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Operations Officer

WaterAid Australia
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About Us

WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the world’s poorest communities. WaterAid works with partners to maximise its impacts for policy change/influence.

WaterAid works through supporting local organisations and government authorities to design and demonstrate appropriate and sustainable WASH programs. WaterAid also seeks to influence policy change through government and other key sector actors to secure and protect the right of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services.

About the Role

In this role, reporting to the Director of Finance and IT, you will support the organisation in a wide variety of administrative tasks. This role’s responsibilities would include the maintenance of the HR Information System, People Place, as well as the Anti-Terrorism Platform, Refinitiv. This role would also ensure that key compliance measures are met by staff and that police checks are undertaken as necessary. This role will also be key in the recruitment process of new staff and coordination of IT equipment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Reliable, with a strong sense of responsibility and work ethic
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication, analytical and problem solving skills
  • A team player with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues
  • Commitment to WaterAid standards of safety of children and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in all our activities
  • Demonstrate an understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment including ethnic diversity and cultural sensitivity
  • Demonstrated commitment to innovation and continuous improvement
  • Able to work with confidential information and uphold privacy
  • Able to work effectively with diverse cultures and adapt personal style to get the best out of others and self
  • Highly motivated and energetic; honest and ethical; and service oriented
  • Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation
  • Self-motivated, ability to work autonomously and to organise workload to meet demands

We are seeking a self-motivated individual who is able to work effectively within a tight knit team environment.

WaterAid is a child safe organisation committed to protection of people we serve. Our recruitment and selection procedures are designed to ensure we only recruit people who are suitable and aligned with our standards on the safety of children and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. All appointments are subject to appropriate background checks and screening. We promote diversity and equality in all our practices. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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