Executive Assistant na Rmit

Executive Assistant 

• ​​Full-time​, ​Continuing position​  

• Salary HEW Level 6 ($93,891 - $112,144) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements 

• Based at the ​Melbourne CBD​ campus, ​and hybrid ways of working​ 

About You 

As the Executive Assistant, you will be responsible for providing high quality project support, administrative support and secretarial functions (e.g. diary and email management) to the Dean and designated members of the School Executive. 

You will contribute to the execution of School and College-based projects that support the school to meet its strategic and operational plan. Working in unison with the College professional services team for guidance and direction in terms of approach, manage whole school events, such as school meetings and planning days. In addition, you will support the communications requirements of the school, such as knowledge management (including intranet maintenance) and newsletter development. 

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:  

• Demonstrated experience in a senior administrative/operations/project support role with the ability to work proactively and autonomously. 

• Exceptional organisational, planning and project coordination skills, with experience establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. 

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail. 

• Demonstrated capacity to work independently, show initiative and exercise discretionary judgment. 

• Strong relationship skills with proven ability to liaise constructively and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders on complex, sensitive and confidential issues. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to draft correspondence of a very high standard to internal and external stakeholders. 

• Proven high level of computer literacy including word processing; presentation software (e.g. PowerPoint); email, internet and electronic document management databases and ability to manage electronic and paper-based filing systems including TRIM 

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check. 

About the School of Computing Technologies (SCT) 

The School of Computing Technologies (SCT) provides world class computing research, impactful and  

creative solutions to real-world problems, and innovative information technology education. We have a  

significant emphasis on diversity and interdisciplinarity and aspire to transform the future of technology 

through integration of varied perspectives and our distinctive research.  

In the 202 QS University Rankings by discipline, RMIT University was ranked at 170 globally for Computer Science and Information Systems and 57 in Library and Information Management. Education programs in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Information Technology are offered in the School of Computing Technologies, one of Australia’s largest and leading educational facilities in the field. RMIT University prides itself on the quality of its graduates, achieved through programs that have a strong emphasis on both theory and practice, and seeks to make a significant contribution to computing and IT education and research. 

We aim to be the national leader in industry-connected learning in computing, data science and IT. We  

have recently redesigned our undergraduate programs to provide a common foundation in programming for all SCT undergraduates. Our approach is centred on an innovative Bootcamp2Studio model that makes use of immersive and challenge-based pedagogy to drive higher-level learning. We seek to provide students with practical learning experiences that will prepare them to contribute meaningfully to our work through their work.  

The School is led by the Dean, School of Computing Technologies, and has three disciplines:  

• Cyber Security & Software Systems (CSSS) 

• Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DSAI)  

• Interaction, Technology & Information (ITI)  

Our PhD students and faculty conduct work leading research in many areas of Computing and Computing applications, including in:  

• Information Interaction and Information Retrieval 

• Human-Computer Interaction  

• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing  

• Data Science and Machine Learning  

• Cybersecurity  

• Software Engineering  

• Digital Health  

• Computer Science Education