Executive Assistant to the Lord Mayor

Job No: CN2281

Location: Newcastle

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 27 Jul 2020 AEST

• Highly developed organisational and time management skills are key to this role.
• Innovation and the ability to work autonomously will be valued.
• Permanent Full Time role - 35 hours per week.
• Flexible working with optional 9-day fortnight.

City of Newcastle (CN) are looking for a highly organised Executive Assistant to support the Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle.

Your days will be busy and varied as you manage a diverse and high-level range of administrative duties. Utilising your skill set in senior level administration, you will deliver superior customer service, manage a wide range of issues and work on projects independently.

A key challenge in this role will be to provide high quality, professional and accurate support whilst working independently on key projects to manage a wide variety of activities in conjunction with maintaining a solid understanding and consistent implementation of CN’s policies and procedures.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include a range of flexible working options, professional development opportunities and health and well-being programs.

The essentials you’ll need:

• Relevant business qualifications, and/or an equivalent level of professional competence and experience in office management, business administration or related discipline.
• Highly developed organisational and time management skills with experience in meeting deadlines, high attention to detail and dealing with conflicting and varied demands.
• Highly developed communication and writing skills to effectively compile complex correspondence and reports including minute taking while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Demonstrated research and analytic skills coupled with a strong ability to problem solve, negotiate and liaise with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to exercise initiative and judgement, to demonstrate self-sufficiency, flexibility and confidentiality.
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment due to technological development, changes in work procedures and organisational change.
• Class 'C' Driver's Licence

Other valuable skills you may have:

• Demonstrated capacity to identify and participate in organisational change strategies, service delivery and policy reform.
• Ability to understand and implement CN policies, procedures and systems relevant to the position.
• Experience in the use of financial systems and reports used in a corporate environment.

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City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 26 July 2020.

Remuneration: $87,979 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35 hour week.

Contact: Matthew Murray, Lord Mayor’s Office, +61249742233.