Total 397 Senior Executive pr assistant job vacancies in Australia

We are seeking an accomplished Executive Assistant skilled in delivering exceptional support within a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Managing Director of Office Leasing / Director in Charge, Sydney CBD based in our CBD office. This multi-faceted role will provide an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to many aspects of the real estate industry while you support and provide invaluable administrative support to a driven, industry leading National team.

The ideal candidate will hold strong administrative experience and be seeking a challenging support role within a fast-paced office environment.

Please note: This is a 12-month fixed term contract with a start date of late April/early May.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing administrative and secretarial support, including diary and email management.
• Drafting communication, including announcements, meeting agendas and presentations on behalf of the Managing Director to external and internal clients.
• Assisting the Managing Director to drive and successfully execute key initiatives and general leadership.
• Coordinating the preparation of client meetings and functions.
• Setup for meetings including any required catering.
• Preparing expense requests, processing credit card payments and other financial transactions.
• Organising international travel and other related arrangements (flights, transfers hotel bookings).
• Updating of internal databases.
• Assisting in maintenance of accurate records on team budgets and financial reports.
• Preparation and collation of submissions, presentations, and reports.
• Disseminating information to internal business services platform as required, including Finance, HR, Marketing, Research, PR and IT.

• Learn and grow with exceptional PR leaders and Mumbrella & B&T's PR Agency of the Year
• Strengthen your skills at the intersection of brand/consumer, business/purpose and digital/social PR
• Be inspired working on the world's biggest brand campaigns executing on enviable campaigns in travel/tourism, technology, retail and big name consumer and corporate local brands
• Influence agency culture with new ideas and innovations
• Collaborate with teams across Thrive's AU and NZ network

Your Opportunity.

As an ambitious Account Executive at Thrive PR you will play an important role on some of the agency's most prestigious and highest profile brands in the world along with a local portfolio of accounts. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with one of the region's most revered public relations agencies sitting at the intersection of digital, consumer/brand and business/purpose PR, and working across the agency's network of offices in AU & NZ.

• You will work with some of the world's biggest brands in corporate, consumer, tech, travel and tourism, automotive and more ~ Thrive has an unrivalled portfolio representing LEGO, Airbnb, Afterpay, Harley Davidson and others
• You will have the opportunity to be a part of a team of specialists executing creative and strategic communications and being involved with all aspects of execution and client servicing.
• You will be part of an energetic and growing team in Sydney where you will be exposed to the inner workings of the agency, learn how to achieve local business goals and influence the agency and team's success.
• You will have the platform to step into challenging new opportunities as they arise across the agencies putting your hand up for passion projects and new business efforts.
• Gain valuable exposure and insight into the full breadth of PR, communications and social/digital work and projects across a wide range of client portfolios.
• Build a solid career pathway in-house and explore where your skills, interests and talents may take you within the Thrive network!

Team & clients.

In this role you will work with and learn from some of the smartest PR & social consultants in the country while contributing to a small number of clients who respect and value the work we do. You are exceptional at proactive team communication, spontaneous with ideas, a solid writer and will invest time growing your local media network and leveraging the extensive community around Thrive. You love keeping your finger on the pulse with daily news, love researching and are flexing your muscle in media relations. You love the thrill of delivering high profile events with influencers and integrated social/digital and are curious to learn more about new business preparation within the agency. You will love ideating and learning how to dial up your creative skills and you will also have a genuine interest in protecting and building brand reputations. Most of all, you love being in the detail and part of an exceptional team!

Learn, grow and make enviable local business contacts.

You'll participate in ongoing learning and development opportunities delivered across the agency (think AI playoffs through to high profile speakers) in addition to tailored internal and external training to help you develop technical, commercial and broader EQ skills.

You will be thirsty to learn and grow from not only exceptional people around you, but from your clients who will provide unrivaled opportunities on a global and local scale. And, doors will open for you with new contacts and networks as you leverage Thrive's first-class reputation.

Your experience, approach & impact.

• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in an agency, media or inhouse communications role
• You share our values : you're passionate, accountable, curious, of high integrity and you thrive on collaboration with a #OneTeam approach.
• You are positive, have an energetic approach to your work and are a natural problem solver
• You have engaged in some media relations work and understand the media landscape in Aus.
• You hustle internally and externally to get the job done for your team and clients.

This is Thrive.

