Adventist EmploymentSouth Pacific Division

The Executive Assistant to the Vice-President (Quality & Strategy) provides high-level administrative and project management support whilst acting as personal and confidential assistant to the Vice-President (Quality & Strategy). The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a similar environment, exceptional interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to multi-task, problem solve, and to work independently.

Avondale College is a Seventh-day Adventist organisation driven by our mission and values. If you share our passion for supporting the delivery of Christian tertiary education and can align with our mission, ethos and lifestyle principles then we encourage you to apply.

• Must demonstrate support for Avondale’s Mission, Vision, and Values and be able to provide a role model in a strong Christian and ethical manner consistent with Seventh-day Adventist Church principles.
• Recognised studies and/or equivalent experience in business administration, secretarial or similar disciplines
• Demonstrated experience in a senior executive assistant role
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills (the nature of the role demands ability to maintain strict confidentiality and to interact diplomatically with a range of internal and external stakeholders)
• Excellent project coordination and high-level organisational skills including demonstrated ability to multi-task and reflect adaptability and resilience
• Ability to perform in a digital environment with excellent MS Office skills and evidence of high level performance with excel
• Manage multiple tasks on time, within budget and with required accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, exercise good judgment and initiative, be open to learning and development and demonstrate to work independently
• Cooperate with all occupational health & safety policies and procedures related to the work being undertaken and ensure that their actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of others at the College. Promote a safe work place and identify unsafe practices.
• Understand and support equal opportunity principles.

• Knowledge or experience of Avondale’s academic programs and procedures

A copy of the full job description and selection criteria have been posted on the Avondale College website: www.avondale.edu.au/information/employment.

Enquiries may be directed to employment@avondale.edu.au

Applications, with a statement addressing the selection criteria, and with contact details of at least three referees, should be e-mailed to: employment@avondale.edu.au.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Avondale College of Higher Education is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to make a delayed appointment, not to appoint, or to appoint by invitation.

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