Executive Assistant / Corporate Support Officer

About the Company

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

About the Role

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people

Fortescue’s Corporate Development team is seeking exceptional Executive Assistants / Corporate Support Officers to partner with senior leaders at the centre of strategic decision-making.

These are career-defining opportunities for highly capable professionals who thrive in fast-moving environments, anticipate needs before they arise, and bring precision, discretion and professionalism to everything they do.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver high-level executive and administrative support, including personal assistance to senior leaders
• Manage complex and constantly evolving calendars, travel coordination, meetings and logistics
• Act as a trusted point of contact, managing competing priorities and responding with professionalism and urgency
• Coordinate inbox management, draft correspondence and prepare executive communications
• Support accounts payable processes including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier invoices, expense claims and reconciliations
• Prepare and coordinate board papers, executive briefs, presentations and internal reports
• Assist in the preparation of board recommendations, legal briefs, commercial summaries and strategic background materials
• Conduct research, consolidate information and support leadership decision-making with high-quality insights and documentation

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for professionals who bring sound judgement, initiative and the ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced corporate environment.

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience in an Executive Assistant, Corporate Support or similar senior administrative role supporting executives
• Proven ability to handle confidential and commercially sensitive information with discretion and integrity
• Outstanding organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a polished and professional approach
• Advanced proficiency across Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• A flexible and adaptable mindset, with the ability to work outside standard hours and travel occasionally where required
• A law degree and/or French language skills will be highly regarded.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.