Culture is everything. It's a reason why we have a 100% return rate by working parents, have had consistent leadership for more than two decades, love our diverse and inclusive workplace and we continue to welcome Thrive 'boomerangs' back to the agency. Thrive has a clear vision and mission and has grown by continuing to diversify and be early adopters of technology and global trends. Thrive is not a ‘hot then not' agency. We are not an ad agency trying to be earned specialists. We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that. Our team is made up of in-house media, creative and digital specialists who work across five locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland delivering strategic communications services for brands.

Thrive values work-life integration including hybrid flexible working (Mondays and Fridays work-from-home) and delivers many benefits including

• an additional annual wellness leave day
• work from any location
• Thursday 4pm Thrive O'Clock
• early Friday knock-off and more.

Thrive foster & support a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, where people can, and are encouraged to, be themselves. Every idea and perspective is welcomed and valued so that our service offering reflects our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion both internally and externally.

Visit us here for more information - @thrivepr / @thriveprnz / www.thrivepr.com.au

• Are you passionate about shaping the future of e-mobility in Australia and driving the energy transition?
• Do you have the spark to think on your feet, seek out information, and create solutions?
• Want to support a collaborative team of innovative technology and energy resource experts in a fast-paced, multifaceted role?

What You'll Do

We currently have a 12-month maximum term parental leave cover opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant/Operations Support to provide a high level of support to the CEO at NRMA Energy.

In this dual role, you will be responsible for calendar, email, travel, and expense management as well as driving operational excellent across the business. This is a role that will suit a highly experienced Executive Assistant and who is interested in learning more about business operations and jumping in to provide solutions to create marketing collateral, arrangements with media, full event management, tender writing, as well as coordinating deliveries to the warehouse, shipping kit.

This role is preferably based at our Sydney CBD and Sydney Olympic Park offices with the flexibility to work from home.  Some travel will be required to our Sydney and interstate sites across Australia as agreed and required.

Your responsibilities will encompass:

• Manage the CEO’s diary with excellent communication to both internal and external stakeholders, flagging emails and phone calls ensuring timely responses
• Coordinate and schedule team meetings, workshops and other internal events for the Energy team, draft agendas
• Arrange interstate travel logistics for CEO and team often to remote locations
• Prepare and edit documents, presentations, and reports on behalf of the CEO and team, maintaining a high level of accuracy and confidentiality
• Assist with the accurate and timely entry of contracts into our online portal
• Timely, accurate expense submission for CEO and GMs, delegated approval for team expenses
• Collaborate with marketing, budget for and pay invoices, arrange delivery of kit and collateral, attend events and be a knowledgeable brand representative on the stand
• Assist the Community liaison lead with new site launches including design, ordering and delivery of collateral; smooth stakeholder management of profile industry, government and media attendees, attending some launches
• Assist with tender responses including content writing and information gathering as required
• Provide operational support as required.  This may entail attending sites, speaking with suppliers, customers and partners.
• Source answers to questions from the call centre, ensuring timely responses.
• Read and share EV news ensuring team is across National news items pertaining to EV
• Manage access, logistics and maintenance 3x branded vehicles
• Ensure the team are tracking their safety observations and make your own when out at site/warehouse/office.

What You'll Bring

You are an Executive Assistant experience who has previously supported C-level executives with your excellent communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a confident and approachable demeanour and are passionate about learning and providing business operations support.

As the ideal candidate, you will use your proactive, adaptable, and resourceful mindset to anticipate needs and take initiative. Combining your proficiency with productivity tools such as MS Office Suite, and your outstanding organisational and time management skills, you will prioritise and multitask effectively. Your strong problem solving abilities and the capacity to make informed decisions independently enables you to support what the CEO and the team in meeting their targets.

What's in it for you?

At the NRMA we aren’t just about discounts (although you do get these). We know everyone leads unique lives, and it’s about those things that add up to make life both at work and outside of work just right for you. 

• Progressive flexibility, leave and well-being benefits to balance all of life's priorities
• Travel discounts on car rental, cruises, and accommodation at our award-winning NRMA Holiday Parks and Resorts.
• Complimentary myNRMA membership including free Roadside Assistance & discounts on groceries, movie tickets, gift cards, gym memberships, attractions, restaurants and much more
• Discounts on all NRMA insurance products including car, home & travel

At the NRMA inclusion and diversity are part of our DNA. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation, promotes flexible ways of working and connects us closer to our members and the communities we serve.

Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. The NRMA is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

An opportunity has arisen for an Executive Assistant to join our highly successful and market leading Residential team.

Based in the Melbourne CBD office above our state-of-the-art project showroom, you will work directly with our two Residential Victorian Leaders as well as our National Director of Operations, providing high level administrative support, whilst also supporting the day to day running and operations of the Residential office and its people.

This multi-faceted role will provide you with exposure to all areas of the business, and suit someone who thrives in a fast paced environment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Support Directors with their day to day administration;
• Assist with preparation of client presentations and reports;
• Ensure all systems, registers, filing are maintained and up to date;
• Document and report on business support processes;
• Support, facilitate and implement projects to deadline;
• Resolve issues and refer enquiries to relevant departments and managers;
• Support the role out of any IT, Finance, HR and/or Legal team initatives;
• Support in the management of the front of house area (Receptionist);
• Onboarding new staff members; and
• Assist with other administrative/adhoc duties as required.

A member of the Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO Team) and reporting to our newly appoint CDIO, this role contributes to our purpose by ensuring the CDIO is supported to be successful and can deliver on our strategy.

Responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the CDIO office and working as part of the broader EA team in corporate as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Executive Support to CDIO
• Executive diary and meeting management for CDIO
• Domestic and international travel and VISA management for CDIO and direct reports
• Ensuring expense reports of CDIO and Executive direct reports are submitted by the monthly deadline.
• Budget management
• Liaise with Board administrator to ensure that the CDIO is aware of and meets all Board requirements.
• Administrative support: IT Support, records management, document formatting, (Board and ELT papers)
• Ad hoc team management (e.g. annual conferences, on-boarding new starters)
• Multi-region communication and coordination
• Running the CDIO office efficiently and effectively

Reporting to the Editor, Sydney Morning Herald, the Personal Assistant position provides high-level support to the Editor and day-to-day office management and reception duties. The role involves confidential, high-level information as well as engagement with executive and community stakeholders. This is a diverse, hands-on role which requires professionalism, interpersonal skilfulness, energy and attention to detail.

Day to day, you will:

• Provide quality and timely administrative support to the Editor.
• Coordinate communications, including taking calls, responding to emails and interfacing with clients.
• Maintain and report on a current log of correspondence and commitments and chase up items approaching the due date.
• Maintain and coordinate an effective calendar system, ensuring the Editors' competing demands are effectively managed.
• Make travel arrangements and detailed travel itineraries
• Act as the point of contact between the Executive and their internal or external colleagues
• Organise meetings and book meeting rooms

Please note this position is based in our North Sydney office.

At Cadmus, we believe every student should have equal opportunity to achieve academic excellence; that’s why we’re changing how the world learns!

Cadmus is a global EdTech company purposefully built for the higher education sector to break down learning barriers by providing educators and diverse student cohorts with access to high-quality learning and assessment. We’re working hard in pursuit of an ambitious, world-shaping goal: to provide 1 billion students with access to high-quality education by 2050.

That’s why we need a high-performing Executive Assistant to join our team and support our CEO and senior executive team.

• Support the CEO through calendar management, email correspondence, administrative tasks, and special projects
• Collaborate with the Business Development team to secure meetings with potential new customers in order to drive commercial growth at Cadmus
• Organise and book travel for the CEO and other team members as needed; create thoughtful itineraries to ensure the trip runs smoothly
• Maintain good relations with Investors and Board of Directors and assist with regular reporting to these groups
• Manage business admin such as office logistics, updating company records, file/document management, etc.
• Take ownership of certain HR, payroll, and accounting tasks as required

Professional Skills

• Effective Communication: Demonstrate adeptness in both written and verbal communication. Craft professional emails as a representative of the CEO and other Cadmus leaders; build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to secure important outcomes such as key meetings, networking, engagements, etc.
• Information Synthesis and Prioritisation: Display the ability to synthesise research findings and prioritise information effectively.
• Detail-Oriented Acumen: Exhibit meticulous attention to detail in financial, HR and accounting matters. Ensure accuracy in numerical data, minimise costs, and adeptly identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Highlight your capacity to assess multiple options and navigate through switching costs. Make informed decisions that align with organisational goals while considering potential challenges and benefits.
• Self-Starter: Capable of taking tasks and seeing them through to completion with minimal guidance. Anticipate needs and problems and proactively seeks out ways to solve them.

