About the Role
Based onsite in our Sydney office, you'll provide day-to-day administrative support to members of our senior leadership team while helping ensure the office runs smoothly. This is a varied role that combines executive support, office coordination and general administration. It's a great opportunity for someone with a few years of administrative or coordination experience who is organised, proactive and enjoys working in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide calendar coordination, meeting scheduling and day-to-day administrative support to senior leaders.
- Assist with preparation of documents, presentations and basic reporting.
- Support meeting coordination, including agendas, note-taking and follow-ups.
- Manage travel bookings and expense administration for assigned leaders.
- Help triage and coordinate incoming requests, ensuring timely and professional responses.
- Support the smooth day-to-day operation of the Sydney office, acting as the first point of contact for visitors, building management and general queries.
- Maintain office supplies, kitchen, meeting rooms and shared spaces - including daily upkeep of kitchen, dishwasher and coffee machine.
- Coordinate couriers, deliveries and daily mail management.
- Monitor company car registers and coordinate bookings for staff.
- Assist with the organisation of staff gifts, awards and stakeholder thank-you items.
- Escalate facilities issues as needed and provide ad-hoc support across the business.
- Assist with organising internal events, team activities and office initiatives - from leadership off sites and team lunches to end-of-year celebrations.
- Coordinate catering and logistics for meetings and small events.
- Support ad-hoc travel bookings including flights, accommodation and car hire.
- Partner with the People & Talent team on culture initiatives and in-office experiences.
Requirements
- 2–3 years' experience in an administrative or coordination role, ideally with exposure to supporting senior stakeholders.
- A proactive approach - you anticipate needs, take initiative and follow through reliably.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally across a range of stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Sound judgement when handling sensitive or confidential information.
- A positive, can-do attitude and a genuine enjoyment of being the person who holds things together.
- Prior experience in an Executive Assistant capacity.
- Experience working in a tech, SaaS or high-growth scale-up environment.
- A valid Employee Working With Children Check
- A satisfactory National Police Check
- Verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia (e.g. citizenship, passport or birth certificate)
Skills
- Administrative support
- Coordination
- Executive support
- Office coordination
- General administration
- Calendar coordination
- Meeting scheduling
- Document preparation
- Presentation preparation
- Basic reporting
- Note-taking
- Travel booking
- Expense administration
- Triage and coordination of requests
- Visitor management
- Building management
- Office supply management
- Mail management
- Event organization
- Catering coordination
- Logistics coordination
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Priority management
- Judgement
- Handling confidential information
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Onsite
- Part-time
- 0.8 FTE
Experience Level
- 2-3 years experience
- Ideally with exposure to supporting senior stakeholders
- Prior experience in an Executive Assistant capacity
- Experience working in a tech, SaaS or high-growth scale-up environment
Benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
- Dedicated PD budget
- 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Parental leave program
- Regular team events
- Social budgets
- In-office perks
- Employee Referral Program
About the Company
- Compass is on a mission to transform the school day for everyone - from staff and students to families and administrators.
- We build smart, seamless technology that empowers schools to focus on what really matters: learning, growing and thriving.
- Compass has grown into a global scale-up, supporting 5,000+ schools across three countries, backed by a team of 300+ people.
- Our all-in-one school management platform is redefining how education communities connect, communicate and operate.
Equal Opportunity
- Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
