Project and Executive Support

Job Description

• Showcase your exceptional project and organisational skills
• Join the thriving TAFE and make a difference
• Located at our Sunshine Campus

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.  One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the Role:
The Project and Executive Support Officer will be required to provide timely, efficient and high-level project and executive support to the Executive Director/Director in the Office of the Chief TAFE Officer, Victoria University. The role will contribute to the day-to-day operations of Executive Director / Director’s Office and successful achievement of the University strategic objectives.

This is a full time continuing position (36.75 hours per week), HEP Level 6 Classification, Salary Range $82,372 per annum - $89,161 per annum plus 17% Superannuation. The position is located at the University’s Sunshine Campus.

About You:

You will need to have:

• Expertise in providing project, organisational and executive support to senior leaders. 
• An understanding dual sector perspective and understanding of TAFE and Higher Education. 
• An understanding of roles of the Executive Directors and Managers in their area and how they interact with other parts of the University, clients and partners. 
• Knowledge and understanding of operations, governance, and decision-making processes, including quality assurance policies and procedures and other relevant legislative requirements. 
• Familiarity with Federal and State government legislation and policies related to the tertiary education sector and its impact in their area of responsibility. 
• Advanced knowledge and experience of MS Office Suite. 

What We Offer: 

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff .

How to Apply:

To view a copy of the position description, please click here . To submit your application click on the Apply Now button.

Your application must include:

• A cover letter
• Responses to Key Selection Criteria as listed in the Position Description.
• Your curriculum vitae/resume 
• Evidence of applicable qualifications, licences and registrations

Applications close: Wednesday 7 February 2024 at  5pm.

Who to Contact:

For further information relating to the position, please contact Candida Menezes, Senior Advisor and Executive Coordinator by email at [email protected]. 

Our Commitment to Protecting Country:

VU honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect or Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share.

VU is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under represented backgrounds in this field.