About the role

Mater Procurement & Supply Chain Operations team has an opportunity available for an experienced Senior Administration Officer (Director Support Officer) to support the Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Operations (PSCO). This is a permanent full-time position.

This is a rare opportunity to support an award nominated Procurement Director who promotes flexibility and career development within her teams. You will have the chance to be mentored by the Director, other management staff and Executive Support Officers (EAs) and gain invaluable experience leading towards a career as an Executive Support Officer.

Salary range: $72,052 - $77,828 pa plus super plus generous salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

You will provide high-level business and administrative support to the Director, Procurement and Supply and the broader PCSO management team. Your key duties will include (but not limited to):

• Provide diary and email management
• Provide administration support and assistance to the wider PSCO team as required
• Coordinate timely and accurate information flow, data collation and reporting by the Procurement and Supply Chain Operations Management Team to ensure accurate and timely completion
• Provide high level meeting support including bookings, attendee lists agenda setting, minute-taking and follow up of relevant actions arising from meetings
• Support communications within the PCSO team by managing telephone and email enquiries, redirecting as appropriate, including preparing routine or non-technical written responses on behalf of the Director Procurement and Supply
• Undertake a range of other duties as required by the Director Procurement and Supply

About you

You will have demonstrated experience in business support or office administration at a senior professional level, ideally gained in a large, complex and diverse organisation.

• Demonstrated experience in diary co-ordination and executive assistance
• Demonstrated written communication expertise in the preparation of a variety of business administration documentation
• Prior experience in transformational change settings and exposure to change management
• Demonstrated experience in delivering process and systems improvement to support greater collaboration and customer-orientated service in the delivery of business and administration support services
• Knowledge of project management and business improvement processes is desirable
• Proven advanced IT skills in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Why join us?

Joining a 10,000+ strong workforce, you will have the opportunity to work for an Australian leader in the field of Health, Education, Research and Foundation, and work with a team who make a real difference to the lives of our patients, consumers and community. You will be a part of a workplace that offers compassionate care in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy.

• Via salary packaging arrangements allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increasing take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses
• Access to leading education via Mater Education
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options where suitable
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business and venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation and Other
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
• Access to gym, pool and end of trip facilities within our new purpose-built corporate office in Newstead

Applications will be reviewed upon application so do not delay and apply now.

• Please note it is now a mandatory requirement of employment at the Mater that you are and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19.