National Forum Convenor Executive Assistant

OFFICE LOCATION:

499 Kent Street, Level 2, Sydney, NSW 2000

POSITION REPORTS TO:

National Forum Convenor
Chief Executive Officer
All positions are responsible to the Foundation Board of Directors

CO-ORDINATES WITH:

National Forum Convenor

Internal areas of responsibility

  • Administration
  • Foundation Website
  • Public Relations

Externally co-ordinate with:

  • Schools
  • Youth Organisations
  • Forum Speakers
  • Forum Venues
  • Foundation Partners
  • Travel/accommodation providers

KEY RESULT AREAS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

  • Provide Step Youth Forum management assistance
  • Ability to think and act quickly and efficiently, responding to as many up to 100 emails and telephone calls daily while maintaining excellent working relationships with foundation partners, schools, youth organisations and the general community
  • Reporting issues and follow-up to National Forum Convenor
  • Other duties as required by the Foundation Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and National Forum Convenor

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB ESSENTIAL

  • Good Interpersonal skills
  • Proven track record in relation to event management
  • Capacity to work unsupervised, but in concert with others to undertake a range of responsibilities involving dealing with a diversity of Foundation partners and education institutions
  • Strong verbal, non verbal written communication skills
  • Excellent word processing and desktop publishing skills and experience

 DESIRABLE

  • Tertiary qualifications and/or appropriate administrative experience
  • Strong motivational skills, with the ability to remain calm in a busy, and sometimes stressful environment whilst leading a team to high levels of customer service
  • Professional, hardworking, organized and possess a strong attention to detail

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • This position may require some domestic travel to forum locations
  • Full time position - Monday to Friday
  • Six month review of this position by the Foundation Board of Directors
  • Salary negotiable

Applications detailing qualifications, experience, contact telephone number and details of two referees should be addressed to: dallan@steptothefuture.com or send to PO Box 985, Glebe, NSW 2037

Applications close: 21 July 2008

It is an offence under the NSW Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 for a person convicted of a serious sex offence to apply for this position.

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