Executive Assistant-Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer -12 Mth Ftc

Brighter Futures Start Here
Kmart Group, comprises two of Australia's most loved iconic retail brands - Kmart Australia and New Zealand and Target Australia. As Australia's largest non-food retailer, we operate as one business, with two brands that touch the lives of almost 2 million customers every week across Australia and New Zealand. Owned by Wesfarmers Limited, in addition to Kmart and Target, Kmart Group also comprises Anko Global and KAS Group Asia. We operate over 450 stores across Australia and New Zealand, has offices in Australia and around the world, and employs nearly 50,000 team members all focused on making everyday living brighter by providing great value products at the best prices for Australian and New Zealand families.
Join the Team
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to join our team here at Kmart and Target! In this role you will be providing critical and professional administrative support to the Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer and assistance to the wider team as required in line with Kmart Group values.
To be considered for this role you will have proven experience as a corporate professional with prior success in a senior level or C-Suite Assistant or Executive Assistant role. You will have extremely high attention to detail and organisational capability combined with high levels of professionalism to engage with key senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will be calm, perform well under pressure, exercise absolute discretion and confidentiality when required, and be able to prioritise and meet competing deadlines.
What you'll be doing
As an Executive Assistant working for Kmart you will :

• Day to day diary and email management
• Proficient in managing budgets and spreadsheets, tracking functional spend in a cost-effective and timely manner ensuring in line with budget
• Coordinate meetings and functions including responsibility of attendance, preparation of agenda, presentations and papers, attendance and recording of notes/actions/minutes
• Ensure a high standard of service is maintained and enhanced across all levels of communications whilst representing the Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer internally and externally by displaying a friendly, responsive, courteous and effective interaction
• Support the Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer with the preparation of papers, reports, policy documents and proposals for consideration as required.
• Compose and present correspondence of letters, emails and presentations as required
• Coordinate all travel bookings both domestic and international, in line with the Kmart Group's travel policy
• Support with team member change requests via SuccessFactors
• Management and reconciling of corporate credit cards, petty cash reimbursements and approvals (Flexi Purchase) in a timely manner
• Lead the Kmart Group vision, strategy and values within the team and across the organisation

To be successful in this role you'll have:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high level of attention to detail with excellent communication and organizational skills, with great time management skills. Having previous retail experience and being able to manage competing priorities in a dynamic and fast paced environment is essential.
Other qualifications, experience and knowledge will include:

• Experience in providing administrative and/or executive support in a fast-paced corporate environment, ideally within a geographically disperse team. International experience, especially in Asia, would be highly regarded.
• Strong organisational skills and planning skills with the ability to balance competing demands to prioritise and achieve deadlines
• The ability to be curious, show initiative and proactively resolve issues as they arise
• Business Administration degree or qualification is preferred
• Advanced skills and proficiency in Microsoft Suite - Word, PowerPoint and Excel is essential
• Experience using SuccessFactors is desirable
• Experience working in a hybrid environment

Benefits we'll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks
• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart, Target & Catch on eligible products
• Free onsite parking when you're required to come into the office
• We offer inclusive parental leave, a family room and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
• A dynamic learning and support program
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
• In-house café that serves breakfast, lunch and includes a collaborative space to work in
• A reflection room that can be used for prayer, meditation, or time for you
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
• Regular product sample sales with loads of discounted items to purchase
• Wesfarmers is Kmart's parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group

We're here to make everyday living brighter
From humble beginnings in Burwood East, Victoria, in 1969, we're now an essential part of 300 communities, and proud of it! From bedding to apparel to kitchenware and beyond. We're designing and creating the products people reach for every day. In-store, online, or Click & Collect - getting the products we love into the hands of happy customers is what we aim to do best. From the remote outback to coastal towns and big cities, and everywhere in-between. We're progressive in our pursuit to create seamless customer journeys for satisfied shoppers.
A place you can belong
At Kmart, we celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be their best, when applying for a role or working at Kmart. We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing
If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you - apply now!
We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.
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