Executive Assistant to General Counsel and Company Secretary

Together, we can do great things.

We shape leading experiences across office, retail, logistics and student accommodation.

We’re one of Australia’s largest property groups, managing $35 billion worth of assets across the country.

Our sustainable returns from investments come from focusing on what matters most to customers — a great experience and doing good. Every day, our people are driving positive impact for people, place and planet. They’re inquisitive, pioneering industry firsts and pushing new ideas to deliver exceptional outcomes.

This passion and expertise creates an employee experience that puts wellbeing, flexibility and opportunity first.

Come join us.

The role

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Executive Assistant to join GPT on a 12-month fixed-term contract and provide comprehensive support to our General Counsel and Company Secretary, with additional support to the rest of the Legal, Governance, Risk & Compliance (LGRC) team. This is a crucial role working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment where you will be supporting members of a high-performing team with your exceptional organisational, administrative and communication skills.

You will be a highly resourceful, discrete and approachable professional with the ability to roll up your sleeves and make a difference. Your attention to detail, adaptability, proactiveness and ability to work collaboratively will lend itself to ensuring the smooth running of the Legal, Governance, Risk & Compliance (LGRC) team.  

What you will be doing

• Providing high-level administrative support to the General Counsel and Company Secretary through managing day-to-day schedules, prioritising activities, and ensuring the executive’s time is effectively leveraged.
• Coordinating, scheduling, and managing complex calendars, ensuring seamless planning for internal and external meetings, conferences, and travel logistics for the General Counsel and Company Secretary and LGRC team.
• Supporting the LGRC team with the continuous improvement of administrative processes to enhance efficiency whilst maintaining accurate records and filing systems in SharePoint, handling confidential information with utmost care. Creating and formatting of high-quality presentations, papers, reports, letters, agendas and minutes in line with GPT style guidelines.
• Processing purchase orders (via iBuy), new suppliers (through Felix) and Capex requests via GPT’s procurement and accounts payable system. Managing the inhouse legal service invoicing process and maintaining accurate expense records, retaining receipts and ensuring statements are processed correctly, efficiently and on time each month through iCMS.
• Being the primary point of contact between the LGRC team, internal teams, and external stakeholders, maintaining a high level of professionalism and discretion. 
• Building effective relationships across the wider EA / PA community to facilitate smooth operations and ensure effective communication across the LGRC division.

What makes you stand out

To be successful in this role, you will have proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite or senior leadership within a corporate environment, ideally at an ASX listed company within legal, funds management, property or a similar industry.

You will be a natural communicator, administrator, and problem solver with the well-honed ability to juggle multiple competing priorities whilst working collaboratively across a large team, confidentially and with discretion. You have a proactive style of working, exceptional attention to detail, a knack for using software applications, strong organisational skills, ability to adapt quickly to changed needs and love embedding continuous improvement initiatives in your work.

What makes us stand out

We value our people

• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and generous leave options.
• Experience market-leading parental leave benefits including 22 weeks paid leave for either carer and childcare allowance once you return to work.
• Embrace diverse and challenging career opportunities, supported by our dedicated Learning & Development Team committed to your growth.
• Engage in comprehensive Wellbeing programs and benefit from market-leading policies and support tailored to diverse needs.
• Be recognised by peers through nomination awards and take part in our generous Employee Referral Program.

We know the power of a great experience

• Ranked 5th in the 2025 Gender Equality Global Report released by Equileap.
• Placed 1st of real estate investment trusts in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2025 Yearbook.
• Earned a gold ranking in Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
• Awarded our fifth consecutive Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in 2023-2025.
• Accredited Family Inclusive Workplace™.
• Committed to our second Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Everyone counts

GPT offers an inclusive workplace culture and embraces people with diverse perspectives, skills and backgrounds. We welcome applications from First Nations candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with disability and people of diverse ages, cultures and backgrounds. 

Let’s get started

If this role sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Go for it!

Click on “Apply” to submit your application and Sinduja Naidu from the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.