The Public Education Foundation is seeking to recruit a part-time Administrative Assistant to support the staff team with office administration (two days per week).

The responsibilities of the Administrative Assistant will include:

• Responding to email and phone queries
• Collecting, distributing and dispatching mail
• Booking meeting rooms and setting up for meetings as required
• Stationery ordering
• Supporting staff with correspondence and filing as required
• Checking scholarship applications and acquittal surveys
• Maintaining details in PEF’s CRM database
• Updating website content
• Event support including development and dissemination of invitation lists and printing/framing of certificates
• Other duties as required

Skills and experience

The person we are seeking for this role:

• Is proactive and dynamic with good judgment, discretion and interpersonal skills
• Has experience in an office environment
• Is capable of working in a small team and flexible enough to take on a variety of tasks as the need arises
• Has database skills, and knowledge of basic Microsoft Office applications. Capable of learning basic web management skills and CRM database. Knowledge of graphics, layout and design an advantage
• Is highly organised and motivated, and works well in a team
• Is passionate about public education, and about helping students in public education to achieve their full potential