Preferred Experience

• Hold a bachelor's degree from a leading university
• 3+ years in an administrative role supporting senior executives
• Experience working in a fast-paced, constantly-changing environment (previous start-up experience is a plus)
• Familiarity with globally distributed teams / supporting a remote-first company

• A remote-friendly, flexible working culture; where you can work from any global location
• Learning allowances; because we don’t just have words on a website, we genuinely do what we say and provide educational opportunities to all (including the Cadmus team)
• A diverse and inclusive workplace where there are no barriers to anyone succeeding
• A surrounding team of mission-driven individuals who genuinely love what they do
• Mentoring and succession planning for your career
  

Cadmus is a remote-friendly company, and this role is open to candidates all across Australia. We have an office in Melbourne for those who wish to use it.

Hiring Process

Please apply online with your resume, and instead of a cover letter, we would love you to answer a few questions.

Our interview process consists of a recruiter phone screen, a hiring manager interview, a homework task and a panel interview. These will be completed in person or online (via Zoom).

While we review your application, get to know us by visiting cadmus.io/careers (complete our values quiz!) and following our social channels (Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter).

Inclusivity at Cadmus

At Cadmus, we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our company stronger. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, or disability status. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for education, you will find a home at Cadmus.

If you need assistance or accommodations made due to a disability, please let us know.

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Executive Assistant - Canberra, Australia

Who we are:

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting that combines deep industry knowledge with specialised expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organisation transformation. Our mission is to help clients achieve lasting success by solving their most complex problems and seizing their biggest opportunities.

Visit an Oliver Wyman office anywhere in the world and you will feel the buzz of people doing work that matters, with a sense of purpose. Our company comprises a diverse mix of talented people from varied backgrounds, and we embrace the unique skills and insights they bring to our work.  Our inclusive, collaborative, non-hierarchical culture allows new thinking to surface quickly. The best idea wins, and everybody is encouraged to contribute. This makes Oliver Wyman both an ideal adviser for organisations and an ideal place for exceptional people to realise their potential.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC].

Job Overview

We are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to provide support to Oliver Wyman Partners.  An Oliver Wyman EA is highly focused on strategic calendar management and support of all Partner administration in relation to marketing and project execution.  The role includes broader office and firm event engagement, as well as collaboration with other Support Professional functions, with a focus on client impact.  There is also opportunity to engage and contribute to Oliver Wyman’s unique culture, helping us to foster an inclusive environment in which our talented and diverse team can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

Calendar Management, Commercial Effectiveness, Travel Arrangement, Daily Administration & Teaming

• Strategic calendar management for Partners, Principals, and other key stakeholders; scheduling internal and external meetings; communicating with clients and infrastructure staff as required, with focus on Partner priorities, goals and business objectives
• Maintain and update client contacts and business activities in CRM database.  Proactively spot clients that haven’t been called upon and/or who need follow-up
• Proactive and effective management of all travel for optimal time management
• Assist with scheduling for complex projects as requested by the Partner and/or project team
• Act as central point of contact for all assigned Partner administrative needs, including timesheets and timely expense submission.  Collaborative liaison with other support functions with focus on client impact
• Management of Partner related invoices, liaising with the OW iProcurement support team

• Develop excellent rapport with client assistants to facilitate access to client project team​
• Build productive and collegial relationships with all colleagues
• Understand expectations and demonstrate commitment to the wider team, including providing back-up coverage as needed

Experience Required

• At least five years’ experience working in an administrative or customer service position.
• Experience in financial services, management consultancy and/or a professional services environment a plus.   Excellent knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required. 
• Knowledge of CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) would be benefit but not necessary.

Skills & Attributes

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems and focused on client service
• Good judgement and ownership mentality
• Strong organisational skills and detail orientation, with demonstrated ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Strong decision-making capabilities and excellent time management skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Team player who is willing to pitch-in and able to work with different personalities and working styles
• Empathetic and approachable, with a positive and inclusive attitude

Benefits of working at Oliver Wyman, Australia

• 25 days of vacation leave, recharge days and “free time”.
• 26 weeks paid parental leave for all employees.
• Discounted health insurance, protecting you and your loved ones.
• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid working, supporting you to balance work and life.
• Comprehensive training curriculum designed to support career progression for all roles.
• Employee assistant program with access to free counselling and wellbeing coaching
• Well-being programmes offering discounted gym memberships and health reimbursement.
• Company-sponsored social events and team-building activities to foster a collaborative and friendly environment, including bi-annual regional offsites.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture with various employee resource groups

Oliver Wyman Australia is proud to be recognized in Seramount’s Global Inclusion Index 2022 and awarded Small Employer of the Year 2021, having achieved Gold Status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) 2021, 2020 and 2019, a recognition indicative of substantial work and activity LGBTQI+ inclusion.

