Operations & Executive Assistant

**About Synergy**

Our Synergy team are passionate about helping the Australian Government build its capability and capacity to respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow. With a strong reputation across Government Departments, we are seeking to connect with people who share our passion for collaboration and innovation to empower clients and deliver positive outcomes for the Australian community.
Challengers at heart, we are problem solvers We are in the centre of where it is happening: empowering Aged Care Reform, helping Home Affairs to protect our borders; enabling major reforms in Bio Security, working alongside the Vaccine taskforce; assisting Defence in safeguarding Australia’s strategic capability; and supporting government on its digitization journey. We provide solutions which help government make evidence-based decisions to address these challenges.

**Who is suited to join our team?**
Where you come from is less important to us than who you are and where you are headed.

**We look for**:

- Keen minds and critical thinkers.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm.
- A can-do attitude and growth mindset.
- Resilience and tenacity, coupled with the ability to flex to accommodate change.
- Confidence to take initiative, coupled with the maturity and self-awareness to know when to step back to let others grow and shine.
- A builder of trusted relationships with both clients and colleagues, using their personable style, commitment to shared success and unquestionable integrity.
- Impactful communicators that use clear messaging that is on-point, and resonates with the audience.
- Pragmatic, structured approach to delivery, and willingness to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.
- Comfortable navigating both technology and numbers, but without necessarily being an expert in either.
- Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, you are the type of person whom your peers choose to work with - because you are as invested in them and their success as you are in your own.

**The Role**

This is an Operations and Executive Assistant role supporting a high performing team of consultants. We are looking for someone who can juggle multiple tasks and priorities, capable of stepping up and delivering across multiple disciplines. You will support the Advisory team’s day-to-day operations towards the achievement of its strategic intentions. We are looking for a people person who is versatile, optimistic and driven.

**The role has two broad areas of responsibility**:
Providing executive and administrative support to the Advisory Partner and Operations Manager. This includes diary and inbox management, creating agendas, taking minutes, distributing and following up actions, travel and expense management. You will organise client and team events and assist in drafting communications, presentations, and other documents.

**Experience**

**We are looking for someone who can demonstrate**:

- Broad experience or the aptitude for supporting across all operational areas of our fast paced and growing business.
- Exceptional time management and organisational skills, able to plan and prioritise competing demands and multiple deadlines, keeping calm under pressure.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office products at an intermediate to advanced level of proficiency, producing outputs with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to learn and become proficient in the use of corporate systems, and willing to teach others.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
- Initiative, adaptability to change and a willingness to learn, share and develop.
- Ability to exercise judgment and maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive matters.
- Being the face, heart and soul of our team, creating a fun team atmosphere, developing strong and lasting relationships, who brings the Synergy values to life.

**What we offer**
At Synergy, we offer you a home in high performing organisation, but which hasn’t lost that “family feel”. You will be challenged and asked to venture into “the unknowns”, knowing there is a team behind you that has your back. You will have the opportunity to build a career where you can make a difference and extend yourself, without sacrificing your life, passions and commitments outside of the office.

**Security**
Due to the nature of Synergy’s work and clients we serve you must be an Australian Citizen and hold or be able to achieve an Australian Government security clearance.

**Interested?**

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