Executive Secretary

2 weeks ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Easy Authoring Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Administrative Officer to provide executive and administrative support to the Project Director and Deputy Project Director. This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to the success of our projects.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Provide administrative support to the executives, including inbox management, diary management, arranging meetings, booking travel, processing accounts, and reconciling expenditure.
  2. Monitor and prioritise tasks and activities for the executives, including incoming correspondence and referring to appropriate areas for action.
  3. Monitor correspondence tracking systems to ensure quality control and timeliness of responses is maintained.
  4. Coordinate responses on a range of issues in an efficient manner, as required.
  5. Provide administrative, business, and operational support to the Project Team, including acting as a first point of contact for enquiries, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, consultants, and government officials.
  6. Provide secretariat function to various project committees, including recording minutes, recording/tracking the status of actions from each meeting; coordinating, preparing, and distributing documentation for meetings, and more.
  7. Draft confidential correspondence, reports, and briefs, including the assembly of supporting documentation necessary for ministerial correspondence, meetings, and forums.
  8. Provide project support as required, including researching information and collating responses in a timely manner.
Requirements
  • Demonstrated experience in providing high-level executive and administrative support services, prioritising, coordinating, and managing the workflows within tight timeframes, and a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Effective communication (verbal and written), liaison, and problem-solving skills, and the demonstrated ability to prepare sensitive correspondence and reports with accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Proven proficiency in the use of various standard computer applications, ministerial, and briefing procedures, correspondence tracking systems, and experience in initiating and managing associated reporting procedures and programs.
  • A collaborative approach to developing productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve results.
  • Experience in working in a construction industry or possessing building/infrastructure/project management knowledge will be an advantage.

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