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Emma Watt

Brisbane,QLD

Summary

Dynamic Executive Assistant with extensive experience at the Australian Dental Association, excelling in project management and operational efficiency. Proven track record in enhancing governance processes and driving digital transformation initiatives. Adept at contract negotiation and fostering stakeholder relationships, ensuring compliance and delivering exceptional service in high-pressure environments.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

EA to the CEO and Chair

Australian Dental Association
Bowen Hills, Queensland
12.2024 - 07.2025

Executive Administration & Operational Support

  • Extensive experience providing high-level office and secretarial support to senior executives
  • Discreet and professional, with a strong commitment to ethical standards
  • Ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to organisational standards
  • Act as a liaison between key stakeholders and senior management
  • Tech-savvy and AI-literate; quick to learn new systems and software
  • Positive, flexible, and solutions-focused approach
  • Communicate courteously, confidentially, and effectively across all levels
  • Skilled in proofreading business documents for grammar, spelling, syntax, and formatting
  • Build and refine internal processes to improve operational efficiency
  • Assist with the implementation of operational policies and procedures
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
  • Committed to accuracy and precision, ensuring smooth processes and minimising errors
  • Capable of managing and prioritising multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously
  • Strong leadership and management skills; adept at balancing competing priorities

Executive Operations & Governance Administration

  • Provide high-level, confidential executive support to the CEO, Committee Chairs, and Board to ensure smooth governance operations
  • Prepare and distribute professional documentation for Board and Committee meetings, including papers, reports, presentations, agendas, and minutes with accuracy
  • Coordinate, attend, and minute Board and Committee meetings, and manage follow-up on action items
  • Maintain records and compliance registers in accordance with internal policies and external regulatory standards
  • Deliver timely and effective diary and email management for multiple mail accounts, resolving conflicting demands and ensuring efficient workflow for the Executive.
  • Draft, review, and quality-check all outgoing correspondence, submissions, reports, and briefings to ensure alignment with organisational style and standards
  • Provide comprehensive administrative support, including records management, database maintenance, and compliance tracking
  • Exercise sound judgment, discretion, and problem-solving skills in handling confidential and sensitive matters
  • Support project management initiatives, including tracking deadlines, milestones, and deliverables
  • Demonstrated skills in strategic planning, business operations, and budget control
  • Manage property assets, including maintenance and preparation for sale; liaise with agents, review marketing proposals and documentation, and provide recommendations to the Board
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, both internal and external
  • Meticulous attention to detail in fast-paced, high-stakes environments

Office Management & Operational Efficiency

  • Successfully project managed the company-wide transition to SharePoint, overseeing setup, implementation, staff training, and ongoing support
  • Manage and coordinate administrative functions to ensure efficient daily operations in a professional, organised environment
  • Oversee office and facilities management, including premises maintenance, supplies procurement (stationery, kitchen provisions, etc.), and coordination of repairs
  • Manage relationships with external service providers and suppliers, including contract negotiation and ensuring high-quality service delivery
  • Coordinate internal meetings, company-wide events, and team communications
  • Lead recruitment activities including job listings, candidate screening, interview coordination, onboarding, and provisioning of necessary tools and system access
  • Oversee internal administration systems, including document control and digital archiving
  • Ensure data accuracy, secure storage, accessibility, and compliance with data management policies
  • Monitor and maintain the Asset Register and IT inventory, including software licenses, hardware, and procurement needs
  • Drive process improvement initiatives such as template updates, automation solutions, and workflow optimisation
  • Maintain and update company policies, procedures, and organisational charts
  • Knowledgeable in HR practices, compliance, and regulatory requirements

EA to the Senior Sales & Leasing Executive (Commercial & Industrial)