The School of Health Sciences and Social Work is seeking an experienced and passionate Executive Assistant to provide expert administrative and executive support to the Head of School and School Executive Team. 

As an Executive Assistant, you’ll take on complex local and global challenges, using your skills and experience to drive meaningful change. Here’s how you’ll make it matter:

• Being a professional team player with clear communication and ability to support the team.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced environment with multiple priorities. 
• Have a high level of attention to detail and ability to solve complex issues in a creative way. 
• Ability to network and build relationships easily.
• Someone who is tech-savvy and can improve efficiencies utilising systems and software. 

About you
What matters most is your drive to create a brighter future that benefits all. Through our core principles of excellence, ethics and engagement, you’ll thrive on seeing the direct and lasting impact you’ll have on every community and every future.

You will also have:

• An associate diploma qualification or above.
• A minimum of 3+ years in a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience working with Senior Executives and leaders.
• Proven ability to showcase a high level of communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Previous knowledge and understanding of the higher education sector and/or provision of executive support will be highly regarded.

What we can offer
This is a continuing, full time position and will be primarily based at the Griffith University Gold Coast campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary Range
The full time equivalent base salary will be HEW Level 5 range $74,016 - $83,033 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $86,598 - $97,148 per annum.

• Learn and thrive within an agency culture that’s ‘limited by nothing’ with a genuine commitment to its people 
• Upskill by being at the intersection of brand/consumer, corporate/purpose and digital/social PR learning from the best experts and clients in Australia 
• Be inspired working on the world’s biggest brand campaigns executing on enviable campaigns in travel/tourism, technology, retail and big name consumer and corporate local brands ~ opportunities to travel and be front and centre at launches 
• Collaborate with teams across Thrive’s AU/NZ network 

Your Opportunity.

As an ambitious Senior Account Executive at Thrive you will play an important role on some of the agency's most prestigious and highest profile brands in the world along with a local portfolio of accounts. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with one of the region's most revered public relations agencies learning the fundamentals of best practice and progressive public relations in traditional and new media.

• You will work with some of the world's biggest brands in corporate, consumer, tech, travel and tourism, automotive and more ~ Thrive has an unrivalled portfolio representing DoorDash, Afterpay, Slyp, LEGO and others
• You will have the opportunity to be a part of a team of specialists executing creative and strategic communications and being involved with all aspects of execution and client servicing
• You will be part of an energetic and growing team in Sydney where you will be exposed to the inner workings of the agency, learn how to achieve local business goals and influence the agency and team's success.
• Build a solid career pathway in-house and explore where your skills, interests and talents may take you within the Thrive network
• Learn professional communications skills from how to manage quality relationships with your clients, to how to problem solve and provide client counsel, how to cut through with stories in earned and owned media, how to effectively brainstorm and come up with killer ideas through to campaign analysis and reporting
• Actively build your own network - seek out and develop relationships with media and key influencers

Team & clients.

In this role you will work with some of the smartest PR & social consultants in the country while contributing to a number of clients who respect and value the work we do. You are exceptional at proactive team communication, spontaneous with ideas, a solid writer and will invest time growing your local media network and leveraging the extensive community around Thrive. You love keeping your finger on the pulse with daily news, love researching and are flexing your muscle in media relations. You love the thrill of delivering high profile events with influencers and integrated social/digital and are curious to learn more about new business preparation within the agency. You will love ideating and learning how to dial up your creative skills and you will also have a genuine interest in protecting and building brand reputations.

Learn, grow and make enviable local business contacts.

You’ll participate in ongoing learning and development opportunities delivered across the agency including Thrive’s industry first Tech Academy.

You will be thirsty to learn and grow from not only exceptional people around you, but from your clients who will provide unrivaled opportunities on a global and local scale. And, doors will open for you with new contacts and networks as you leverage Thrive’s first-class reputation. 

Your experience, approach & impact.

