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The AEPCC Administration Assistant will provide administrative support to the Australian Early Psychosis Collaborative Consortium (AEPCC) team.

Reporting to the AEPCC Executive Officer you will:

• Manage the calendars and travel arrangements of the AEPCC Principal Investigator and Executive Officer.
• Provide secretariat support including scheduling meetings, preparing agenda documents and papers, preparing minutes and formatting documents such as PowerPoint as required.
• Working with the AEPCC team to provide support for events including setting up online registration and liaising with venues.
• Provide financial processing support such as; tracking expenses, submitting invoices and payments, credit card reconciliations and issuing taxi vouchers.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Knowledge and previous experience working in an administration setting.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence a broad range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Understanding of or previous experience working in an academic research or clinical environment is desirable.
• Excellent computer skills including experience using Microsoft Office suite of programs, Smartsheet, CRMs (e.g. Blackbaud, Salesforce), Qualtrics or other survey-based programs.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $60,000 - $65,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.
• Provide and further develop your leadership and skills with Orygen and be part of leading the revolution in youth mental health.

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood.

At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.

Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.

If you would like to review the position description, please see the attachment below.

This is a part time – 16 to 24 hours per week, ideally spread across 4 days, 12-month contract from commencement.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.