FAL Property
07.2021 - 12.2024
  • Executive Administrator autonomously functioning to support the appraisal, listing, marketing and sales activity for a successful real estate agent and business director.
  • Correspondence
  • Screen and prioritise incoming emails, independently responding for Agent.
  • Assist in reviewing contracts, legal documents, etc ensuring all versions saved.
  • Client enquiries
  • Take client enquiry calls, determine detailed property requirements, search for suitable properties, analyse results to accurately match requirements.
  • Send appropriate and relevant Information Memorandum to clients, record requirements in CRM.
  • Follow up calls to confirm information received and arrange inspections.
  • Take clients on site inspections, answer questions and pass further queries and feedback onto Agent.
  • Processes & Procedures
  • Create and prepare Form 6a, Letters of Offer, Contracts, Leases etc.
  • Arrange client signing, sign for Agent, follow up if not returned.
  • Draft Payment Advices, Commission Invoices with information sourced from contracts/leases etc.
  • Monitor incoming payments, track process of deals.
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Create new or update details on property entries in CRM, with information from various sources, ie online, Pricefinder, industry listings.
  • Maintaining database and web based portals with updated property sale and new owner information.
  • Detective work: Track down missing owner information, names, phone numbers and email addresses for Agent to make contact.
  • Create new property listings, sourcing from industry emails. Edit photos to branding specifications, watermark photos, compose property listing description, send to online advertising portals.
  • Reporting
  • Create client specific marketing results reports for clients.
  • Tracking and reporting on enquiries for properties for lead generation.
  • Finding addresses of recent enquiries, so Agent can contact owners to assist with their possible outgoing tenant.
  • Creating and drafting Quarterly Industrial Statistics Review for sending to clients.
  • Marketing
  • All aspects of marketing and advertising campaigns, including tracking costs.
  • Creation of Sales/Leasing Tenders and Information Memorandum – InDesign.
  • Sourcing currently available properties from Agent’s email, create property listings, end to end autonomously.
  • Prepare, copy and proof marketing collateral and arrange distribution.
  • Liaise with suppliers to arrange services, including property signage, photography, drone images, property videos, 3d rendering and site plan creation.
  • Business Development & Lead Generation
  • Build and manage key relationships with property owners and tenants to generate leads, expand client base and (find) property listings.
  • Routinely contacting property owners for lead generation.

Thomas Lawyers
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Various legal administration work.
  • Project Management of Water Management plan

Project Assistant to the Project Manager for NECF (secondment position)

Ergon Energy Brisbane
Brisbane
11.2012 - 04.2013
  • Co-ordinate the Project Team schedules, including daily, weekly and monthly meetings across a number of sites.
  • Process recruitment of contractors, preparing contracts, setting up access to systems and arranging equipment (computers, phones, work stations etc);
  • Arrange travel for the entire Project Team, over 40 people.

Executive Assistant to the General Manager of Human Resources

Ergon Energy Brisbane
Brisbane
07.2007 - 01.2013
  • Liaise with the Executive Management Team on behalf of the GM;
  • Preparation of Board/Budget papers, HR business planning, and other highly confidential documents;
  • Liaise with and report to Ministerial offices and OGOC;
  • Co-ordinate, arrange and attend conferences: business planning, High Performing Team workshops etc;
  • Participant and Co-ordinator of activities for the Ergon Energy Brisbane Disaster Committee, including co-ordinating disaster simulations and maintaining the company Satellite phone;
  • Monitor expenditure of travel, mobile phones and data cards for all of HR;
  • Regular audit and update of team information on company intranet;
  • Draft and proofread internal documents and templates as well as maintain version control;
  • Social Club Chairperson for Ergon Energy Brisbane.

Acting EA to the Executive General Manager of Employee & Shared Services

Ergon Energy Brisbane
Brisbane
09.2006 - 01.2013
  • Liaise with the Executive Management Team, Senior Management team and Operations Management team, on behalf of the EGMESS, including drafting board papers;
  • Preparation of presentations, business planning documents and minute taking;
  • Preparation and collation of highly confidential documentation;
  • Liaise with and/or provide information and reports to high level Senior Stakeholders, Board Members, and Ministerial Offices.

