Do you want to work with a leading purpose driven, community-based organisation?

SSI’s vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families to reach their potential.

About the Role

The Personal Assistant will provide high quality 1:1 executive and administrative services to support the Head of Relationships - Clients and Community and assist direct reports in the performance of their role and required participation.

Responsibilities:

• Anticipating, organising and coordinating work flow through email and diary management, prepare and manage all correspondence, meetings, take minutes at key meetings and liaison with all SSI offices.
• Assist in overseeing and ensuring compliance to funded contracts and projects that are accountable to the Senior Team
• Coordinating media, attendance and speaking engagements by managing enquiries, invitations and liaising with Marketing and Communications staff to prioritise opportunities and make recommendations to the Head of Relationships - Clients and Community
• Arranging and support travel, accommodation, expenses, filing and all administration duties for the Head of Relationships - Clients and Community
• Attend meetings and work in progress reviews keeping track of items that need action by the Head of Relationships - Clients and Community, manage and execute those items on behalf of the Head of Relationships – Clients and Community where appropriate
• Maintain knowledge of SSI’s operations, processes and people in order to facilitate aligned executive support. Providing a bridge for consistent, standardised, timely communication between the Head of Relationships - Clients and Community

Essential Criteria

• Qualifications in business administration or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a personal or executive assistant role working directly with a senior manager.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage up
• Excellent verbal communication and highly developed interpersonal skills and diplomacy
• High-level customer service and attention to detail
• High-level written skills.

About Us

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay!
• Industry leading flexible working arrangement supported to work from home and office, including 9-day fortnight;
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Access to our in-house wellbeing programs
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process

At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers.

All successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including reference checks, WWCC, a Criminal History Check and NDIS Screening check (if applicable) as a reasonable condition of employment.

SSI expects all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so. This is also a pre-condition to ongoing employment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Tino at [email protected], using the subject line: Personal Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in; providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

Should you require adjustments please email us at [email protected]

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