The Executive Assistant provides executive
support to the Director, Campus Services and
Procurement including high level
administration support, and planning and
advice. The position works collaboratively with
key stakeholders and other staff to deliver
exceptional service and support.
Confidentiality, discretion and consistent sound
judgement are critical attributes for this role.
The Executive Assistant displays outstanding
organisational skills in supporting the Director,
Campus Services and Procurement with time
management, diary management, travel
organisation and correspondence.
The position is also responsible for
developing, refining and maintaining office
administration processes and supporting
the area in general administration.
This position reports to the Director, Campus
Services and Procurement for supervision,
workload management and for Performance
Planning and Review (PPR).
**Key responsibilities include**:
- Provide confidential executive support
including proactive and tactical diary
management, liaison with internal and
external stakeholders, preparation for
meetings, and preparing and drafting
correspondence.
- Promptly and professionally answering,
triaging, or redirecting incoming
correspondence, ensuring that business is
appropriately prioritised, and that
outstanding matters are followed up and
completed to deadlines.
- Manage documents and workflow, including
incoming mail prioritisation.
- Drafting and proofreading correspondence
or other documents and presentations,
taking notes or minutes as required.
- Develop, implement and maintain systems
and processes to ensure efficient
operations of the office.
- Organise functions, training and events,
including invitations, venue bookings,
equipment hire, catering and visitor parking.
- Coordination of all travel arrangements for
the Executive, visitors and others including
itineraries, airfares, visa, car hire,
accommodation and taxis including
organising reconciliation and
reimbursement of travel expenses and post
travel finance reporting.
- Undertake data collection in order to
provide information and/or advice on
specific issues.
- Act as Secretary to committees and staff
meetings, and provide minute taking duties
for any other required meetings as
requested.
- Assist in projects and audits, undertaking
other significant administrative tasks as
required.
- Compliance with health and safety policies,
procedures, hazard reporting and safe work
practices.
To ensure job flexibility the successful
appointee may be required to:
- perform any other duties as nominated by
the University consistent with the relevant
classification descriptors detailed in the
Enterprise Agreement. Staff undertaking
any new duties will receive training;
- participate in job rotation or multiskilling in
consultation with their supervisor;
- work across campuses
**Type of appointment**
This appointment will be offered on an
ongoing, part-time basis (18.125 hours per
week).
**Location**
Kelvin Grove campus.
Selection Criteria
1. Education, training or relevant experience
equivalent to completion of an associate
diploma with at least two (2) years’
subsequent relevant experience or an
equivalent combination of relevant
experience and/or education training.
2. High level interpersonal skills with the
ability to provide confidential executive
support with proven ability to collaborate
and communicate with a wide range of
internal and external stakeholders in a
professional manner.
3. Demonstrated digital literacy skills
including ability to effectively work with
Microsoft suite of products as well as
corporate systems and other information
sources to extract and interpret data.
4. Demonstrated ability to use initiative to
solve problems, manage priorities to meet
deadlines, and work productively within a
team to support a wide range of
stakeholders internally, nationally and
internationally.
5. Demonstrated high level written
communication skills including the ability
to draft memoranda, meeting agendas and
minutes, correspondence, submissions an
and attention to detail.
6. High level ability to manage time and tasks
effectively including prioritising work,
meeting deadlines and balancing
competing demands as well as the ability
to work effectively with limited supervision.
**Remuneration and Benefits**
The classification for this position is Higher
Education Worker Level 5 (HEW5) which has
an annual remuneration range of $70,650 to
$79,660 pa (full time equivalent). Which is
inclusive of an annual salary range of $70,650
to $79,660 pa (full-time equivalent), 17%
superannuation, and leave loading.
Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, a
career at QUT brings a broad range of tangible
benefits. With competitive remuneration
including superannuation, the University offers
real and generous benefits.
QUT is a high quality and flexible organisation
that is proud of its excellent employment
conditions which include but are not
📌 Executive Assistant, Campus Services and
🏢 Queensland University Of Technology
📍 Brisbane