Administrative Associate: Data & Analytics Office, Personal Investor

As an Administrative Associate, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation for the leaders in Personal Investor Data and Analytics Office. Your responsibilities will include managing complex schedules, organizing events, handling expense reports, providing top-notch administrative support, and acting an office manager. This position requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual who can make rational decisions independently and represent the department with professionalism.

Key Responsibilities:

• Calendar Management: Maintain a complex and ever-changing calendar, proactively rearranging and rescheduling meetings based on priorities.
• Event Coordination: Organize and coordinate events, including full-day and multi-day on-sites and offsites.
• Expense Management: Manage expense reports and order/inventory department office supplies as needed.
• Communication: Maintain department distribution lists and provide accurate, complete, and timely management of phone and email messages.
• Meeting Preparation: Review schedules and ensure the person you are supporting is prepared, coordinating all appropriate team members/attendees with required materials.
• Professional Representation: Represent the department with a consistent and high level of professionalism, interacting with senior leaders and vendors with ease.
• Client Identification: Quickly identify clients, their affiliates, and their emails appropriately.
• Travel Coordination: Maintain travel arrangements, including global and international travel, supplying required documents and assisting with needed materials (vaccinations, etc.).
• Conference Room Management: Own executive conference room requests, rearranging and helping other parties identify alternate conference spaces.
• Special Projects: Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of administrative or related experience, preferably in a medium to large size organization. 
• Education: High school diploma or an equivalent combination of training and experience; Associate degree or related degree preferred.
• Skills:
• Ability to follow established procedures and guidelines, with the opportunity to exercise independent judgment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take direction, be adaptable, and balance multiple priorities.
• A positive and collaborative demeanor.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and familiarity with office productivity tools such as SharePoint, Teams, or Google Workspace is a plus.
• Strong time management, attention to detail, organizational skills, and verbal/written communication are essential.
• Ability to multitask and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to follow established procedures and guidelines, with the opportunity to exercise independent judgment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take direction, be adaptable, and balance multiple priorities.
• A positive and collaborative demeanor.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and familiarity with office productivity tools such as SharePoint, Teams, or Google Workspace is a plus.
• Strong time management, attention to detail, organizational skills, and verbal/written communication are essential.
• Ability to multitask and handle confidential information with discretion.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is 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.