Executive Assistant

• Full-time opportunity based in Sydney
• Up to $105K Inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging
• Applications close 17th of April

Our Organisation

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Society vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the role

You will provide high-level executive support to two Executive Directors enabling them to focus on their core purpose. You will triage requests and other matters to identify the level of urgency, risk and confidentiality ensuring appropriate action is taken. As part of a close-knit team, you will also support colleagues with ad-hoc projects.

Your Executive Directors are responsible for Finance & Corporate Services and People & Culture.

Duties

• Provide high level administrative and executive support including managing diaries, coordination of meetings and travel; email and correspondence; and project support.
• Evaluate information, data and situations to identify level of urgency, risk, confidentiality and sensitivity, ensuring the most appropriate action is identified, directed to the correct person to address and matters are escalated to appropriate individual in appropriate timeframes.
• Effective and accurate monitoring and maintenance of records, systems, processes and databases to ensure information is managed efficiently, stored securely and readily accessible.
• Support the administration team to establish administration processes and services across national office to enable services to be delivered to functional areas in a timely and effective way.
• Provide support and relief when other Executive Assistants or administration staff are on leave or during busy periods.

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

• Salary Benefits -You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay!
• Motor Vehicle Packaging Options – to suit your lifestyle.
• Work/Life Balance - Flexible work arrangements including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees (That’s an extra 12 days off a year!).
• Recognition and Reward – Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
• Wellness -Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Professional development – We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth
• Our Reconciliation Commitment - First Nations employees have access to cultural and ceremonial leave, as well as the options to be a voice on our First Nations Staff Reference Group & RAP working group and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

Skills and Experience

We want you to be successful in your new role! This means you’ll have the following:

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role within a complex organisation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use a range of software applications including MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Teams, Adobe Acrobat and customer databases.
• Proactive, goal-oriented mindset with keen attention to detail.
• Demonstrated time management and organisational abilities.
• A way of working that incorporates a strong collaborative mindset with other EA’s and administrative support roles.
• Cultural alignment, including being down-to-earth, confident in communication, adaptable to a dynamic environment, and highly resilient.
• Working knowledge of government and NGO structures, processes, and cultures is advantageous.

Apply Now!

Please submit your current CV, along with a 1-page cover letter discussing your reasons for applying and suitability for the role.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Amy Chapman – ***********@benevolent.org.au or call on 0468 576 *** for a confidential discussion.