Executive Assistant to the Managing Director

The Company
The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) delivers research, development and extension outcomes for Australia’s cotton industry. A partnership between the Commonwealth Government and cotton growers, CRDC invests in world-leading innovation and transformative technologies that benefit growers, the wider industry and regional communities.
  
Working closely with growers, researchers and innovators, CRDC is ambitious, agile and adaptive, with a strong focus on impact, accountability and continuous improvement.
  
CRDC offers an exceptional working environment, a genuine passion for the cotton sector and a strong organisational purpose.

The Opportunity
This position reports directly, and works closely with, the Managing Director (MD) in all matters of support.  You will provide a wide variety of assistance to the MD, with primary responsibility to maximise the opportunity cost of their time by being ‘one step ahead’.  Trust with the MD is vital.
Responsibilities include managing priorities, commitments, correspondence, stakeholder relationships, briefing materials, travel and executive workflows to maximise leadership effectiveness and organisational impact.
  
Furthermore, duties include:

• Act as the point of contact for the MD: calendar, phone and email management
• Think ahead and anticipate solutions in advance
• Schedule and coordinate MD and executive meetings and take minutes
• Coordinate international and domestic travel arrangements for MD and general support to the CRDC team as required
• Work closely with MD and at all times remain discreet and professional

About You
To be successful in this role you will need to be based in Narrabri and have:

• 5+ years’ experience in an EA role
• Have a reputation for being discreet, trustworthy, and able to work closely with an executive, yet remain a positive team player across the business
• You are highly organised with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and used to ‘managing up’.
• You have prior experience working well across all levels of internal management and staff, as well as external stakeholders
• You are highly ethical, discreet, and understand the importance of confidentiality
• As expected, you will have advanced level in Microsoft Office, excellent internet research skills, and be highly skilled at systems, processes, structure
• Ability to prioritize, manage and meet multiple deadlines
• Relevant qualifications will be highly regarded

This is a great position, working for a professional and supportive MD, who will value your contribution. A positive work culture with a genuine purpose. An attractive salary is on offer befitting the role and your experience.  CRDC has a team of over 30 and plays a key role in the cotton sector.
 
Please apply with your cover letter and fresh resume, or don’t hesitate to call David Jackson on 1300 380 701