Administrative Associate

About the job

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex calendars for multiple leaders, prioritizing competing requests, coordinating schedules, and exercising sound judgment to ensure effective use of executive time.
• Schedules meetings, coordinates location, notifies parties, and tracks attendance. Makes travel arrangements and orders refreshments if necessary.
• Follows established procedures and guidelines, with opportunity to exercise independent judgement. Provides guidance to lesser experienced administrative staff.
• Types and/or prepares memos, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, presentations, and other materials.
• Maintains calendar for department and leader.
• Orders and inventories department office supplies as needed. Monitors expenditures.
• Edits, formats, and produces various types of documents with attention to detail.
• Performs data entry and maintains both paper and electronic filing/archiving systems.
• Supports individual team members with diary management and scheduling.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years administrative or secretarial experience, preferably in a medium to large size department in a corporate setting.
• High school diploma or an equivalent combination of training and experience; Associate's degree or Secretarial School degree preferred.
• Proven experience supporting multiple executives simultaneously.
• Demonstrated success managing complex calendars across multiple time zones.
• Experience coordinating extensive travel for executives or sales leaders.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple demands, and adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting sales, distribution, wealth management, financial services, or client-facing leadership teams.
• Experience supporting senior leaders with frequent travel schedules and complex itinerary management.
• Experience coordinating large meetings, leadership events, and external client engagements.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.