The Senior Account Executive is a dynamic individual who exudes a passion for PR and a hunger for success. Working closely with your account team, you SAE will have some experience and exposure to the key sectors in which Thrive operates, along with a good understanding of the local market. You will participate in, and have some responsibility with regards to representing Thrive at industry events and other functions.

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in an agency, media or inhouse communications role
• You share our values : you're passionate, accountable, curious, of high integrity and you thrive on collaboration with a #OneTeam approach.
• You are positive, have an energetic approach to your work and are a natural problem solver
• You have engaged in some media relations work and understand the media landscape in Aus.
• You hustle internally and externally to get the job done for your team and clients.

This is Thrive. 

Culture is everything. It's a reason why we have a 100% return rate by working parents, have 89% retention of retainer clients, have had consistent leadership for more than two decades, embrace diversity in our workplace and have a myriad of Thrive team and client 'boomerangs'. Thrive has a clear vision and mission to deliver impactful work and we have grown by continuing to diversify and be early adopters of technology and global trends. Thrive is not a ‘hot then not' agency. We are not an ad agency trying to be earned and PR specialists.

We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that. Our team is made up of in-house media, creative and digital specialists who work across five locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland delivering strategic communications services for brands including Blackmores, LEGO, ANZ Group, Temple & Webster, Cisco, Australian Food & Grocery Council, News Corp, Tinder and Harley Davidson.

Thrive values work-life integration including hybrid flexible working (Mondays and Fridays work-from-home) and delivers many benefits including an additional annual wellness leave day, work from any location rotations, Thursday team meet ups, early Friday knock-off, various bonus options and more.

Visit us here for more information - @thrivepr / @thriveprnz / www.thrivepr.com.au

• Newly created position in an exciting ASX listed, Australian-founded techonolgy company  
• Work at our HQ in Darlinghurst, providing far-reaching support in a highly engaged, welcoming and ambitious executive team. 
• Ample opportunity to collaborate widely, work on a diverse range of projects and tasks, identify areas of improvement and contribute greatly to a growing business. 

About the Opportunity 

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Executive Assistant to provide hands on support to the CEO and COO and overarching support to the Executive Leadership Team on a daily basis. This role will be instrumental in ensuring our leadership team are accountable, focused and organised throughout the year. 

We take pride in being a global team and business, with team members situated around the world.  As a Senior Executive Assistant, your ability to connect colleagues, convey information and widely support a geographically diverse team will be essential. Given the requirement to work and collaborate across multiple time zones, there may be the need for this role to work outside of ordinary business hours from time to time. 

You will be given responsibilities in upcoming exciting and new projects and will also have the opportunity to lead the transition into a brand-new office space. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage CEO/COO schedule and agenda, identifying priorities and deadlines and finding solutions to maximise efficiency and time. 
• CEO/COO diary and inbox management, including ad hoc errands as required 
• Set up meeting rooms, arranging for technology, equipment and catering to be provided. 
• Minute taking for domestic and global meetings, preparing action items, and distributing materials to meeting attendees 
• Assist in the preparation and circulation of agendas, presentations and papers for Board and Committee member meetings 
• International and domestic travel and itinerary planning for CEO/COO and Executives 
• Organise and coordinate company and social events, including venue, and catering 

• Be the point of contact for and liaise with building management to coordinate office and building related facilities  
• Build strong rapport with internal and external stakeholders 
• Manage company vehicle bookings, tracking employee use and maintenance requirements 
• Preparation of corporate documentation such as memos, letters and invoices 
• Coordinate with Marketing Partner to support communications across company social media accounts 
• Assist with administrative tasks associated with the onboarding and offboarding of employees 
• Create and maintain company distribution lists and update as workforce changes 
• Office supplies ordering and general office management/coordination responsibilities as and when needed (up to and including light tiding duties of meeting rooms and shared spaces). 

Who are you? 

• Extensive prior experience in similar position and work environment.  
• Comfortable supporting a broad range of internal and external stakeholders in a growing business that is subject to continuous change, transformation and evolution. 
• Ability to effectively and efficiently multitask, prioritise and meet deadlines. 
• Excellent time management skills. 
• Well-developed organisational skills that can assist in coordinating wider teams and encourage collaboration. 
• First class attention to detail. 
• Fantastic interpersonal skill sets and the ability to form relationships, gain trust and maintain transparent communication. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Professional discretion and confidentiality. 
• Self-motivated and agile, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment 

• Enthusiastic & forward thinking. 

