Administration Coordinator

Who we are

Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is a not-for-profit organisation that works with partners to alleviate disadvantage and towards an Australia where all people and communities thrive. We influence systems to deliver better social outcomes for people by learning about what works in communities, helping organisations be more effective, sharing our perspectives and advocating for change.

The Programs team works with partners to pilot, prove, refine, and scale effective approaches to tackling disadvantage. Our current portfolio of 9 programs mainly focuses on improved outcomes for people and communities ‘cradle to career’. Each program promotes ‘systemic change’: intentionally nudging, changing, influencing, and incentivising complex social service systems to support better outcomes for the people who need them most to overcome the challenges they face in order to live a life of dignity.
SVA’s Programs portfolio includes emblematic programs such as Evidence for Learning which works to promote wider adoption of evidence-based practice through the Australian education system
The Programs team works in close collaboration with the Fundraising and Partnerships, Marketing and Communications teams and other staff across SVA.
  
The position
 
The Administration Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the business using a range of effective and high-level administrative skills and providing efficient, professional, and confidential support to the Programs team. Being effective in this role means providing key information and focused support to the Executive Director, Programs and Partnerships and the Director, Evidence for Learning, including the provision of secretariat support for several advisory groups.  Support for the rest of the team will usually be for major or complex scheduling and administrative items.
  
The position includes liaison and coordination within the team and other SVA teams while assisting with special projects to improve operational efficiency and contributing to the overall objectives of Social Ventures Australia.

Your benefits 

• Work in a business awarded Best Workplace 2021 from Voice Project with 81% employee engagement and satisfaction. 
• Join an organisation awarded Change Champion 2021 for recognising and actioning our employees’ insights to improve experience and business performance  
• Be part of the SVA team known for living by our values to put people at the centre and be open and ready to learn  
• We don’t believe that “one size fits all” so we offer flexibility and a hybrid work model that is specific to your team and recognises that work is only one of our priorities. 
• Join a business with a focus on your wellbeing and development with an additional week’s annual leave after working with SVA for two continuous years. 

    
Who you are

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience as a Team Coordinator or Administrator, providing support to senior management, in a demanding and busy professional environment.
• Demonstrated experience in calendar and e-mail management
• Proven ability to build and nurture strong stakeholder relationships, internally and externally
• Strong and accurate communication and customer service skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and work productively across a variety of activities
• Applied knowledge of Salesforce, WordPress or Campaign Monitor, or other database, event management or email campaign software

  
Special Requirements
Ability to attend events outside of standard office hours as required.
  
Note: for the purpose of attracting the right candidates this role is advertised as Administration Coordinator. The successful candidate will be appointed to the position of Team Coordinator, Programs
  
SVA values diversity and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of colour. We value people of all abilities and diversity of culture, faith, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome unique contributions and perspectives of all people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we work with and live in.
   
The position description is available on the SVA website.  https://www.socialventures.com.au/careers/position-descriptions/
We recommend that you review the position description before applying for the role.

If you have the experience and knowledge we are looking for and are excited to join our team, please submit your CV (max 2 pages) and a statement (max 1 page) addressing the person requirements by midnight AEST Sunday 22 May 2022

Short-listed candidates will be invited to first-stage interview  as soon as possible after the closing date.
 
Please note we may consider applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.