Advancement Support and Events Officer

Advancement Support and Events Officer
Full time, continuing appointment 
Professional Employee Level 6 - $84,931 – $90,518 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus

Apply your exceptional communication and administration skills to help to build and strengthen relationships with our donor and alumni communities.

About the Position
As the Advancement Support and Events Officer, you will support the Community Connections team in implementing the University’s philanthropy, fundraising and alumni programs and managing Community Connection events. This includes supporting relationships with individuals, organisations, students, researchers, events, and programs. The position builds and strengthens relationships with CDU’s community, donors, and alumni. Providing support with external and internal communications, data entry, and record keeping are also key features of the role.  

About You
To be successful, you will require:

• Demonstrated efficient administrative skills with a superior attention to detail.
• Experience in working with customer relationship management systems and database systems.
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative to meet challenges, including planning, implementation, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and liaising with people from all levels of management.
• A clear and confident communication style, which demonstrates integrity.
• Experience in organising events and protocol management is preferable but not required.

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Remuneration 
Appointment to this role will be at Professional Employee Level 6. The base salary will be in the range of $84,931 – $90,518 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $99,369 - $105,906 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?
•    An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
•    Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
•    Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
•    An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory 
•    17% superannuation 
•    Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
•    Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
•    Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
•    Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
•    Free on-campus parking in designated areas 
•    Employee Assistance Program
•    Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience, and response addressing the selection criteria of the role.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Bree Willsmore on 08 8946 66***or email **************@cdu.edu.au     

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 71***or email **************@cdu.edu.au.

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

 
You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.  

Applications Close: Sunday 7th April 2024