Executive Assistant

Australian National University

Canberra, ACT
$89,134-102,600 per year
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago

Join a highly collaborative and supportive team with a service-driven culture
Hybrid work arrangements available
Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities

About the roleThe Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and executive support to the School Director to ensure the effective delivery of School operations. You will work closely with the School Executive on confidential projects, as such a high level of discretion and sensitivity is required. This is a diverse Executive Assistant role that will also support strategic hiring processes of the School and assist with onboarding of employees. The Executive Assistant is part of the Computing Administration Team and will support a broad range of operational administrative tasks relating to day-to-day operational activities of the School.Day-to-day activities include:

Managing the commitments and schedule of the School Director and proactively resolving conflicting demands
Management of various email accounts and responding to rapidly evolving priorities
Coordinating incoming and outgoing correspondence with exceptional attention to detail
Act as the first point of contact for enquiries and providing advice on a range of policies and procedures
Work as a part of the broader School Administration team to support the day-to-day operations of the School

Our ideal candidateWe'd love to hear from you if you are a proactive and adaptable individual who enjoys a role where no two days are the same. We're looking for candidates with experience providing high-level executive support with a positive can-do approach and a passion for exceptional service. The ideal candidate will have the initiative and flexibility to manage competing demands and deliver high quality outcomes for the School.

Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to anticipate needs of your executive
Flexibility and sound judgement to respond to rapidly evolving priorities and proactively manage multiple deadlines
Enjoys working as a part of a highly collaborative and supportive team in an operational administration environment
Enjoys building strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Maintains a high level of professionalism and discretion when responding to business needs within tight timeframes

For further information about this position, please contact Christie Liu, Administration Manager: .About the CollegeThe Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC) hosts three of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.CECC brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of the four pillars of ANU by 2025: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia's national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19.We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.CECC is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College comprises three schools: the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, and School of Engineering, supported by the Professional Services Group.The School of Computing has a strong foundation in computing and information sciences at ANU. We are a transformative centre for research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, computer systems and software, and theoretical foundations of computing. We span traditional and modern thinking, connecting decades of computer science methodologies with modern data and computational science. Our mission is motivated by the need to design, drive and sustain strategic activities via five broad focus areas: Computing Foundations, Computational Science, Intelligent Systems, Data Science and Analytics, and the Software Innovation Institute. Be part of an innovative and forward-looking intellectual agenda, built on a diverse, inclusive culture.Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equityANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visitWe welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we've described, but you're passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.What we offerThe ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit:How to applyApplicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following separate documents:

A current resume
A statement addressing the selection criteria showing how your skills, experience and approach align with the role in no more than 2 pages (for reference, see the position description& selection criteria).

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.Share this jobSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Get job alertsCreate a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.© 2015 - 2024 THE World Universities Insights Limited. Powered by Madgex Job Board SoftwareCloseBefore you apply -
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