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About the Organisation Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) partners with schools and school systems to support school improvement along a journey from Poor to Fair, Fair to Good and Good to Great. GGSA has developed an innovative 6C education model and the 8 cycles of school practice to give every child the opportunity to develop to their full potential. The five distinct but inter-connected domains that make up the 6Cs are Childhood, Class, Culture, Club, Community and Civics. GGSA assists schools to tailor a package from the 6C’s that meets the needs of their students, teachers, school and community. The 8 Cycles of School Practice provides the information and guidance a school needs to support their implementation. GGSA has an experienced team of professionals who support the school team, students and parents to effectively deliver the 6C model. Each school receives significant training, coaching, data monitoring and tools to enable them to develop into great teachers delivering effective instruction to every child and to continually improve on the journey to becoming a great school. About the Business Unit The Business Services Team is a client focused team dedicated to providing high quality service and support to projects and the organisation. Working within the GGSA Innovation Framework the Business Services Team is responsible for providing services in Finance, Contract Management, Human Resources, IT, Assets and Facilities, Administration and Workplace Health and Safety. The team’s current focus is on ensuring strong business management and control by improving, refining and implementing best practice business processes to support the business now and to meet future requirements as the business grows. About the Role The Executive Assistant to Director of Innovation is responsible for providing high level Executive Support to the Director of Innovation including executive communications, stakeholder coordination and administrative support to the Director of Innovation. As Executive Assistant to Director of Innovation you are required to organise and supervise all of the administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of an office and the Director of Innovation schedule. This is a demanding high level role but there are periods where additional functions can be performed. When required the EA will also provide administrative support to the Business Services in areas; assets and facilities, procurement, correspondence and contract management area. The EA will have access to confidential and commercially sensitive information, and must only release or discuss information under direction of the Director of Innovation. The EA must at all times comply with the Privacy Act 1988 and GGSA confidentiality clauses and policies. The EA takes direction on all executive administration work from the Director of Innovation and reports to the Business Services Manager. Essential Criteria 1. CALENDAR MANAGEMENT - Demonstrated ability to manage a demanding Director of Innovation commitments and schedule 2. Minimum 5 years experience working in a highlevel Executive support role within a large organisation. 3. Certificate IV in Business Administration (or equivalent) 4. ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Proven ability to produce high quality documents in a timely manner for internal, external and Board purposes. 5. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS: the ability to multi-task, manage conflicting priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines. 6. ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE: Must be proficient in Outlook, Microsoft applications, Word, Excel and teams 7. INITIATIVE: Demonstrated initiative, flexibility and self-management skills and proven capacity to work within a fluid and dynamic environment with limited supervision. 8: DIRECTION: Be able to work to solve a problem without direct by using problem solving and learnt skills to solve 9. QLD Time: You must be able to work from 8am to 5pm AEST time for Queensland Australia, this is not negotiable. You must read and understand all of the above criteria, please apply if you have a strong willingness to learn, jump feet first to solve a problem without direct and use your skills and knowledge to get the job done to the highest degree. In the subject line of your proposal you must quote "Willingness"