Executive Assistant

**Our Client’s Story**

Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation (BTAC) is the registered native title body corporate for the Thalanyji People.

Since 2008, BTAC has successfully advanced and promoted the wellbeing of the Thalanyji People and self-reliantly provides environmental, social, economic education and employment opportunities that support the Thalanyji People’s vision. This Vision is of a self-determined and strong future.

Many corporations can only dream of having such a powerful and uniting Purpose for their team to support.

**Your role**

You will recognise this means the role is crucial to ensuring the CEO is kept up to speed and always prepared for their appointments.

If from what you have read so far you believe that strong organisational skills and confidentiality is important to this role, you’re on the same track in understanding the importance of this role to BTAC.

Some of the broad and diverse duties will include:

- Responsible for timely management of CEO’s Board commitments, including proof reading and formatting Board Reports and Papers
- Prepare and edit correspondence, reports, and other documents on behalf of the CEO.
- Act as liaison between external parties and the CEO.
- Assist the CEO with coordinating and monitoring projects.
- Answer phone calls directed to the CEO.
- Assist with records and document management using SharePoint.
- Undertake assignments or projects as assigned by the CEO.
- Act as a reliable sounding board for ideas and provide analysis of advantages and disadvantages of ideas for the CEO.
- Provide high-level administrative support to the Executive team.

**About you**

You already hold the position of Executive Assistant in your current job and are ready for a new and exciting challenge.

This means you:

- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate effective planning and organising skills, including time management, and know what to prioritise (often within a complex work environment with competing priorities).
- Display emotional intelligence and empathy for others as a part of your normal behaviours. You show this in how you integrate a team member’s needs, opinions and preferences into the ways work is completed.
- Act with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Have flexibility and can adapt to changing priorities.
- Have a polite and professional phone manner.

**Your qualifications and experience**

You have:

- 3+ years' experience in a similar executive assistant position, reporting to the CEO of an organisation.
- Experience exercising a high level of judgment and discretion.
- An awareness and understanding of Aboriginal culture and communities (and the issues potentially faced in remote communities outside of Perth).
- Proficient computer software skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Although not required, if you have experience working in an Aboriginal Corporation or a degree in business administration, communications, or a related field this will be highly regarded.

If you’ve read this far and are motivated by the prospect of this role, chances are we'd love to hear from you, so please click the APPLY button.
- Australian unrestricted working rights.
- C’ Class Drivers Licence,
- Capacity to obtain a Working with Children’s Check and Police Clearance.
- Full vaccination against COVID 19.

**Salary**: From $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Executive Assistant: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- National Police Clearance or ability to obtain one (required)
- and current Australian' driver's licence (required)
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate or official exemption (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person