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- to your community, your team, and your own future. The Opportunity Are you an experienced executive assistant who enjoys keeping things organised, building relationships and helping a dynamic leadership team stay on track? We're looking for a proactive and professional Executive Assistant to support our Director
- Sustainable Development and the division's Management Team? You'll coordinate diaries and meetings, prepare correspondence and meeting documents, and manage enquiries with care and discretion. With competing demands and changing priorities, you'll use your judgement to keep information flowing and ensure important matters receive timely attention. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing appointments, meetings, travel arrangements and schedules.
- Preparing and coordinating briefings, correspondence, agendas and minutes.
- Monitoring enquiries, correspondence and outstanding actions to support timely responses.
- Maintaining accurate records and handling sensitive information confidentially.
- Building positive working relationships across Council and with external stakeholders.




- Identifying practical ways to improve administrative processes. What you'll bring You're organised, approachable and comfortable supporting senior leaders in a energetic environment. You anticipate what needs to happen next, take initiative and follow through. You'll bring experience providing high-level executive support, along with qualifications in business administration or a related field. You understand the discretion and sound judgement needed when working with confidential information and sensitive matters. Experience in local government or a politically sensitive environment would be highly regarded. Strong written communication, attention to detail and confidence using Microsoft Office are essential. You'll also bring a genuine customer service approach and the ability to adjust your priorities while maintaining accurate, professional work.

Salary:
Commencing salary circa $89,000 p.a. plus superannuation

Location:
This position will be based at our Administration Centre in Yalawanyi Ganya at 2 Biripi Way, Taree. You may also be required to be based from other Council sites across the MidCoast Council region. Tenure: Permanent, Full Time. Closing date: Sunday, 22 November 2026 at 11:00 pm.

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