- Full time, permanent role
- Flexible location though Canberra-preferred + Hybrid working.
- Salary packaging to reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay
About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Humanitarian Diplomacy Coordinator supports delivery of humanitarian diplomacy tactics and events, and provides vital coordination and administrative support to ensure the effective functioning of the Humanitarian Diplomacy & Policy team. The role manages the diary and travel arrangements of the Head of Humanitarian Diplomacy & Policy, provides external scheduling support for the Engagement and Humanitarian Diplomacy teams including coordination of key activities and events across the functions. The role additionally provides coordination for the organisation’s policy submission process, ensuring submissions are tracked, reviewed, and delivered on time.
Day to day you will
- Support the planning, logistics, and delivery of humanitarian diplomacy and engagement events, including briefings, roundtables, workshops, and public forums.
- Provide high-level administrative support to the Head of Humanitarian Diplomacy & Policy, including diary, travel, and correspondence management, and support Government Engagement and Humanitarian Diplomacy teams with external stakeholder diary scheduling and meeting coordination
- Coordinate the organisation’s policy submission process, ensuring submissions are tracked, quality-assured, and delivered on time, with explicit communication across teams.
- Maintain accurate records of stakeholder engagement, meetings, and submissions, ensuring effective follow-up and organisational learning.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders across policy, engagement, media, programs, and state/territory operations to support coordination and alignment.
What you will bring
- Experience providing administrative, coordination, or project support in a complex organisation including extensive diary and travel management for senior leaders.
- Event and meeting coordination skills, including logistics, scheduling, and supporting high-level stakeholder participation.
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and build trusted working relationships across diverse stakeholders.
Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
Work/Life Flexibility: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award - Level 4.
For additional enquiries, please contact Renee Manning at remanning@redcross.org.au for a confidential discussion. Please note, email is for enquiries only. Applications must be received online to be considered.
Applications close: Monday 1 December
While we appreciate the interest in our organisation, we will not be engaging with agencies or agency candidates for this position.
Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
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