Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 17th May 2021
The Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI) is a global, not-for-profit evidence intermediary dedicated to using the best evidence in practice and policy to improve the lives of children, families, and communities facing adversity. Established in Australia in late 2015, CEI is a multi-disciplinary team across four offices in Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney and London. We work with our clients, including policymakers, governments, practitioners, program providers, organisation leaders, philanthropists and funders in three key areas of work:
Are you looking for a new challenge and want to join a successful and growing organisation dedicated to creating lasting and effective social change? Do you have a passion for evaluation, evidence, and advancing implementation science? If so, we want to hear from you.
Working directly with the Executive Director, other Directors, and the Leadership Team at CEI, this role will provide executive support by managing their calendars, supporting them with meeting preparation, task prioritisation and assistance, to ensure they’re supporting their teams. The role is critical in the delivery of essential projects with tight timeframes and is an integral part of ensuring Centre operations and business activities run smoothly. The Executive Assistant delivers administrative duties with accuracy and speed, has excellent time management skills, and can effectively support a diverse range of projects. The position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills and knowledge of social media, along with writing, editing, proofreading and data entry skills.
This is a varied role that requires a highly detail-oriented and organised person who can be pro-active in taking the lead to coordinate initiatives/tasks in support of the Executives and their teams and who has had extensive experience supporting senior Executives. The successful candidate will excel at managing key relationships and be adept at liaising with senior stakeholders across government, philanthropy, and business from Australia, Asia, and Europe, and will be comfortable dealing with a variety of key internal stakeholders, while managing competing demands.
In addition, The EA should possess an ability to deal appropriately with confidential information along with the maturity to manage competing priorities with quality delivery within a fast-paced environment. As a global organisation there will be at times an expectation that work and meetings will be conducted outside regular business hours.
Executive Assistant responsibilities
Board Administrative support
Administrative support
Essential
Desirable
We are committed to improving outcomes for communities who are facing adversity through leveraging the best available evidence. We value diversity and inclusion. We actively seek and welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and with lived experience of the social issues our work addresses and in the communities we aim to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Please submit your cover letter and CV plus a separate statement of not more than 3 sides of A4 demonstrating how you meet the key selection criteria (listed on the position description).
Position Description - Executive Assistant
Please note: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the country of work. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in Australia before you start work.
The Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI) is founded by Save the Children Australia. Being a child-safe organisation, all employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, and sign our Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.