Deputy Board Secretary

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Ambulance Victoria

**Salary**: $124,681 - $147,392

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: AV/1680534
- Contribute to an organisation focussed on improving lives through outstanding care
- Competitive salary and other benefits such as a monthly accrued day off and salary packaging
- Full-time, permanent opportunity with WFH and flexible options (Doncaster)

At Ambulance Victoria we are proud to share our commitment to save and improve lives by providing outstanding care for our patients. It is our promise to every patient, and it sits at the heart of everything we do. No matter what corporate or support role you play in delivering our critical services to the Victorian public, you join a team dedicated to bringing our vision of ‘Outstanding emergency health care every time' to life.

**About the Position**

Reporting to the Governance and Board Secretary, this position will be required to provide expert support and coordination to the Governance and Board Secretary, Executive and Board function here at AV. With a focus on delivering critical and confidential support to the Board and Sub-Committees, this position will be required to
- Provide administrative, professional advisory and governance services for critical and confidential support for the Board and Sub-committees.
- Determine priorities and ensure actions are administrated and coordinated to allow for accurate, clear and succinct board information and forward planning.
- Prepare and/or review correspondence, meeting papers, briefing notes, minutes/actions, presentations, and other detailed and complex documents.
- Manage annual processes and monitor operational, financial, risk management, people and broader government requirements to ensure Board and Sub-Committee compliance to protocols and policy, organisational objectives, budget and designated timeframes.

**About you**

Suited to an individual with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, the successful applicant will possess
- Significant experience in providing high/executive level administrative support in a large and complex organisation or government executives and highly developed collaboration and organisational skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of Board and Board Committee responsibilities, corporate governance concept, administration and policy.
- Demonstrated experience working in high volume and demanding work environments with urgent timelines.
- Strong attention to detail and judgement to ensure confidential matters are handled appropriately, including maturity to deal diplomatically with matters of a sensitive nature.
- High level communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships across all levels

**Working at AV**

As a valued member of AV, you will enjoy a professional working environment that recognises the importance of work/life balance. We offer salary packaging options, generous personal leave entitlements, accrued days off for full time roles, and other benefits including free on-site parking_._

We believe our people are our greatest resource and the sustainability of our workforce depends on how well we utilise our people's skills and abilities and whether our staffing reflects the diversity of the Victorian community. If you're ready to play an integral role and deliver results that help make a real difference, we want to hear from you

Successful applicants will need to have received the mandated COVID-19 vaccinations and be willing to complete pre-employment screening including a Police Check. This role may also require the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check.

This position is graded at AV5. The AV grade salary range for an AV5 position is $124,681 to $134,776 plus 10.5% superannuation. The expectation is that employees will commence at the base of the grade applicable to a position.

**How to apply**
- A covering letter
- A resume
- Our diverse and inclusive workforce allows us to deliver the Best Care to the Victorian community, and helps create a healthier, more productive workplace for our people._