Closing Date
Special Measures Apply !
About the role
Closing Date:
9:00 AM, Wednesday 07 October 2026
Location:
Darwin
Pay:
Remuneration Package from $100,361
(Base salary from $88,021)
(Base salary from $88,021)
Employment Type:
Permanent Full Time
Provide executive-level support to the Directors in this key role!
Join West Arnhem Regional Council in a trusted, high‑impact role supporting the Directors.
You will provide a full range of executive, secretarial, and administrative support by coordinating busy diaries, organising meetings and travel, preparing agendas and minutes, and working closely with senior leaders.
If you are highly organised, professional, and have a strong ability to handle confidential information with care and discretion, this is a great opportunity to build a rewarding career in local government.
Who we are looking for:
- Highly organised with excellent time management and attention to detail, able to manage busy diaries, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with staff at all levels, councillors, and community members.
- Strong ability to handle confidential information with care, discretion, and good judgment.
- Experience coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements, including itineraries, bookings, changes, travel acquittals and associated administrative processes.
- High-level Microsoft Office and IT skills, with experience preparing reports and other documents, and the capacity to quickly learn new systems.
- Strong understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture and remote community life, and the ability to work respectfully in this context
What We Offer:
Salary
- Remuneration Package from $100,361 (including base salary from $88,021)
Benefits
- Six weeks' annual leave, superannuation, 17.5% leave loading, relocation assistance, phone allowance, laptop, free uniforms, Employee Assistance Program, study assistance, and more!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. Special measures will apply
