Executive Assistant and Project Coordinator

2 days ago

Sydney Olympic Park, Australia Paddle Australia Full time

About the role
- Opportunity to work in an Olympic Sport
- Friendly and dynamic team
- Hybrid working arrangements

Location: Sydney

Paddle Australia (PA) is the National Sports Organisation (NSO) responsible for the management, coordination, development and promotion of paddling in Australia. PA is recognised by the Federal Government and represents the interests of its members to government and the public.
PA is recognised by the International Canoe Federation (ICF); Oceania Canoe Association (OCA); Sport Australia (SA) and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS); Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Paralympics Australia. PA works in close partnership with the various State Institute and Academies of Sport (SIS/SAS) in delivering its high performance programs in Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe. As the peak body for paddle related activity in Australia, PA works collaboratively with six (6) State Paddle Associations (SPAs), around 125 active clubs, eight (8) disciplines and approximately 12,000 members, instructors and coaches.

Role Overview:
Your primary focus is to be responsible for delivering quality support to the CEO, Board and Board Committees, providing excellent day to day support to the CEO as well as implementing and maintaining thorough processes and systems across the organisation.

Skills & Experience
- Qualifications_
Relevant tertiary qualifications are preferred but relevant experience will be considered very highly.
- Experience/Skill Level Required_
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in an Executive Assistant / Project Coordinator position or other relevant work experience that demonstrates a capability to undertake the responsibilities of the position.
- Experience managing competing responsibilities.
- Experience dealing with Board Members, Executives and Government officials.
- Project Management and strategic planning experience.
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel.
- Proven capacity to produce high quality reports and documents in a timely manner for internal, external and Board purposes.
- Aptitude & Interpersonal Skills _
- Strong professional communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, self-motivated and has a passion to achieve excellence.
- Ability to uphold a strict level of confidentiality
- Capacity to establish the trust and respect of the internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong task management, multi-tasking and prioritisation skills to achieve deadlines

Please see attached Position Description.

Applications close on 19 October

Position Description : Executive Assitant and Project Coordinator_PD

To have a confidential discussion and find out more about this exciting opportunity, contact Paul Bruce from Left Field Sports on 0407 426 592.

Left Field Sports have been contracted by Paddle Australia to manage this search assignment.

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Profession: #Administration_and_Office_Support

Sector: #Sport_and_Recreation

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