Executive Assistant

Full Time Permanent opportunity
- Provide support for CEO, Board and Executive Team
- Work with a passionate and caring team

Are you passionate about providing timely and quality administration support to Executives? This is your chance to join Essendon Football Club (EFC) as we look to appoint an Executive Assistant.

**About us**

Essendon FC - “The Bombers” - are a professional sporting team in the Australian Football League. As home to 5 sporting teams, we run our AFL men’s and women’s programs, VFL women’s and men’s programs, and a wheelchair football team. But we’re more than the game. Not only do we exist to win premierships, we aim to give back to our loyal membership base, and importantly, our community. We understand and take seriously the impact we have on social outcomes and work tirelessly to ensure these are positive, from our partnership with The Long Walk, to our indigenous pathway programs. To do this, we have strong commercial partnerships and innovate with non-traditional ventures, such as our Essendon Education Academy and EFC Investment Fund, so that we can deliver world class events, give back to our fans, run community programs and ultimately, strive toward our next premiership.

**About the role**

A key support to the CEO, Board and Executive Team, as our Executive Assistant (EA), you will be responsible for the timely and quality delivery of a range of administrative functions that enable strong leadership performance.

You’ll coordinate and deliver the following:

- ** Internal Communication**: draft and coordinate internal communications on behalf of the CEO, Board and Executive
- ** Board Administration**: act as a contact point between the Board and CEO and facilitate scheduling of Board and Sub-Committee meetings
- ** Executive Team Administration**: manage the scheduling, agenda and minutes of regular and ad hoc Executive Team meetings
- ** Financial Administration**: arrange processing and management of invoices and any other financial needs
- ** External Stakeholders**: liaise professionally with external partners, suppliers, past players and other key stakeholders on behalf of CEO and Board as required
- ** Meeting and Event Coordination**: coordinate scheduling and attendance at internal meetings
- ** Entertaining and Catering**: produce and manage the quality delivery of entertainment and catering needs on behalf of CEO, Board and Executive
- ** Game Day Support**: provide support on game day to enable engagement with Board, CEO and VIP Guests
- Other general administrative tasks as required

**About you**

You’ll be a team player with the ability to foster healthy and respectful relationships, underpinned by your extensive experience in a similar role and strong executive team and board administration skills. With excellent communication skills, you’ll pride yourself on your strong time management and your ability to organise and coordinate multiple concurrent priorities and projects. You’ll have experience working with business software such as Microsoft Office suite and have the eagerness to learn new software and systems.

Your calming nature will enable you to adapt and remain professional during times of high-pressure. Previous experience in fast-paced environments such as AFL, sporting or entertainment will be desirable, but not essential. With a strong personal brand, you’ll display well developed personal values that align with the Club and be a true role model for others.

**The Perks**
- ** Our work doesn’t always fit the 9 to 5.** Your life doesn’t always fit the hours around it. We offer flexibility with hybrid office / home working arrangements and hours.
- **More annual leave? **Sure EFC People* will be gifted additional leave per year taken to coincide with Footy Department mini breaks or at the discretion of the CEO. EFC People may also choose to purchase up to 10 days per annum additional leave during the year for extra time off*.
- ** Parent friendly - **We put family at the centre of our work. We know they are the centre of yours. We offer paid parental leave to both the primary and secondary carer of a biological or adopted child*.
- Access to **our Wellbeing Partner - Converge **which supports a Healthy Mind, Healthy Body and Healthy Workplace.
- ** Continuous professional development**:

- to compete at our best we have to keep learning. It’s an expectation and a commitment we make to everyone at EFC. All EFC people will have access to the Essendon Leadership Academy which consists of formal learning, coaching and mentoring, to support you in achieving your career goals.
- ** But wait there’s more - **You will have access to great benefits and discounts through our Commercial Partners. Along with two x Flexi Home & Away memberships* giving you access to our Home & Away games at Marvel Stadium and the MCG. Free onsite parking at our premium workspace, The Hangar, and more.

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