Executive Assistant

This role provides high level, confidential and sensitive executive support to the Director and where required Executive Leadership Team and Managers of the Division. This opportunity will suit an Executive Assistant who is proficient, energetic and proactive.

**About the role**:

- Provides quality executive support to the Director and direct reports of the division (where required).
- Proactively manages a complex diary. Anticipate requirements, negotiate outcomes prioritising the Director’s time.
- Prioritise a busy workload with competing deadlines including coordinate activities to ensure delivery of the business objectives outlined in Council's Delivery Program.
- Coordinate and provide information including research, correspondence and presentation materials in accordance with Council's corporate objectives.
- Undertake research and analysis to provide advice and support to the director
- Prepare accurate, well written correspondence, sensitive internal communications.

**About you**:

- There will be the usual challenges of providing accurate, confidential and high-level executive support, but your ability to pre-empt and pivot across a wide range of changing needs and priorities will be a key to your success.
- The dynamic nature of this role means that you need to have excellent time management skills and be a highly skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal skills to interact seamlessly and professionally with a broad range of individuals including staff and the community.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $1,282.38 per week with competency-based increments up to $1,505.56 per week, plus 10.5% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight, 1 RDO per fortnight
- 6.5 weeks long service leave when you've been with us for over 5 years
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - **click here** for more).

**We are seeking**:

- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience as an Executive Assistant with excellent time management and organisational skills.
- High level of proficiency in electronic minute taking.
- Experience with MS Office Suite.

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Click here to view the Position Description** - Director Corporate Services