Executive Assistant & Compliance Administrator

ASU VIC & TAS Branch; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The ASU VIC & TAS Branch is seeking an Executive Assistant & Compliance Administrator in Melbourne to support the Branch Secretary and elected officers with confidential governance work. You'll coordinate secretariat tasks, governance reviews, and compliance reporting, while partnering with senior leadership to ensure the branch runs effectively and in line with our values and campaigns.

No two days are the same: you’ll manage schedules, prepare reports, maintain registers, and help deliver

Qualifications

• Loves being organised and staying one step ahead.
• Has strong attention to detail and a passion for accuracy.
• Enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and managing confidential information.
• Has an interest in governance, compliance, policy and/or board administration.
• Wants to build a long-term career in executive support, governance and organisational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted support to the Branch Secretary and elected officers while supporting the Branch Executive – ASU office holders committed to ensuring their union runs effectively.
• Alongside executive support responsibilities, you'll support policy reviews, governance processes, and compliance reporting activities.
• From coordinating and providing secretariat functions to executive meetings and events, to preparing reports and updating compliance registers, you'll be involved in a wide range of activities.

Job description

Full-time Permanent Associate

Posted 30 Oct 2026

Description

An exciting opportunity to combine executive support, compliance reporting activities and supporting the ASU Branch Executive – active workplace delegates from local government, community sector and ASU industry coverage who are charged with governance responsibility for our union.

Why Join Us?

As the Executive Assistant & Compliance Administrator, you'll work closely with senior leadership and elected officers, providing high level assistance as required to the Branch Secretary and elected officers, trusted with complex duties and sensitive information.

About Us

The ASU is one of Australia’s largest and most progressive unions, advocating for fairness, equity, and dignity in the workplace. Our Victorian and Tasmanian Branch is deeply committed to supporting members, building strong workplace representation, and driving campaigns that improve working lives.

The ASU is an organising union that protects and improves our members' working lives. Our union is growing, using strategies to bring workers together to collectively stand to improve wages and conditions. Delegate development is central to everything we do as we see this as fundamental to continuing to grow and build power as a union.

Your Impact

As part of a union committed to building power across our industries, we seek passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team. Ideal applicants will bring enthusiasm for ASU’s values and a strong commitment to activism that advances the rights and conditions of ASU members and all workers across the movement.

What Makes This Role Exciting?

Partner with senior leaders& governance

Provide trusted support to the Branch Secretary and elected officers while supporting the Branch Executive – ASU office holders committed to ensuring their union runs effectively.

More than a traditional EA role

Alongside executive support responsibilities, you'll support policy reviews, governance processes, and compliance reporting activities.

Help strengthen organisational systems, support key performance reporting and contribute to projects that improve how the organisation operates.

Varied and meaningful work

No two days are the same. From coordinating and providing secretariat functions to executive meetings and events, to preparing reports and updating compliance registers, you'll be involved in a wide range of activities.

Make a difference

Be part of a values-driven organisation that advocates for workers and supports union members across Victoria and Tasmania.

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who:

• Loves being organised and staying one step ahead.
• Has strong attention to detail and a passion for accuracy.
• Enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and managing confidential information.
• Has an interest in governance, compliance, policy and/or board administration.
• Wants to build a long-term career in executive support, governance and organisational leadership.

Queries

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Victor Oyugi, Director- Finance, Risk & Compliance, at [e-mail] 0417 551124