Located in the heart of the CBD in a small, dynamic and professional team for this South Australian industry leading company who currently services over 100 clients and stakeholders at a senior management and executive level incorporating industry leaders, government officials, sponsors, members and key stakeholders.
The Position…
Reporting to the CEO and the Senior Leadership team this role requires a professional who is truly skilled at cultivating and maintaining key client and stakeholder relationships for the company, can confidently coordinate events and provide comprehensive business support across many aspects of day-to-day operational actives for the business in its entirety including:
Business and Stakeholder Relationships Foster relationships with organisations to enhance the company profile and brand. Recognise and act on opportunities for growth and development of the membership base. Work with Senior Leadership to assist in the development of client, sponsor and member communications plans. Ensure client, sponsorship and membership data is kept up to date and relevant. Preparation and dissemination of regular communications. Responsibility for the preparation of membership publications such as the Annual Report. Responsibility for annual client and stakeholder surveys and reporting. Professional collaboration with internal staff, members, government representatives and community stakeholders on behalf of the CEO and the organisation. Maintaining various CRMS systems and data in relation to contracts, members and stakeholders. Event Management & Communication Create and implement events calendar that aligns with industry events/activities. Work closely with the CEO on the coordination and ongoing management of event sponsorship. Monitor budget and maintain financial and expense records for various events. Delivery of all aspects of event from invitations, theming, speakers, event location, menu planning and budgeting. Co-ordinate event and communication activities including social media marketing and event promotion. Proactively establish and maintain excellent relationships with media representatives. Maintain a relevant and modern image library for use throughout digital and traditional media. Liaise with external provider to ensure website content is refreshed and aligned with brand. Administrative & Executive Assistant Duties Provide the CEO and leadership team with secretarial support as required. Provide broader office based administrative support as required. Build partnerships across all business areas, responding easily to changing work demands and circumstances and to develop creative solutions to resolve issues. The ideal person for the position…
It is essential that you will be able to demonstrate experience working in an Executive Assistant or Business Support role at Executive Management level that has incorporated aspects of business and client relationship management including a degree of support that resulted in the growth of an organisation.
The ideal candidate may come from previous experience working in business development and/or business growth strategies that involved aspects of event management and event coordination. You may have worked in a position with a company that is very service based that relies on client, memberships or sponsorship or worked for an industrious leader of a growing company where you have been key in supporting this company in its success.
You will need to demonstrate hands on experience in the effective management and coordination of various functions and events that range from small to large events with national and international guests.
This person will have superior time management, diary and administration management experience with advanced computer literacy skills including Word, Excel and CRMs.
We will be looking at high levels of organisational skills, attention to detail and excellent communication and professional writing skills.
What we consider essential... Experience working in event coordination across a variety of size and focused events. A multiskilled professional with a great degree of initiative and drive to succeed. Skilled in a wide degree of secretarial and administrative functions across organisations. Highly developed marketing knowledge and skills across social media and technology. Advanced computer literacy skills including design and CRM programs. A superior approach to stakeholder, client and sponsorship relationships understanding that they are the cornerstone to the future growth and success of the organisation. 3 – 5 years experience in business development, events and or executive assistant role encompassing these aspects. High levels of financial acumen and understanding of accounts and expenditure. Exceptional diary management skills including organisation of various meetings. Superior communication skills including professional writing skills. We will be thinking outside the square with this position and will welcome applications that encompass a varying degree of experience across one or more aspects of the role.
Above all we are seeking candidates who are confident, positive and productive team members who demonstrate high levels of professionalism, integrity, kindness and resilience.
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