How to Apply 

If you are looking for the opportunity to evolve your career with a successful global business, we encourage you to apply now. Please submit your application via the link provided. Please attach your resume in your application. 

• Learn and grow with exceptional PR leaders and Mumbrella & B&T's PR Agency of the Year
• Strengthen your skills at the intersection of brand/consumer, business/purpose and digital/social PR
• Be inspired working on the world's biggest brand campaigns executing on enviable campaigns in travel/tourism, technology, retail and big name consumer and corporate local brands
• Influence agency culture with new ideas and innovations
• Collaborate with teams across Thrive's AU and NZ network

Your Opportunity.

As an ambitious Senior Account Executive at Thrive PR you will play an important role on some of the agency's most prestigious and highest profile brands in the world along with a local portfolio of accounts. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with one of the region's most revered public relations agencies sitting at the intersection of digital, consumer/brand and business/purpose PR, and working across the agency's network of offices in AU & NZ.

• You will work with some of the world's biggest brands in corporate, consumer, tech, travel and tourism, automotive and more ~ Thrive has an unrivalled portfolio representing LEGO, Airbnb, Afterpay, Harley Davidson and others.
• Build, and continue to maintain quality relationships with your clients.
• Prepare and submit regular client reports and be able to actively pitch beyond product placement.
• Actively seek out and develop relationships with media and key influencers.
• Ensure your clients are seeing the results and outcomes they were looking for in a timely manner.
• You will have the opportunity to be a part of a team of specialists executing creative and strategic communications and being involved with all aspects of execution and client servicing.
• You will be part of an energetic and growing team in Sydney where you will be exposed to the inner workings of the agency, learn how to achieve local business goals and influence the agency and team's success.
• Build a solid career pathway in-house and explore where your skills, interests and talents may take you within the Thrive network!

Team & clients.

In this role you will work with some of the smartest PR & social consultants in the country while contributing to a small number of clients who respect and value the work we do. You are exceptional at proactive team communication, spontaneous with ideas, a solid writer and will invest time growing your local media network and leveraging the extensive community around Thrive. You love keeping your finger on the pulse with daily news, love researching and are flexing your muscle in media relations. You love the thrill of delivering high profile events with influencers and integrated social/digital and are curious to learn more about new business preparation within the agency. You will love ideating and learning how to dial up your creative skills and you will also have a genuine interest in protecting and building brand reputations.

Learn, grow and make enviable local business contacts.

You'll participate in ongoing learning and development opportunities delivered across the agency (think AI playoffs through to high profile speakers) in addition to tailored internal and external training to help you develop technical, commercial and broader EQ skills.

Your experience, approach & impact.

The Senior Account Executive is a dynamic individual who exudes a passion for PR and a hunger for success. Working closely with your account team, you SAE will have some experience and exposure to the key sectors in which Thrive operates, along with a good understanding of the local market. You will participate in, and have some responsibility with regards to representing Thrive at industry events and other functions.

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in an agency, media or inhouse communications role
• You share our values : you're passionate, accountable, curious, of high integrity and you thrive on collaboration with a #OneTeam approach.
• You are positive, have an energetic approach to your work and are a natural problem solver
• You have engaged in some media relations work and understand the media landscape in Aus.
• You hustle internally and externally to get the job done for your team and clients.

This is Thrive.

Culture is everything. It's a reason why we have a 100% return rate by working parents, have had consistent leadership for more than two decades, love our diverse and inclusive workplace and we continue to welcome Thrive 'boomerangs' back to the agency. Thrive has a clear vision and mission and has grown by continuing to diversify and be early adopters of technology and global trends. Thrive is not a ‘hot then not' agency. We are not an ad agency trying to be earned specialists. We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that. Our team is made up of in-house media, creative and digital specialists who work across five locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland delivering strategic communications services for brands.

Thrive foster & support a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, where people can, and are encouraged to, be themselves. Every idea and perspective is welcomed and valued so that our service offering reflects our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion both internally and externally.

Visit us here for more information - @thrivepr / @thriveprnz / www.thrivepr.com.au

Praytell is a creative communications agency made by teams with strategic minds and spirited hearts. We create timely, integrated, headline-worthy campaigns across social, earned, digital, and more. After 10 years of cooking up award-winning work, we know one thing for sure - we’re just warming up.

