3 Days Left Program Coordinator

RACS NSW Office, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

RACS SA Office, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia

RACS VIC Office, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Posted Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 1:00 pm

About us
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The College is a not-for-profit organisation that represents more than 8600 surgeons and 1300 surgical trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates.

RACS also supports healthcare and surgical education in the Asia-Pacific region and is a substantial funder of surgical research. There are nine surgical specialties in Australasia being: Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery.

About the role

You will effectively coordinate the delivery of education services activities and projects for surgeons and aspiring surgeons. You will also:

- Manage the successful delivery of educational courses throughout Australia such as face-to-face courses, workshops, online learning and resources.
- Coordinate and support faculty members to deliver activities including faculty recruitment, retention and reward and recognition.
- Oversee participant enrolments including registrations and withdrawals.
- Monitor revenue and expenditure of courses.

Skills and Experience

- Completion of Certificate or Diploma in Business Administration, