Organisation : Indigenous Reading Project
Location : Australian Capital Territory (Braddon, ACT)
Time required : 5 - 20 hours per week - maybe job share
Duration of project : 24 months
Sector : Community Engagement
Application closing date : 3 Jun, 2022
About the role
DUTY STATEMENT
We’re looking for one or two volunteers from 5 – 20 hours per week.
Ideally, these volunteer(s) will provide office administration support to the CEO and IRP Digital Library.
As a volunteer, you will ideally have great digital and communication skills, be proactive and have an interest in learning.
You will be working to ensure that we can develop and distribute great ebooks to children who are enrolled in our E-reading program.
The successful applicant(s) will share our values and want to make a positive and practical contribution to our work.
Primary work tasks of the Administration Officer include:
- Stakeholder engagement
- Phone based representation of IRP to stakeholders including teachers and the parents of Indigenous children
- Generate regular correspondence using tools such as Google Work , MailChimp
- Data entry including retrieval and collation of statistical data from the digital library and other platforms.
Your skills and background may include:-
- Confident telephone manner with an ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and School Teachers
- Great general digital skills with the ability to learn and adapt to various software platforms
- Proactive and able to adapt to meet changing priorities and circumstances
- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to work systematically, and plan and prioritise work tasks
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member
- Take initiative to solve problems
- Qualifications and experience in general office administration
About the organisation
ABOUT US Indigenous Reading Project is an award-winning, non-profit company established in 2012. We work to improve the reading ability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through our E-reading program. We target kids who are behind their peers and want to improve their reading skills. We loan them a tablet. We monitor their progress over time and if they significantly improve their reading ability they get to keep the tablet. VOLUNTEERING Before you apply we encourage you to think carefully about why you want to volunteer. ACT Volunteering has some useful information on their website. This can help you think through some of the common issues that you’ll need to take into consideration before you commence a voluntary role: About volunteering. |
FURTHER READING
Summary: IRP 2019 Factsheet
Media: IRP Media
Strategy: IRP_Strategic Intent
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this volunteering opportunity.
Please quote in application: Administration Officer via Pro Bono Australia.