Who are we?

The Maggie Beer Foundation is an influential charity dedicated to enriching the dining experience for current and future generations of Australians in aged care.

In Maggie’s words, “Food is nutrition not just for the body, but also for the soul… It’s what fires our appetite for life, no matter what age.”

About the role

We work with government, aged care homes and health professionals to improve the food and dining experience in aged care. The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is funding the Foundation to deliver education and training to chefs and cooks in aged care homes and the community.

The Foundation is looking for a Training Coordinator to be an integral member of the team, working with the Project Lead and a network of Chef Trainers to deliver our training events.

Reporting to the Project Lead, the Training Coordinator will:

• Schedule training events across Australia, including booking venues
• Order and monitor delivery of workshop resources, including ingredients and catering supplies
• Support chef trainers to deliver training events, including booking travel, accommodation and participant data
• Communicate with training participants before and after training event
• File expense forms and logging receipts for processing
• Identify new opportunities through networking, generating new leads and cold calling
• Analyse data and provide clear progress reports to internal stakeholders.

Qualities, skills and experience essential for this role are:

• 2+ years administration, scheduling, project coordinator or other relevant experience
• Experience with problem solving complex schedules
• Results orientated team player
• Strong Excel and CRM program skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Great problem solver and solution orientated person
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Able to manage competing priorities and calm under pressure
• Event experience highly regarded.

Find out more about the Maggie Beer Foundation at www.maggiebeerfoundation.org.au