
• Hybrid working model with WFH flexibility

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Join a growing, purpose-led national organisation working across complex programs and high-profile stakeholder environments. The culture is collaborative, fast-moving and hands-on, with genuine opportunities to broaden your experience. This is an organisation where initiative is valued, people are encouraged to solve problems, and the work contributes to meaningful long-term outcomes.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a brilliant opportunity to build your career in government business and parliamentary affairs. You'll coordinate ministerial and government requests, parliamentary processes, reporting obligations and critical information flows. Working across the organisation, you'll keep deadlines moving, maintain accurate tracking systems and ensure sensitive requests are handled with professionalism, accuracy and urgency.
DUTIES

• Coordinate incoming requests from ministerial offices, government departments and key external stakeholders
• Maintain accurate trackers, deadlines and allocation processes across government business activities
• Collate organisational inputs for regular ministerial reporting
• Support preparation for ministerial events, briefings and government engagement
• Coordinate Questions on Notice, including tracking, documentation and business-unit inputs
• Support Senate Estimates preparation and parliamentary reporting requirements
• Assist with parliamentary inquiries, statutory requests and legislative obligations
• Coordinate FOI and other information requests across relevant internal teams
• Maintain compliance registers, workflow documentation, templates and process materials
• Identify opportunities to improve administrative and coordination processes

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years' experience in administration, coordination, government or program support
• Strong organisational skills and confidence managing multiple fixed deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail across documentation, tracking and reporting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience maintaining trackers, databases or workflow systems
• Confidence following up stakeholders and proactively sourcing information
• Ability to remain calm, adaptable and solutions-focused in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with ministerial correspondence, parliamentary processes, FOI or government operations is highly desirable
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience

BENEFITS

• Competitive $119,700 remuneration package midpoint
• Hybrid working with WFH flexibility
• Exceptional exposure to government business and parliamentary processes
• $500 annual wellbeing benefit following probation
• Three gifted leave days during the Christmas/New Year shutdown
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave and swap public holidays
• Five days of special leave annually, subject to relevant criteria
• EAP, income protection and paid parental leave benefits subject to eligibility
• Career development in a growing and evolving organisation

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
At Lotus People, we are committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and will ensure a fair and equitable recruitment process.
Every application we receive is reviewed by a real person, never by AI. If your experience aligns with the requirements of the role, a consultant will be in touch within 2-3 business days for an initial phone screen. Shortlisted candidates will then proceed to a virtual interview with the consultant managing the role.
Due to the volume of applications and the specific nature of our briefs, we are unable to take phone enquiries about roles before an application is submitted. We ask that all interested candidates please apply online and wait to hear from us. Rest assured, we respond to every applicant, regardless of the outcome, so you will not be left wondering.
Lotus People are proud to have been awarded Best Agency for Candidate Experience for five consecutive years. We look forward to providing you with a positive and respectful experience.