Are you an experienced Executive Assistant with a passion for supporting senior executives in a fast-paced and complex environment? James Cook University (JCU) is seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant to join our University.

- Join a values-based organisation with a flexible and supportive working environment
- Enjoy a tropical lifestyle while achieving your career goals at a leading higher education institution
- Full-time, continuing position | 36.25 hours per week
- HEWL 6 - $90,821 - $98,369 p.a. + up to 17% super and other employee benefits

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Executive Assistant, you will provide high-level support to a University Executive, enabling effective leadership, governance integrity, and the successful delivery of strategic and operational priorities across the Services Division. Acting as a trusted partner, you will manage complex schedules, coordinate executive and governance activities, prepare high-quality briefings and correspondence, and support key projects and initiatives. This role requires exceptional judgement, discretion, and stakeholder engagement skills to navigate competing priorities, build strong relationships, and ensure the smooth and professional operation of the executive office.

WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE ROLE

- Demonstrated experience providing high-level executive support to an executive leader, with the ability to exercise significant judgement, discretion and autonomy in managing complex and confidential matters.
- Proven capability in managing complex executive workflows, competing priorities and governance commitments, ensuring executives are effectively briefed, prepared and supported to meet organisational priorities.
- Strong experience supporting governance processes, including preparation and coordination of agendas, papers, briefings and monitoring actions to ensure organisational compliance.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to research, analyse and prepare high-quality executive-level briefings, correspondence, reports and recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders,



communicating confidently and professionally while acting as a trusted liaison and representative of the executive office.
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving capability, with demonstrated ability to resolve complex operational matters and maintain high standards of accuracy and compliance.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, identifying and implementing enhancements to processes and executive support practices.

Shape your future with JCU

At JCU we’re not just shaping minds; we’re shaping the future.

As Australia’s only university established to focus on the issues of Northern Australia and the Tropics worldwide, JCU is dedicated to helping the world’s tropical regions to prosper. With our main campuses located in the vibrant and diverse tropics of Northern Queensland, JCU is at the forefront of research and education in some of the world’s most critical areas, including marine biology, environmental science, tropical and rural health, and more.

JCU offers a agile and culturally diverse workplace where your ideas are valued, your professional growth is supported, and your work-life balance is respected. Working under the values of Authenticity, Excellence, Integrity, and Respect, we support and empower our people through the provisions of;

- A generous superannuation scheme with up to 17% employer contributions with UniSuper
- 5 weeks of annual recreation leave plus leave loading
- 15 days paid sick/carers leave per year
- Up to 6 months paid parental leave
- A range of adaptable working options
- Staff study assistance and paid study leave
- Fitness Passport
- Corporate discount on health insurance
- Free Employee Assistance Program (coaching and counselling)
- Well-equipped modern facilities and contemporary workspaces with access to on-site childcare and medical services at our Townsville and Cairns’ campuses

Applications close on Sunday,



9th August at 11:55 PM AEST.

James Cook University encourages people from all backgrounds who meet role requirements to apply. We value and celebrate the diversity of our community, and are committed to ensuring our community, and are committed to ensuring our learning and working environment is safe and welcoming.

About our process

At JCU, we are committed to employing individuals who meet the requirements of the role and align with our values. All applicants will be contacted and advised of an outcome once the recruitment process is finalised.

One of the world's leading institutions focusing on the tropics, Australia's James Cook University is surrounded by the spectacular ecosystems of the rainforests of the Wet tropics, the dry savannahs, and the iconic Great Barrier Reef. The organisation's unique location enables students from Australia and overseas to study in a diverse physical environment unparalleled by any university in the world. Ranked in the top four percent of the world's tertiary institutions by the respected Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, James Cook University is dedicated to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide, through graduates and discoveries that make a difference. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

One of the world's leading institutions focusing on the tropics, Australia's James Cook University is surrounded by the spectacular ecosystems of the rainforests of the Wet tropics, the dry savannahs, and the iconic Great Barrier Reef. The organisation's unique location enables students from Australia and overseas to study in a diverse physical environment unparalleled by any university in the world. Ranked in the top four percent of the world's tertiary institutions by the respected Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, James Cook University is dedicated to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide, through graduates and discoveries that make a difference. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

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