Administrative/Personal Assistant (PA) | PSC066

at  Port Stephens Council

• Location: Raymond Terrace – Live and breathe flexible working - offering a hybrid work from home/office model designed to support flexibility
• Temporary full-time position for up to 12 months. Work within a flexitime band that enables you design your own work patterns for a 35 hour week!
• Work with genuinely #awesome people in a unique industry
• Strong emphasis on positive culture and personal development

THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

If you have a people centric approach and a knack for all things organisation and time management, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Our Strategy & Environment (S&E) Section are seeking an administrative / personal assistant whiz to be the first point of contact, providing customers and key stakeholders with support across the section.
Although we’re not seeking someone with a background in strategy or environment, we are seeking a self-starter who has a genuine passion for the administration field. Someone who has a keen eye for detail, is keen to work amongst a team of highly engaged professionals and thrives in a fast paced environment.
With no two days being the same, you’ll play an essential role within the team. You’ll primarily provide professional support and coordination to the S&E Section to enable a wide range of projects and administration. You’ll be responsible for managing the Section Managers calendar whilst monitoring inboxes for each of the broader units across the team.
This role is crucial to the day-to-day operations of the S&E Section and will coordinate Section Business Papers ensuring reports are produced to defined format, time and quality standards, reconcile and process invoices and purchase cards monthly and supporting the team with projects during high volume periods
Please Note: For the purpose of recruitment, the title of Administrative / PA to the S&E Section Manager has been used to reflect the equivalent industry title. Internally the official title of this position is Strategy & Environment Project Officer.
Your Team
If you have previous senior administration experience along with experience being a first class PA, you’ll fit right in! Your team is unique and thrive in a fast-paced environment. They have a knack for adapting to the needs of their customers, both internal and external and set the standard for delivering a high quality administration support to Council and the Community.

ENOUGH ABOUT US, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOU! SO TELL US ABOUT…

• Why we need you! What makes you the best candidate for the role?
• Your extensive experience in a similar role supporting executives within a medium to large organisation.
  Please note: Only the criteria above needs to be addressed in the application, however you’ll be assessed against the full list of Essential Criteria located within the Position Description

Please refer the Job description for details