Executive Support Officer

The Australian National University; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian National University is seeking an Executive Support Officer to join the College of Systems and Society (CSS) Dean’s Office in Canberra. You will provide high-quality executive and administrative assistance, act as a first point of contact for enquiries, support college events, and prepare background research and data for briefs while building strong relationships across campus.

The role is full-time, fixed-term (up to 12 months), with a competitive salary and 17% superannuation.

Qualifications

• A varied and rewarding role with a broad range of responsibilities
• A supportive and collaborative team environment

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality executive and administrative assistance.
• Help support college events and activities.
• Prepare background research and data for briefs.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across campus.

Job description

Classificatio n: ANU Officer 5 (Administration)
Salary package: $89,760 - $97,918 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Fixed Term (up to 12 months)

• A varied and rewarding role with a broad range of responsibilities
• A supportive and collaborative team environment
  

About the opportunity

We’re looking for an Executive Support Officer to join the College of Systems and Society (CSS) Dean’s Office and provide administrative support as part of a small team. In this role you’ll be a key member of the College, serving as a first point of contact for enquiries; delivering high‑quality executive and administrative assistance; helping support college events and activities, preparing background research and data for briefs; and building strong, collaborative relationships across campus. A full list of responsibilities is available in the attached position description.

About the area

The Dean's Office provides expertise that supports the College in the successful delivery of its objectives. We achieve excellence in services by partnering and collaborating with academic staff, students and external partners, through embracing diversity of ideas to coming up with innovative solutions. Our expertise spans across Engagement, Community, Resources, combining strengths across each of these focused areas to identify and build strong collaborative relationships throughout our broad stakeholder base.

About the College

As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Systems and Society (CSS) hosts many of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future.

CSS brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College is to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia’s national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation.

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.

CSS is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College is comprised of the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, School of Engineering, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Mathematical Sciences Institute, and the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, supported by the Professional Services Group.

Enquiries

To enquire about this role, please contact Melissa Zanatta, Acting General Manager, via email [e-mail].

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity

ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of Systems and Society to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.ano.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we’ve described, but you’re passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application.

What we offer

The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence .

Closing Date: Sunday, 13 September 2026, 11:55pm (AEST)