About Us

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is Australia’s national human rights institution, dedicated to fostering a society where human rights are upheld, protected, and celebrated. We envision an Australia where every individual is valued equally in dignity and rights.

Our mission involves promoting and safeguarding the human rights of all Australians by:

• Advising all levels of government and various public and private organisations.
• Strengthening laws, policies, and practices while providing accessible investigation and conciliation services.
• Engaging inclusively with civil society, communities, and the private sector.
• Raising awareness about human rights and offering educational resources.
• Collaborating with partners to cultivate a culture of respect for human rights across the nation.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide diary management, visitor support, travel/accommodation arrangements, database, file and record management, coordination of communication streams such as correspondence, email and telephone calls.
• Deliver supplementary support activities including providing research, briefing documents, advice, reports, presentations and project support as necessary.
• Coordinate the executive support and office management activities across the Commission executives including providing advice, guidance, training, coordination and support to other executive assistants.
• Develop and maintain administrative systems and processes to ensure consistency and quality in executive support services.
• Liaise with teams across the Commission to ensure an effective flow of information.
• Coordinate Chief Executive papers and all associated meeting/event activities including arranging venue, catering, scheduling, providing secretariat support and other logistics support as required.
• Provide budget support to the Chief Executive including processing paperwork, managing digital records, maintaining and acquiring office supplies, and reconciling accounts.

What We’re Looking For:

• Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgement, discretion, integrity, resilience and a commitment to continuous improvement of self and systems.
• Extensive experience in providing high-level executive, administrative, and project support.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining administrative systems and developing innovative solutions to administrative issues.
• Excellent organisational and information technology skills and the ability to work flexibly and autonomously in a demanding and dynamic environment.
• Understanding of political processes and sensitivity in dealing with a range of contemporary human rights and discrimination issues.
• Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to: liaise confidently with politicians, senior officials, members of the legal profession.
• Sound written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and effectively for a wide range of audiences and in various styles.

Why Join Us?

By becoming a part of our team, you'll play a vital role in influencing public conversations about human rights and making a meaningful impact. If you’re ready to use your skills to support a cause that matters, we want to hear from you!

Apply Now! Help us shape the future of human rights in Australia. Join us in making a difference!

Notes

We strongly encourage First Nations people and individuals from other negatively racialised backgrounds to apply.

We value inclusivity and diversity and seek people who support and model the behaviours we promote in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations Australians, mature workers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, culturally and marginalised communities, carers, LGBTIQA+ and people with disability.

Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).

The Commission is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment to enable people with a disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment. Applicants are encouraged to request reasonable adjustment as required to assist your participation in this recruitment process.

The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the Commission where the duties are of a similar nature.

How to Apply

Please provide a resume and a statement (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your interest in this position(s), your experience that would lead to impactful outcomes in the role, and the skills and capabilities you bring.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to fulfill the requirements of the role in an impartial and respectful manner as required by the APS Code of Conduct. The successful candidate will uphold the integrity and independence of the Australian Human Rights Commission.

As part of the recruitment and selection process, applicants will be required to consent to and undergo background checks which may include character and social media checks.

For more Information

Information about the role and Commission practices may be sought from Kimberley Rohan, Senior People and Culture Adviser via [email protected] using the subject line: Executive Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.