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Executive Assistant to the Director of Engagement and Support

Australian Red Cross
  • Full time, Permanent role, based in Sydney
  • Provide high-level professional, administrative and project support

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movements seeking to build a better society based on people helping people.

About the role

As the Executive Assistant, you will be responsible for providing high-level professional, administrative and independent project management support to the Director of Engagement and Support.

What is Engagement and Support you ask? Well, we’re the Humanitarian disruptors responsible for supporting Australian Red Cross meet its funding objectives. We deliver on brand presence objectives in the market including those of our retail shops and First Aid services and we manage internal and external communications. Customer Experience, Public Affairs and Advocacy as well as partnerships all fall in this remit. We work hard and we laugh doing it.

You will be the primary contact point internally and externally for the Director and Support Senior Leadership team, managing communications with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management and governance.

Your responsibilities will include diary management, travel arrangements, day to day running of the Engagement and Support office, financial admin, meeting / event coordination and support, ad hoc projects, and research tasks.

You will manage competing priorities and work collaboratively with other executive offices and teams.

Your superpower will be to read minds (well...maybe just to be able to predict what’s going to happen as best as possible), which will be a great addition to all the other super powers we have in the team already.

What you will bring

  • Highly developed computer skills, using MS Office applications, specifically MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as use of internet technology
  • Exceptional organisation and time management skills
  • Ability to relate to a range of people at all levels including corporates, volunteers, staff, clients, Federation, other National Societies, government departments and general public
  • Ability to identify potential or existing conflict situations and negotiate a mutually agreed outcome
  • A proactive, enthusiastic team player with a result and deadline oriented focus
  • Ability to be self-directed, make necessary determinations where required and be confident in offering feedback and suggestions
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop positive relationships at all levels of the organisation
  • Ability to analyse and prioritise problems and use initiative to create timely solutions, delegating when necessary
  • Relevant qualifications in Business/Office Management or Marketing or Communications

Why work with us?

Work for purpose and know that your work will ultimately contribute to better outcomes for vulnerable people and communities.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further Information and application

To find out more about the responsibilities and requirements for this role, please refer to the position description below.

For additional enquiries, please contact Janice Murphy via [email protected] using the subject line: Executive Assistant to the Director of Engagement and Support enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Position description: Download File PD EA Engagement and Support.pdf

Please submit your application online. Including a cover letter with your application is strongly encouraged for this role.

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