Executive Assistant - Director

Council Jobs; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Salary range 77,555.63 – 91,053.50 AUD

12% super

70 hour, 9 day fortnight

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

Generous employment conditions

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council in Murwillumbah is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Director and Directorate leadership. You will manage executive priorities, coordinate briefs, and keep governance and reporting on track with proactive planning and strong organisation.

You'll anticipate needs, connect people and information, and ensure important issues never slip through the gaps while maintaining flexibility in a dynamic council environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced executive support professional, proactive and calm under pressure.
• Ability to think ahead, take ownership and manage competing demands.
• Strong communication and relationship skills with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Manage executive priorities and workflows with the Director and leadership team.
• Coordinate briefings and communications; keep actions moving and on governance & reporting.
• Identify what can be resolved independently and what requires escalation.
• Support the business in connecting people and information across the Directorate.

Skills

Executive support

Stakeholder management

Calendar management

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

This is more than a traditional Executive Assistant role. It's an opportunity to work alongside the leadership of one of Council's largest and most diverse areas, helping to shape priorities, resolve problems and keep a busy Directorate moving forward.

You'll become a trusted partner to the Director, bringing judgement, initiative and exceptional organisation to the role. You'll anticipate what's needed, help make the best use of the Director's time, connect people and information, and make sure important issues don't fall through the gaps.

If you're an experienced EA who enjoys being one step ahead, making things happen and working in an environment where every day is different, this could be the role for you.

About the role:

Council's Engineering Directorate delivers and manages much of the infrastructure and essential services the Tweed community relies on every day, including roads and transport, water and wastewater, stormwater, flood management, plant and depots, and major infrastructure.

Working closely with the Director and Directorate leadership team, you'll manage executive priorities and workflows, coordinate briefings and communications, keep actions moving and support governance and reporting.

You'll be trusted to use good judgement to identify what you can resolve yourself, what needs coordination with others and what genuinely requires the Director's attention.

We're looking for someone who can see what's coming, bring order to complexity and make the people around them more effective.

What's on offer:

• a permanent full-time position
• a base salary ranging from $77,555.63 per annum with competency-based increments up to $91,053.50 per annum, plus 12% super
• 70 hour, 9 day fortnight, giving you a regular day away from work
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -)

We are seeking:

We're looking for an experienced executive support professional who is naturally proactive, organised and calm under pressure.

You'll think ahead, notice what needs attention and take ownership. You'll know when to act independently and when to escal... while being mindful of the time and competing demands of the Director and other staff.

You'll bring strong communication and relationship skills, sound judgement and discretion, excellent organisation, and confidence using Microsoft 365 and contemporary business systems.

You don't need an engineering background. What matters is that you're an outstanding executive support professional who wants to understand the business, build trusted relationships and make a positive contribution.

About us:

• We're thelargest employer in the Tweed, with more than 800 employees delivering more than 50 services to our community.
• Located in the Northern Rivers of NSW and sharing a border with Queensland, the Tweed offers an exceptional combination of beaches, rivers, mountains, villages and hinterland, all within easy reach of the Gold Coast.
• We're proud to be an Employer of Choice, recognised in both 2021 and 2025 by Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers' Association) and Vision Super for our employment practices, workplace culture and commitment to developing our people.
• We're committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options.

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Monday 23 November at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment timeframe:

• Shortlisted candidates will be notified by week commencing 30 November 2026
• Interviews will be held week commencing 7 December 2026
• Successful candidate to commence January 2027

Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you've been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

Thinking of relocating?

The Tweed offers something increasingly hard to find: a rewarding career alongside an outstanding lifestyle.

Live close to the beach, among the villages of the hinterland or in the heart of Murwillumbah, while still having the Gold Coast and its services within easy reach.

Access the Welcome Experience, a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.