Work Type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Emerald

Department: Communities

Salary: $81,755.69 - $91,400.23 per annum + superannuation (Stream A Level 4 - 5)

Are you an experienced Executive Assistant looking for a rewarding challenge where no two days are the same?

Central Highlands Regional Council has a rare and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and proactive Executive Assistant to support the General Manager of Communities and lead the Communities administration team.

Your expertise and your ability to plan, coordinate and adjust to changing priorities will be highly valued. Working with us, you will provide high level support to the Communities Department by:

• Overseeing and managing appointments, meetings and requests
• Preparing confidential reports, meeting agendas and minutes
• Working in collaboration with the General Manager Communities and Executive Leadership Team’s Executive Assistants to support council and its operations
• Providing leadership and mentoring to the Administration Assistants who support you

To succeed in this position, you will need to be organised and have the ability to pivot to meet changing priorities and deadlines. In addition to providing support to an extremely busy General Manager and five Council Managers, you will also lead and provide direction to a small administrative team.

Your proactive approach and positive attitude will be highly valued. In this role you will provide high level administrative support incorporating:

• Advanced MS Office skills and detailed orientated in order to prepare quality reports, correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes
• Highly developed planning skills to effectively coordinate and organise meetings and functions
• Professional communication skills to liaise with a wide range of employees and external stakeholders
• Exceptional time management ability to tactfully reinforce deadline commitments to departmental staff.
• Proactive management of the General Manager's email and calendar schedule
• Providing positive leadership and mentoring to the Administration team members

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to either be an experienced Executive Assistant or have transferrable skills to step into this exciting contract position. If this position sounds like your next challenge and you are interested in becoming a valued member of a Central Highland Regional Council’s Communities team, then we’d like to hear from you by submitting your application.

To join Council in this Executive Assistant position you will need to possess:

• Minimum of Queensland C Class provisional licence
• Previous experience in providing executive support at senior management level.
• Previous experience supervising staff including the ability to develop and mentor strong teams.
• High standard of communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to maintain confidentiality 

Working for Central Highlands Regional Council has its benefits.

We are a progressive region, committed in creating opportunities for all. We welcome forward thinking individuals who are focused on continuous improvement, a sustainable future and understand the valuable role we play in investing in our regional community.

Benefits Include:

• A generous superannuation scheme 
• 5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Fortnightly RDO’s
• Annual uniform allocation
• Payroll deductions and salary sacrifice options
• Wages paid fortnightly
• Employee Assistance Program

To apply for this position:

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.

Please download and review the position description.

To be considered for this position, please include the following documents:

1. A cover letter outlining your motivation for applying for this position
2. Your resume detailing your career history relevant for this position

Applicants who are progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process will be invited to participate in a shortlisting process.

Eligibility & Pre-employment Checks

To be appointed to a permanent position, you must be an Australian citizen, or have permanent residency status, or hold a visa permitting you to work in Australia permanently. If you have a visa permitting you to work temporarily in Australia, you may be appointed to a position on a temporary basis, providing the work complies with the conditions of your visa.

The pre-employment checks relevant to this position include:

• Right to Work in Australia
• Criminal History 
• Reference and qualification 

For a confidential discussion, please contact a member of the Recruitment Team on 1300 242 686 during business hours or register your application by submitting your cover letter and resume.

Applications close: 8am, Monday 28 October 2024