Executive Assistant

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Work type:Continuing (Contingent Funded)
Location:Canberra / ACT
Categories:Professional

Classification: ANU Officer 5 (Administration)
Salary package: $74,782 – $81,579 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Part time (21 hours per week), Continuing Contingent Funded (up to 12 months)

About us

The Tech Policy Design Centre (TPDC) is a nonpartisan, independent research organisation, within the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University (ANU). TPDC’s mission is to develop fit-for-purpose tech policy frameworks to shape technology for the long-term benefit of humanity. We are reimagining how governance shapes technology.

At the Design Centre we co-design implementation-ready solutions. We conduct research and foster public debate in collaboration with industry, academia, civil society and government. We draw on ANU’s world-leading expertise in law and regulation, business and economics, computer science, cybernetics, physics, national security, and Asia-Pacific studies.

Read more about the Tech Policy Design Centre: Tech Policy Design Centre – ANU

The Opportunity

In this busy and varied role, you will support our Director to stay on top of a busy schedule, as well as working closely with our energetic, collaborative team to ensure that they are organised and able to excel. Your excellent planning and organisational capabilities, along with your calm flexible nature and effective communication skills will see you thrive on managing the multiple tasks within the role.

The Executive Assistant plays a key role in supporting day-to-day scheduling and operations of the Tech Policy and Design Centre and is the first point of contact for the Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised professional with sound experience in executive support or administration, preferably with experience in secretariat support, diary management, and coordination of office administration. The successful applicant will have a flexible nature and effective written/verbal communication skills, will be able to work in a busy varied role and proactively resolving conflicting demands and commitments whilst staying on top of a busy schedule.

For further information for this position, please contact the Centre Manager, Harry Rolf  E: harry.rolf@anu.edu.au  

The Australian National University is a world-leading institution and provides a range of lifestyle, financial and non-financial rewards and programs to support staff in maintaining a healthy work/life balance whilst encouraging success in reaching their full career potential. For more information, please click here .

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities at the ANU, click here .

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. People with a disability are encouraged to apply. For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here .

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results. 

Position Description & Selection Criteria

Advertised:12 Sep 2022 09:00:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:25 Sep 2022 11:55:00 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time