Executive Assistant GM NSW/ACT Client Services

Parramatta & Ashfield Location
Permanent Part Time Opportunity
Four Days Per Week
Flexible Work Arrangements
Generous Salary Packaging Benefits
Vision Australia is a leading national provider of blindness and low vision services in Australia. We work in partnership with Australians who are blind or have low vision to help them achieve the possibilities they choose in life.

We support more than 27,500 people of all ages and life stages, and circumstances. We do this through 28 Vision Australia centres in Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia; 30 clinics; and through outreach programs in the Northern Territory and Tasmania.

An exciting opportunity awaits an experienced Executive Assistant to work directly with the General Manager of NSW/ACT Client Services. This role is to be performed in a permanent part time capacity.

Responsibilities

As an Executive Assistant at Vision Australia you will:

Provide high quality administrative support to the GM NSW/ACT Client Services
Support the GM with their engagement with their colleagues in the VA Leadership Team
Provide support as required to the NSW/ACT Regional Business Managers as well as providing mentoring to the administrative roles across NSW/ACT
Work with and support the Executive Assistant to the CEO and the GM Executive Assistant Team to achieve the overall goals of the Leadership Team and the organisation
Provide backup administrative support for Sydney based client services teams where required
Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have:

Tertiary qualifications in Business Administration, a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience
Excellent organisational and time management skills
High level of discretion, efficiency and accuracy
Excellent interpersonal, customer service and communications skills
High degree of initiative – self-starter
Working as part of Vision Australia you will enjoy a values based organisation with benefits including:

Friendly values based working environments
Generous salary packaging options
Exciting career paths
Exceptional professional development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements
We’re always on the lookout for energetic, motivated people who share our values to be Person Centred, Accountable, Collaborative, Commercially Focused and Agile.

Do you want to become a part of a team that supports a future where our clients have the opportunity like never before to live the life they choose? Please select the ‘Apply’ button below to be taken to our online application process.

Applications should consist of a full resume and a cover letter. Candidates should address the essential job competencies as outlined the position description and should also consider and be able to demonstrate Vision Australia’s organisational values which are central to the organisation’s culture. Applications should be uploaded as a word file. Please note pdf documents are not accepted for accessibility reasons.

As part of Vision Australia’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and embedding a culture where staff, volunteers and clients can be themselves and feel safe, and to protecting the best interests and safety of children and vulnerable people, successful applicants will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including criminal history and working with children.

For more information about working at Vision Australia go to www.visionaustralia.org/careers

We encourage applications from candidates who are blind or have low vision.