Organisation : The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Location : Melbourne (Melbourne CBD)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Families, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 27 Oct, 2017
About the organisation
About the role
Key Accountabilities
- Assist with the coordination and implementation of all aspects of the CEO’s workload
- Provide support across a broad range of policy areas
- Prepare submissions to State and Commonwealth policy and legislative initiatives
- Devise and prepare presentations and speeches
- Preparation of correspondence for the CEO, and ensuring follow-up
- Undertake written and design work including reports, articles, information sheets and other relevant publications as needed
- Attend meetings where applicable
- Summarise and report outcomes from meetings, workshops etc.
General
- Identify and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the member organisations, government, the child, youth and family sector, other industry bodies and the broader community
- Work collaboratively with other staff within the Centre
- Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality in dealing with sensitive and high level issues
- Undertake other duties as may be required by the CEO
- Carry out all duties in a manner consistent with the Strategic Plan and policies of the Centre.
Organisational Accountabilities
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Inc. is committed to health, safety and wellbeing of its staff. CFECFW and its staff must comply with a range of statutory requirements including equal opportunity, occupational health and safety and privacy. CFECFW requires staff to comply with its policies and procedures and related statutory requirements. Appointees are accountable for completing training on these matters and ensuring their knowledge is up to date.
Key Selection Criteria
The successful applicant will have:
Essential experience
- Experience in a small, busy office environment
- Excellent knowledge of information technology and available programs(essential)
- Experience in supporting multiple functions and people
Desirable experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the community-based child, youth and family services sector (desirable).
Skills
- Advanced written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills including high level interpersonal and relationship building skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of people effectively and professionally
- Excellent organisational, time management skills, task prioritisation, attention to detail and the ability to be self-directed
- Demonstrated capacity to manage a demanding work load with many competing priorities
- Good conceptual thinker, with excellent analytical skills, the ability to research and investigate issues and synthesise complex stakeholder feedback and data into clear, high quality written reports and briefs and presentations
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- A mature and professional approach to work
- Demonstrated ability to work productively as part of a small team
- High level of skill in the Microsoft Office suite including Word, PowerPoint and Excel in a Windows environment; web-related skills an advantage.
- Familiarity with social media communication
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Project Officer to Chief Executive Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
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