Executive Support Officer. Permanent Full Time

**Job no**: 504102
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Sydney, Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
**Categories**: Administration/Customer Service

**About the Organisation**
Empowering people with disability to live life the way _they _choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the role**

Provide a full range of coordination, communication, administrative and project support to the Director, Disability & Mental Health for NSW South & ACT enabling them to operate effectively and efficiently. This role is permanent full time and can be based anywhere in Sydney as you will be predominantly working from home.

**Key responsibilities**
- Provide timely and effective diary management
- Prepare high quality documents (reports, letters, submissions etc)
- Arrange travel and accommodation as required
- Ensure the Director is prepared for all meetings, workshops and events including: developing appropriate briefing materials, talking points, presentations or papers; ensuring logistics are appropriately coordinated and communicated
- Review incoming correspondence, prepare a response and/or send written correspondence on behalf of the Director
- Coordinate and collate operational reporting, including analysis and insights
- Monitor the implementation of Strategic and Business Plans for the Director and proactively work with stakeholders to ensure achievement of timelines, budgets and outcomes, and providing updates as required.
- Stay abreast of industry themes, trends, changes and developments
- Establish and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

**Skills & experience**
- Experience providing support to a Senior Leader in a large, geographically dispersed organisation
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to consider strategic implications of decisions / actions
- Superior written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and collate organisation reporting and papers on complex and sensitive matters
- High levels of influencing and communication skills including the ability to liaise effectively and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to manage sensitive information and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
- Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of programs.

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working environment
- Supportive leadership that leads with respect and relationships at the core
- National organisation with various career opportunities

**How to Apply**

**Applications close at midnight 20 October.**

**Advertised**: 10 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 20 Oct 2024 23:55 AUS Eastern Daylight Time