Executive Assistant

Charles Sturt University; Wagga Wagga; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Job summary

Charles Sturt University is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to the Executive Dean and to coordinate priorities across the Faculty of Science and Health Office.

You will manage diaries and travel, support committees, and coordinate key staff processes, events and faculty projects while maintaining discretion and a proactive, solution-oriented approach. You will be a key contact for staff, students, and visitors, delivering professional service.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior managers with strong office administration skills.
• Diary and travel coordination experience is required.
• Clear, confident communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to the Executive Dean and coordinate priorities across the Faculty.
• Manage diary commitments, correspondence and travel arrangements.
• Provide committee support and coordinate staff processes, events and faculty projects.
• Build strong relationships across the University and offer professional, responsive service to staff, students and visitors.

Skills

Office administration

Diary coordination

Travel coordination

Stakeholder communication

Discretion

Education

Relevant qualifications or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Job description

• Enjoy a rare part-time, continuing opportunity with generous university staff benefits
• Work closely with the Executive Dean to coordinate priorities and support faculty leadership
• Build strong connections across the faculty and wider University

The Role

• Continuing, Part-time - 40% fraction (2 days a week)
• Job share arrangement - Monday and Tuesday preferred

As Executive Assistant, you will provide high-level support to the Executive Dean and help coordinate priorities across the Faculty of Science and Health Office.

You will manage diary commitments, correspondence and travel, provide committee support, and coordinate key staff processes, events and faculty projects. Your organisation, initiative and discretion will help faculty leaders stay informed, meet commitments and progress their priorities.

As a key contact for faculty enquiries, you will build strong relationships across the University and provide professional, responsive service to staff, students and visitors.

About you:

• Relevant qualifications or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Experience supporting senior managers, with strong office administration skills, including diary and travel coordination
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain attention to detail
• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to negotiate, communicate with influence and provide responsive service to diverse stakeholders
• Initiative and sound judgement to solve problems, handle confidential information with discretion and work independently and collaboratively

About Us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Health here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Disclosure Requirement

Applicants may be required to disclose information relating to gender-based violence allegations or findings as part of the University's recruitment and screening processes.

Further Information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Peter Ryall | Faculty Executive Officer | ******@csu.edu.au | Ph: (02) 6933 2***