• Salary: $117,776 - $141,106per annum.
• Generous salary packaging: $15,899.94 p/a
• Professional development incentive: Allowance of $1,500p/a
• Employee access to Medical Services: Free Prescriptions
• Amazing further benefits including 6 weeks annual leave as well as personal/ carer’s leave up to 10 days per year, free general dentistry and Remote retention allowance of $750! 

Exciting opportunity for a full time Executive Officer, based in Tennant Creek.

Join this community-based organisation and make a genuine difference to our community!

This is an integral and rewarding role within our Corporate Governance Section, providing the chance to experience real job satisfaction every day - don't miss out!

You will be joining a friendly and professional team, where you will receive personal and professional development opportunities from an employer who wants to provide optimum working conditions!

About us

Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation (AHAC) is a multi-disciplinary organisation which provides primary health care services to the Aboriginal people of Tennant Creek and the surrounding Barkly region, dedicated to ‘Closing the Gap’ in Aboriginal health within remote Australia.

Anyinginyi consists of five different sections (Health Services, Business Services, Public Health Unit, Sports and Recreation, and Piliyintinji-Ki Stronger Families) which allow them to have a holistic approach to health ensuring that clients' physical and emotional health and wellbeing is given the utmost priority.

Anyinginyi's mission is to be a provider of high quality holistic primary health care services featuring prevention and treatment in the Barkly region in a culturally responsive way. 

About the Tennant Creek region

Year-round blue skies, stunning landscapes and vibrant, diverse and warm communities - that's life in the Northern Territory! Only a short flight from most Australian cities, Tennant Creek is not just a must-see destination renowned for its individual identity and rich cultural heritage but is a remarkable community to set up home in!

As a small regional centre, Tennant Creek does not have the facilities one would find in larger country towns like Katherine or Alice Springs however it does provide for all the basics that most people require. There is a supermarket similar to a large IGA store, Post Office, clothing and furniture stores, Pharmacy, Newsagent, two banks (ANZ & Westpac), restaurants and coffee shops and four hotels/motels. It also has sporting facilities (e.g. swimming pool, basketball courts, tennis court, football ground, car racing track), and several tourists attractions within easy reach Like our Beautiful Lake Mary Ann. 

About the Role

The Executive Officer’s Primary Purpose of the Role is to manage and coordinate a range of high-level executive, strategic and policy priorities, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, to support the achievement of the organisation's strategic and operational objectives.

Achieving this by managing Administrative & Secretarial support to the Chief Executive Officer. You will have the ability to be a proactive, pragmatic leader and dynamic thinker, whilst maintaining and building professional and successful stakeholder value propositions. 

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Officer (EO) position is a broad multifaceted role accountable for providing high-level executive support to the CEO via a wide range of administrative tasks and business projects.  This includes but is not limited to networking with peak bodies, such as AMSANT and APONT.

More specifically, some of your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

• Drive research and the preparation of strategic advice, information and reports on diverse and complex strategic, policy and operational matters to enable informed decision making and the effective delivery of the CEO's program of work.
• Provide leadership and direction to ensure the necessary quality improvement strategies are in place to support workforce planning and service delivery models through collaboration with the CQI Facilitator and Executive Management Team.
• Work directly with the CEO to support all aspects of their daily work routine.
• Provide high level strategic issues management advice and support, responding to emerging issues and risks, to enable effective resolution with minimal risk to the corporation.
• Participate in the development of integrated, innovative service delivery models to achieve strategic directions and objectives through collaboration with Connected Beginnings, EM’s, CQI including facilitation of workshops with the same.
• Co-create and maintain systems that manage the CEO’s correspondence, general coordination of tasks, proactively scheduling, organising and prioritising meetings and oversight of employees for the effective and efficient operation of the CEO Corporate Governance Unit.
• Lead and oversee the management and coordination of incoming briefs and correspondence tasks relevant to the office of the CEO to ensure correspondence and briefings are in order for the CEO’s signature.
• Co-create and maintain systems that manage the CEO’s correspondence, general coordination of tasks, proactively scheduling, organising and prioritising meetings and oversight of employees for the effective and efficient operation of the CEO Corporate Governance Unit.
• Act as a point of contact for the CEO, liaise with stakeholders and action requests to coordinate communication and proactively ensure responses meet deadlines.
• Lead the preparation, management and review of correspondence, briefings, reports, submissions and notes issued by the CEO’s Corporate Governance Unit that are comprehensive, timely and accurate.
• Represent the CEO at meetings and other events as required to ensure the policies, strategies and viewpoints of the corporation are accurately represented to enable informed decision making on collaborative projects.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Attend meetings and take discussion notes; prepare the initial draft of minutes and summaries.
• Complete a variety of special projects including creating PowerPoint presentations, financial spreadsheets, special reports, and agenda material.
• Schedule departmental meetings; assist in the preparation and distribution of meeting agendas and materials.
• Transcribe source material, prepare documents, reports, tables, and charts; distribute as appropriate.

About you

To be considered for this position, you must maintain Respect for Traditional Culture and cultural diversity and acquire the ability to communicate effectively within a diverse working environment. Previous high level Management experience or qualifications within business anagement or similar will be highly regarded.

The Executive Officer requires a current NT Driver’s License to be successful in their application. 

Please note: A National Police Clearance and Ochre Card (NT Working with Children’s) card obtainment is a requirement prior to commencement in this role. Please refer to NT Safe for further information.  

If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation where you can really make a difference in our local community, we want to hear from you!

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