• 10 Month Max Term Contract
• Milton

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

Based in Milton with flexibility to work from home, this is a ten-month maximum term paternity leave contract supporting the Executive Director, People, Safety & Culture. Your excellent agility, communication and people skills will be critical to your success in assisting the Executive Director in effectively managing their portfolios. This is a challenging, fast-paced and dynamic role requiring experience in a similar position.  

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality reports, documents, letters and submissions
• Preparation for meetings and workshops by planning ahead and provision of requisite materials, logistics and time for the Executive to prepare
• Financial management through actioning invoicing, expenses and purchasing management
• Communicate and act in ways that are consistent with Life Without Barriers Values of Responsive, Imaginative, Courageous, Respectful and Relationships
• Collaborate with Executive Assistants to the Chief Executive and other Executive Directors to deliver the best outcomes for the organisation

Skills & Experience

If you seek to understand context and preferred working patterns, are described as curious and collegiate, whilst displaying exceptional interpersonal and organisation skills, we would welcome an application from you. Your ability to excel in a dynamic, fluid environment will ensure you enjoy this team environment.    

Your experience liaising with Executive and Chief Executive teams along with a customer service, pragmatic approach to simply get things done will allow you to succeed in this position. The successful candidate will possess:

• High level of experience providing executive support and assistance at a senior level in a geographically dispersed organisation
• Proven experience in building and managing relationships with key internal stakeholders at an executive level
• Quick decision-making skills and sound judgment, supported by a bias for action and outcomes
• High level of organisation and planning skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to liaise effectively with internal stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to manage sensitive information and maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Advanced skills in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Be willing and able to work flexibly, as required to support the Executive Director

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check where relevant to the role.

Benefits

• Enable our executive to function at their best and hence have greater impact on the communities we support
• Monthly rostered days off
• Great tax benefits through Maxxia
• Join one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations