• Part-time hours that you can flex to give you real work-life balance
• Varied and interesting role with plenty of stakeholder engagement
• Fully remote, collaborative and friendly team

About the organisation

The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is a Disabled People’s Organisation and a national cross-disability peak, championing the rights of people with disability and enabling them to participate fully in Australian life.

AFDO offers a supportive work environment, with a team passionate about the rights of people living with disability. Benefits include options for workplace flexibility, remote working and immediate access to tax-reducing salary packaging ($15,900 tax-free income per year).

Snapshot of this Role

This role offers plenty of variety and scope. Amongst other duties, you will:

• Leverage your interpersonal skills to confidently liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Oversee the CEO’s busy calendar, managing appointments, board meetings, member meetings, schedules and travel coordination
• Manage the CEO’s in-box, assessing emails for priorities and correspondence
• Work with the CEO to organise and coordinate member engagement activities
• Keep abreast of organisational activities
• Oversee the smooth running of corporate functions.

About You

You are a seasoned executive or personal assistant with strong interpersonal skills the confidence to liaise with a variety of stakeholders. You have a commitment to the rights of people with disability and are interested in the sector and how government works.

Complex, busy diaries are your forte and you can use your critical thinking, judgement and discretion to support the CEO. Thinking ahead and anticipating needs comes naturally to you and you are not fazed by shifting priorities.

You write well, have good attention to detail and are tech savvy. You can work autonomously and love being part of the team. You will be able to maintain your productivity in a remote environment and have suitable home office facilities.

This is a part-time role (22.5 hours per week subject to negotiation) with an offer of an initial 12-month contract and opportunity for renewal.

A position description is attached.