Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant provides high-quality executive support to the Chief Executive Officer and, as required, to the executive leadership team. The role is the primary point of coordination for the CEO’s office, managing scheduling, correspondence, travel, board support, and a wide range of administrative and organisational functions that keep the executive function running effectively.

This is a role that requires exceptional judgement, discretion, and development of organisational knowledge. The Executive Assistant will frequently handle sensitive matters, including confidential board and governance material, stakeholder correspondence, and internal personnel matters and must be trusted to manage these with confidentiality and professionalism.

The role sits at the centre of a busy national organisation and requires someone who can anticipate needs, manage competing demands, maintain composure under pressure, and communicate clearly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. They will understand that effective executive support is not administrative in a narrow sense, it is what makes strategic leadership possible.

About Gayaa Dhuwi

Gayaa Dhuwi is the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention. As a members based, community-controlled organisation, we are governed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and peak bodies.

Our vision is the highest attainable standard of social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Our role is to lead and advocate for systemic change that places the voices, strengths, and needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples at the centre of national policies and reforms.

We work in a fast-paced national policy and reform environment where priorities can shift quickly in response to government processes, parliamentary inquiries, sector developments, member priorities, emerging evidence, and national reform opportunities. As a result, our team needs to be made up of individuals who can understand complex policy and service systems, work respectfully within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and organisations, and produce high-quality work across social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention.

Gayaa Dhuwi’s work is long-term with progress often requiring sustained advocacy, careful relationships, strong evidence and the ability to keep work moving over time. People who thrive at Gayaa Dhuwi are steady, thoughtful, organised, respectful, clear in their communication and able to maintain perspective while working on issues that matter deeply to our peoples and communities.

https://www.gayaadhuwi.org.au

**APPLICATIONS CLOSE 24th June 2026**