Executive Assistant - Board & General Counsel

Mercy Health; Richmond Shire; Hybride; AUD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mercy Health is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Company Secretary and General Counsel, ensuring the smooth and effective operation of governance, legal and executive office functions through exceptional coordination, stakeholder management and administrative excellence.

Focus areas include providing high-level executive, governance and administrative support to the General Counsel, and the Company Secretary, Board of Directors and selected Board Committees, as well as

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in an Executive Assistant, Board Secretariat, Company Secretariat or Governance Administration role.
• Experience supporting senior executives, Boards or Board Committees.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proven experience preparing agendas, Board papers, minutes and executive documentation.
• Demonstrated experience managing highly confidential information.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-level executive, governance and administrative support to the General Counsel, and the Company Secretary, Board of Directors and selected Board Committees.
• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes, action tracking and governance system administration.
• Assist in preparing legal documentation, reports and presentations while maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Coordinate Board, governance and executive events, including Board dinners, annual functions, off-site meetings and stakeholder events

Connaissances

Executive support

Board governance support

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

MS Office proficiency

Outils

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: Mon-Fri, 38 per week

Location: North Richmond with hybrid working available

Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.

Where there’s care, there’s You.

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we’re there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

We are seeking an experienced _ Executive Assistant _ to support the Company Secretary and General Counsel at Mercy Health. The role exists to ensure the smooth and effective operation of governance, legal and executive office functions through exceptional coordination, stakeholder management and administrative excellence. Focus areas include:

• Provide high-level executive, governance and administrative support to the General Counsel, and the Company Secretary, Board of Directors and selected Board Committees.
• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes, action tracking and governance system administration.
• Assist in preparing legal documentation, reports and presentations while maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Coordinate Board, governance and executive events, including Board dinners, annual functions, off-site meetings and stakeholder events

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in an Executive Assistant, Board Secretariat, Company Secretariat or Governance Administration role.
• Experience supporting senior executives, Boards or Board Committees.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proven experience preparing agendas, Board papers, minutes and executive documentation.
• Demonstrated experience managing highly confidential information.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.

We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.