Executive Assistant

1 week ago


Canberra, Australia Chandler Macleod Full time

As one of the Australia’s largest providers of human resources solutions, Chandler Macleod has a proven track record of unleashing potential in people and companies. For over 40 years Chandler Macleod’s recruitment business has connected leading-edge projects and employers with outstanding business professionals.

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage an Executive Assistant on a 6 months non-ongoing contract, with potential to becoming ongoing.

**Position Overview**

**Role Description**:
The role itself requires a highly organized and flexible individual with the ability to reprioritize work and keep up in a dynamic and very fast paced environment.

The Executive Assistant is responsible for:

- diary/appointment management
- progressing executive correspondence (experience with PDMS would be an advantage)
- booking travel, creating and acquitting travel requisitions
- preparing meeting papers
- inbox management for multiple inboxes.

**Benefits provided**:

- Six weeks (30 days) of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
- 4 extra mandatory leave rest days per year
- 18 days of paid personal leave per year
- Generous superannuation of 15.4%
- 16 weeks of paid maternity leave (after 12 months of service) + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay
- Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the Agency’s Enterprise Agreement Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
- Access to ongoing training and development to support ambitions
- Is a self-starter and able to use initiative to get the work done.
- Is able to demonstrate and promote the Agency’s core values.
- Enjoys helping people and can quickly develop effective relationships with members of the Agency’s executive and their support staff.
- Has well-developed organisational skills including the ability to manage competing priorities and delivering a very high standard of work.
- Can use a commonsense approach when dealing with problems, has good judgement, integrity and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive business matters.
- Maintains a professional approach and high level of confidentiality.
- Can prioritise tasks, is flexible and maintains a calm approach while working under pressure.

**Mandatory Requirements**:

- Successful applicants need to have a NV1 Clearance, or the ability to obtain.



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