Executive Assistant to CEO

Work. Are you a driven and detail-oriented professional with a genuine passion for delivering exceptional support to C-Suite executives? If so, we invite you to bring your expertise to Sunwater and step into a pivotal role as Executive Assistant to our Chief Executive Officer, Glenn Stockton.

In this fast-paced and high-profile role, you'll play an essential part in driving executive operations - delivering seamless daily support that enables our CEO to lead with clarity and purpose. Your responsibilities will span complex calendar management, extensive travel arrangements, high-level meeting coordination, confidential communications, and strategic initiative oversight.

Your adaptability and resilience will be key to ensuring the Office of the CEO operates smoothly and effectively.  You will demonstrate a high level of agility and resolve to support the effective execution of the Executive Leadership by the CEO for a business that has a large geographic footprint across Regional Queensland.

Join a purpose-driven organisation where your skills will be valued, your initiative encouraged, and your career supported. At Sunwater, we don't just offer a job - we offer the opportunity to be part of something bigger.

Key responsibilities include:-

• Deliver high-level, confidential executive support and strategic advice to the CEO, Company Secretary, Chair, and Board members, ensuring seamless operations across leadership functions.
• Manage the CEO's daily workflow, including email prioritisation, correspondence, meetings, briefing coordination, and travel, to enable timely and effective decision-making.
• Lead cross-organisational coordination and stakeholder engagement, including with government and peak bodies, to support informed executive and Board-level decisions.
• Mentor Executive Assistants and supervise Governance & Assurance Advisors, ensuring consistent governance standards, quality workflows, and effective Board support.
• Oversee the preparation and management of Board and ELT reports, agendas, presentations, and ministerial briefs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strategic alignment.

We're seeking a proactive, self-motivated professional with exceptional organisational and time management skills, capable of handling diverse priorities with ease. With at least five years' experience in a similar role, you'll confidently manage tasks independently while providing seamless support to the CEO. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities are essential, along with technical proficiency in tools like Diligent Board Books, SAP, and MS Suite. An Advanced Diploma in Business Administration is highly regarded and will further support your success in this role.

This is a full-time opportunity and at Sunwater, we have a genuine emphasis on work/life balance and to ensure you are well-rewarded for your dedication and hard work, this role offers an attractive base salary, a standard 38 hr week, access to banked time and TOIL, plus 12.75% superannuation and 17.5% leave loading.

Water - Imagine a career where your work truly matters, where you are part of a team that values you and your contributions. At Sunwater, you will bring life's most essential resource to over 5,000 agriculture, urban and industrial customers, helping to sustain communities and drive water for prosperity across regional Queensland. We share the values of these communities — starting with caring about our people. Engage in fascinating work that is constantly evolving, allowing you to grow and shape a successful career and develop unique skills and experience in an industry brimming with opportunity.

Life - At Sunwater, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to providing the support, resources, and benefits that you need to thrive. That's why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best every day, including:

• My benefits: Access employee benefits and discounts hosted by Reward Gateway
• My wellbeing: Prioritise your wellbeing with our comprehensive health and wellness offerings and programs
• My time: Enjoy flexible working arrangements and the ability to purchase up to 4 additional weeks of leave, ensuring you can tailor your work to fit your lifestyle
• My growth: We prioritise your professional growth with career development programs, study assistance, support for professional memberships, and structured early career pathways to help you build a rewarding and successful career

Now is the perfect time to join Sunwater and take advantage of the boundless opportunities for your career today and in the future.  We are a diverse team and proud of the unique journeys and stories each of us brings. As we continue to grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, please let us know so we can ensure you can fully participate in our recruitment experience, which includes reference verification, psychometric testing, background checks and a pre-employment medical evaluation to ensure the best fit for our team.

Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world.  We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural, and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.

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