Executive Assistant

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$96,964 - $105,152 per annum base + Superannuation

Permanent Full-Time 36 Hour week with Monthly RDO

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne's largest municipalities. The City of Brimbank is the second largest municipality in metropolitan Melbourne, located about 10 kilometres west of Melbourne. It is a diverse, multicultural community with wide-ranging demographics and multiple activity centres and amenities.

Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavours to promote child safe, child-friendly practices.

Reporting to the Director – Corporate Services, we are seeking an Executive Assistant who can bring their skills and experience to:

• Provide general executive support and secretarial and high level administrative duties to the Corporate Services Director.
• Coordinate registrations, itineraries, accommodation, meetings and travel arrangements for the Corporate Services Director.
• Manage the Corporate Services Director's diary and ensure the Corporate Services Director's availability to attend to and/or be informed of all Council business as it arises requiring his/her attention.
• Keep the Corporate Services Director informed on all critical matters that may have repercussions on the organisation by ensuring all correspondence are dealt with in the best possible way.
• Prepare high quality correspondence, reports, agendas, presentations and other documents as required by the Corporate Services Director.
• Provide high quality customer service and liaise with key stakeholders on behalf of the Corporate Services Director.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering high quality customer services and professional executive support services to senior executives.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with a positive diplomatic approach, political savvy and the ability to establish productive working relationships with a variety of people.
• Capacity to manage workflow priorities, work in a team and meet deadlines in an effective manner with well-developed time management and organisational skills.
• Highly developed relationship management skills, with a positive diplomatic approach and flexibility of style, and the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of people.
• Excellent working knowledge and experience with the full MS Office Suite.
• Local government experience is desirable

• Rostered day off
• 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)
• 3 weeks partner leave
• Make a positive impact to your local community

A Position Description for this role is attached. To apply, please include your Resume and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you can deliver on the key aspects of the role and how you will assist Brimbank in "becoming the best it can be". Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 9249 4000.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All applications should be submitted online by clicking on 'Apply' link. Direct any queries regarding the role to: GeorgieHi@brimbank.vic.gov.au

For more about Brimbank, visit: https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/care