• Full-time 100%

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to protect and assist people affected by conflict and violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. An independent, impartial and neutral organisation, the ICRC is based in Switzerland. It employs 17,000 people in 100 countries and is financed mainly by voluntary contributions from governments and national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The Mission in Canberra is seeking a full-time (100%), permanent Administrative Assistant to work with ICRC’s team in Canberra and in collaboration with the Regional Delegation for the Pacific. This role is suited to someone who is looking for a long-term role with many opportunities for growth & education.

Administrative Assistant Job Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation of office.
• Answers phone calls, schedules meetings and supports visitors.
• Carries out administrative duties such as filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning administrative projects and expediting work results.
• Makes travel arrangements for staff such as booking flights, cars, and hotel or restaurant reservations.
• Supports team by performing tasks related to organisation of events.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Ensures staff are briefed and/or trained on information management, written protocols and correspondence, rules on signatures and the protection, use and storage of office supplies, records management, archiving, and information-management tools; ensures they comply with related rules and procedures.

Administrative Assistant Skills and Qualifications

• Reporting Skills
• Administrative Writing Skills
• Strong Accounting skills
• Managing Processes
• Organization
• Analysing Information
• Professionalism
• Problem Solving
• Supply Management
• Inventory Control
• Verbal Communication

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education required
• 2 years experience. 
• Strong knowledge of MS tools.
• Valid driver’s license

Benefits

• You will work from Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 5.30pm and Fridays from 8.30am to 3.30pm, working flexibility can be negotiated.
• ICRC contributes to your selected private health insurance monthly.
• Generous Salary Packaging - NFP Benefit.
• Plus 11.5% to your selected superannuation
• Possibility of internal and external trainings.
• Starting salary AUD 65,000.

Applicants must be entitled to lawfully reside and work in Australia.

To apply, a letter of motivation and a CV with at least two referees should be submitted via the "Apply Now" button.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

If you have any queries, please contact Lydie Cousseau, at [email protected] using the subject line: Administration Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.