Executive Assistant to CEO

Clements Recruitment
09.2006 - 07.2007

EA to Service Team Leader of Private Client Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers Brisbane
Brisbane
10.2005 - 09.2006

PA to Group Operating Partner of Indirect Tax (GST)

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Melbourne
Melbourne
08.2004 - 10.2005

PA to the Director & GM of Finance & Company Secretary

BMW Group Australia
01.2004 - 07.2004
  • Primary Travel Co-ordinator for BMW Australia

PA to the CEO & CFO

01.2004 - 05.2004

EA to the Chairman

Pike Mirls McKnoulty Town Planning
01.2003 - 09.2003

Administration Assistant

ANZ Graduate Programme
05.2003 - 05.2003

PA to Head of Investment Banking

01.2003 - 04.2003

Administration Assistant for WorkCover claims

Willis Australia, Melbourne
Melbourne
01.2003 - 03.2003

Assistant to Head of Marketing

01.2003 - 02.2003

PA to Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions

01.2003 - 02.2003

PA to Chairman of Australia & New Zealand

01.2003 - 01.2003

Personal Assistant to Managing Partner

Clout & Associates Accountants, Brisbane
Brisbane
09.1995 - 03.2002

Receptionist

Clout & Associates Accountants, Brisbane
Brisbane
01.1990 - 09.1995

Education

Responsible Service of Alcohol

RSA
Brisbane, Queensland
08-2024

Certificate III -

Financial Services Administration
01.2004

Certificate -

in Front Office
01.1993

Skills

  • Project management and policy development
  • Continuous improvement strategies
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Board reporting and documentation
  • Organizational skills
  • Marketing and advertising expertise
  • Contract negotiation and compliance
  • Digital transformation initiatives
  • Solution innovation and operational efficiency
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Compliance monitoring and governance
  • Operational excellence practices
  • Time management techniques
  • Service delivery oversight
  • Operations management strategies
  • Written communication proficiency

References

Numbers available upon request

Software Applications

Apple Mac suite – advanced, Google Suite: Pages, Numbers, Keypoint – advanced, MS Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access – advanced, Realworx, SharePoint - advanced, Site Owner, Xero, Adobe Acrobat & Docusign – advanced, Canva – advanced, InDesign - intermediate, Photoshop – intermediate, Ellipse - Intermediate, Documentum, Lotus Notes, Mailchimp, Pricefinder - advanced, Surga (Real Estate CRM) – advanced, Trello, TRIM, Wordpress – intermediate

Typing Speed

85wpm

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

EA to the CEO and Chair

Australian Dental Association
12.2024 - 07.2025

EA to the Senior Sales & Leasing Executive (Commercial & Industrial)

FAL Property
07.2021 - 12.2024

Thomas Lawyers
08.2019 - 03.2020

Project Assistant to the Project Manager for NECF (secondment position)

Ergon Energy Brisbane
11.2012 - 04.2013

Executive Assistant to the General Manager of Human Resources

Ergon Energy Brisbane
07.2007 - 01.2013

Acting EA to the Executive General Manager of Employee & Shared Services

Ergon Energy Brisbane
09.2006 - 01.2013

Executive Assistant to CEO

Clements Recruitment
09.2006 - 07.2007

EA to Service Team Leader of Private Client Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers Brisbane
10.2005 - 09.2006

PA to Group Operating Partner of Indirect Tax (GST)

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Melbourne
08.2004 - 10.2005

PA to the Director & GM of Finance & Company Secretary

BMW Group Australia
01.2004 - 07.2004

PA to the CEO & CFO

01.2004 - 05.2004

Administration Assistant

ANZ Graduate Programme
05.2003 - 05.2003

EA to the Chairman

Pike Mirls McKnoulty Town Planning
01.2003 - 09.2003

PA to Head of Investment Banking

01.2003 - 04.2003

Administration Assistant for WorkCover claims

Willis Australia, Melbourne
01.2003 - 03.2003

Assistant to Head of Marketing

01.2003 - 02.2003

PA to Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions

01.2003 - 02.2003

PA to Chairman of Australia & New Zealand

01.2003 - 01.2003

Personal Assistant to Managing Partner

Clout & Associates Accountants, Brisbane
09.1995 - 03.2002

Receptionist

Clout & Associates Accountants, Brisbane
01.1990 - 09.1995

Responsible Service of Alcohol

RSA

Certificate III -

Financial Services Administration

Certificate -

in Front Office
Emma Watt