If you're looking for an opportunity to join an ambitious team that is singularly focused on doing great work with great people and making your mark in an industry long overdue for a shakeup, we'd love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

As Senior Account Executive - PR, you will be:

• Supporting PR programs from beginning to end, working with team members to coordinate and complete each step in the process
• Acting as point of contact for clients on projects and one-off asks 
• Supporting account leads with planning, strategy, briefs and timelines, maintaining a high quality to your deliverables
• Staying up-to-date on current news and industry trends impacting our work, sharing POVs internally and externally
• Participating in mentorship and training programs 

About You

Experience you have:

• You have about 2-3 years of experience in public relations, communications, and/or client service in a related field, in an agency environment. You’ve supported accounts and client workstreams, and have successfully placed coverage in national, local and trade media outlets. You’ve worked on multiple account teams at once and interacted with clients regularly. You’re familiar with consumer brands, 

Equally as important, you are:

• Ambitious and entrepreneurial
• Flexible and adaptable
• Meticulous and well organized
• A creative thinker and problem solver
• Inquisitive and eager to learn
• Collaborative and a team player
• Honest and approach all work ethically
• Committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace

Who We Are

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all people at our company and do not discriminate. Period. All qualified applicants will receive consideration in accordance with federal law requirements, and because it’s the right thing to do. We comply with the applicable state and local law governing non-discrimination in employment in every single one of our locations and we prohibit any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.

We take the responsibility of caring for our employees seriously and offer benefits that prove it - flexible schedules, hybrid/remote work, employee resource groups, employee assistance programs - and so, so, so much more. 

We are looking for an Executive Assistant/ Operations Coordinator to support the Director of Operations and provide high level operational support to the East Coast Senior Leadership team.

This role is a great opportunity for a highly experienced individual to provide operational and secretarial support to a busy Director and high functioning Senior Leadership team across the East Coast of Australia. You will be the glue that keeps the Senior Leadership team humming, comfortable being a point of contact with internal and external stakeholders, thrive in a fast-paced environments, can navigate ambiguity, you will be adept at anticipating the needs of these senior leaders and promote a high degree of professionalism.

We are an open, connected team who support each other and challenge the norms to exceed expectations and add value to our clients.

Specific to this role you will provide administrative support to the Director, exercising confidentiality and in addition:

• Be responsible for diary management and booking senior leadership meetings.
• Create and develop presentations and reports, agendas and minutes.
• Analyse financial and other data to provide advice to the director on key business performance metrics.
• Maintain files, records, calendars and diaries;
• Arrange and co-ordinate business travel, reconcile expenses and invoices.
• Co-ordinate business and team meetings for the Senior Leadership Team and Brisbane Support Office
• Lead or support projects critical to the Energy & Resources Greater Australia team
• Support other senior administrators as required.
• Work with a high attention to detail, maintaining control of tasks and activities.

What You’ll Bring

To succeed in this role, you will have the following experience and attributes

• Experience in a similar role within large Global or National organisation and used to working across multiple time zones and with several business units
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth/advanced knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite (including MS Excel, Teams, Word, Visio, Power BI, Sway, and PowerPoint)
• Be highly organised and have a solid working knowledge of standard office administrative practices and procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be proactive and take initiative – have a business improvement and growth mindset.
• Be adaptable in approach and working to different styles
• Take pride and accountability in your work

What We Offer

• Flexibility in terms of location and work hours (including some work from home)
• Exposure to different facets of the business and chance to work with diverse teams.
• A competitive salary reflective of your skills and experience.
• Career development to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• A safe and inclusive work environment

Why choose Sodexo?   

Sodexo is a people business, employing over 400,000 people worldwide and thousands here in Australia. Our employees, who personify Sodexo's unique values of Service Spirit, Team Spirit and Spirit of Progress, are our greatest asset through their commitment and dedication.   

We believe the more diverse we are, the stronger we are. No matter your background, we will do all we can to help you thrive. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities, valuing diversity, and creating an inclusive working environment for all our employees.     

 At Sodexo, we are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all applicants regardless of age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion and beliefs and people with disabilities.   

We offer a competitive salary, many development opportunities and an outstanding benefits and recognition program!     

How to apply?   

If you are interested in joining the Sodexo team and meet the minimum criteria outlined above, please apply with your resume detailing relevant employment experience  and availability.    

One of our friendly recruiters will contact shortlisted candidates for a phone interview. This will also be your opportunity to ask any questions you may have.   

What are you waiting for? Submit your application today and become part of the Sodexo family!