Executive Assistant

Koorana is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to join our Corporate Services team on a permanent part time basis for 15 hours per week. The ideal candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities maintain confidentiality and communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation.

What's on Offer

• Salary based on qualifications and experience + annual performance reviews.

• Attractive salary package + salary packaging benefit (up to $18,550 per year) + options to access novated leasing arrangements.

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements available to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

• Professional training and development encouraging employees to obtain relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities that enhance their performance in their current role and improve their potential to grow both personally and professionally within the organisation.

• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Work mobile phone and Surface Pro device provided.

About the Role

The Executive Assistant will provide comprehensive administrative and organisational support to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer, ensuring smooth operations and coordination. The role will include diary and email management, meeting coordination, and preparation of documents for the executive team, including formal communication with external stakeholders such as government officials and funders. The successful candidate will ensure all support activities align with Koorana's vision and strategic objectives. They will also work collaboratively across all Koorana's teams and provide administrative support to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective quality assurance systems and business operations.

Due to nature of role, the candidate needs to be flexible in terms of which days they work as this will change on a week to week basis depending upon meeting times as well as have flexibility about working hours as some meetings are conducted after hours.

About You 

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Several years experience in a similar role where you've dealt with diary and email management, correspondence and document preparation and general administrative support.

• Outstanding time management skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both written and verbal.

• Flexibility in terms of working days.

• To be able to work collaboratively within a team.

• The ability to work autonomously and be efficient at problem solving.

• To have a demonstrated ability to work in a culturally diverse community.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Relevant qualifications and/or experience.

• Working with Children Check.

• National Police Check.

• Current Drivers licence.

About Koorana  

Koorana works with all children, and is committed to delivering quality early childhood education, intervention and family support services that acknowledge and respect all individuals. Koorana provides a diverse range of early childhood education, intervention, therapy, and family support services across the Inner West, Southwest, St George & Sutherland Shire areas of Sydney.

Apply Now

If this is the role you've been looking for, we would love to hear from you Apply now with your resume and cover letter and by answering the candidate screening questions. If you have any questions, contact Jacqui Myers on or by emailing

Koorana is committed to child safety and empowerment. Koorana has zero tolerance to child abuse and take seriously any concerns about child safety. We have a robust framework to ensure child safety. Koorana seeks to ensure that its employees are skilled people to work with children. All people who are engaged in child-related work and who are not exempt, including volunteers, are required to hold a NDIS Workers Check, Working with Children Check and National Police Check and must provide evidence of these checks.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and support an inclusive approach in the workplace. We celebrate our diversity and welcome staff regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and lifestyle choices. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

No recruiters, please. We love the work you do but are going solo on this one. We promise… if we need help, we'll reach out to you.