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Join our Defence team within SI&CS and play a key role in supporting the effective operation of our Defence leadership team. Reporting to the Head of Defence, you’ll provide comprehensive executive and administrative support while helping deliver high-quality outcomes across our essential services.\nThis position is a 12 month FTC parental cover role.\nWhat You’ll Do\nThis role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:\nCoordinate complex diary commitments, meetings, functions, travel and executive workplace requirements.\nMonitor and action correspondence, emails, enquiries and workflows on behalf of the Head of Defence.\nPrepare, quality-assure and format reports, presentations, newsletters, speeches and meeting materials.\nPrepare agendas, take minutes, maintain documents and records, and provide secretarial support at meetings.\nProcess expenses, credit-card reconciliations and departmental costs, while maintaining organisational charts and service-award records.\nWhat You’ll Bring\nDemonstrated experience providing executive or senior-level administrative support within a large professional organisation.\nAdvanced Microsoft Office skills and experience maintaining effective document and record-management systems.\nExcellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.\nProfessional written and verbal communication skills, with the diplomacy to engage effectively with executives, employees, clients and suppliers.\nSound judgement, discretion and integrity, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and work effectively with minimal supervision.\nMore than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.\nWhy Downer?\nDowner plans, creates and sustains essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. 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