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Form of workChisholm is Victoria’s premier public vocational education and training provider, with campuses located across Melbourne and the southeast.
Each year, we welcome some 41,000 students from over 43 culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. More than 1,400 passionate and dedicated Chisholm employees work together to deliver quality training and education in Melbourne’s southeast manufacturing heartland and key residential growth corridor.
A Victorian Government-owned TAFE, we aim to lead the way in education and training to inspire success and transform lives.
Our purpose is to excel in education and training and be respected and valued for enhancing the social and economic futures of individuals, industry and communities.
Our drive for commercial success is underpinned by our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity and Respect.
In the past 20 years, we have grown significantly to become a multi-sector institute, delivering a broad range of education and training programs and services in higher education, vocational education and training (VET) and school sectors across ten campuses in Victoria, online, in the workplace and overseas with partner educational and government organisations.
We offer more than 400 courses, from Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)/Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM)/Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS), through to nationally accredited qualifications such as certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, degrees, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and short courses.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will be accountable for playing a key role in supporting the Executive Directors Group and an active participant of the Executive Assistants Group, providing Executive support, in particular to diary management, communication management and customer service, document production and monitoring internal compliance, controls and procedures for the Executive team.
Your key accountabilities will be to:
- Work productively with students/clients, staff and business areas to effectively support Chisholm achieve its goals. This includes:
- Develop and maintain a broad and effective working relationship with peers, colleagues and staff across Chisholm
- Practice open, honest and timely constructive feedback with your team
- Adopt a team culture, look for and share opportunities to support others
- Lead and facilitate understanding of Chisholm procedures, policies, and vision.
- Provide for the Executive/Associate Director(s) a range of regular and ad-hoc reports, documentation, letters, projects and submissions that are of a high standard.
- Commit to pursuing cost-effective outcomes and efficiency across all your operations.
- Apply the correct protocols for contacting Government departments regarding invitations and events and for meeting and greeting local and overseas guests to Chisholm.
- Contribute to strategic objectives through advocating and modelling a commercial focus methodology in your work
- Act as the key contact person on behalf of the Executive (s)
ABOUT YOU
You will have relevant tertiary qualification and experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or experience/ training.
Crucial to your success will be your proven track record in Executive officer functions, undertaking research, following up tender or paper preparation for the Executive Director(s), preparing correspondence, organising meetings and conferences.
You are a highly motivated and can manage competing priorities under pressure.
BELONGING AND INCLUSION
Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education. Chisholm’s culture of Belonging & Inclusion strives to promote a self-regulating culture that enhances the experiences of our employees, students and communities.
We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at ******@chisholm.edu.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. If you have specific support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at ******@chisholm.edu.au
Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for this position close 5pm Monday 25 March 2024
Applications should include:
- a covering letter
- curriculum vitae
- contact details of three (3) referees
- valid Employee Working With Children Check
- National Police Check
- International Police Check (if applicable)
- verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, eg citizenship, passport or birth certificate
- certified copies of qualifications and transcripts
Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.
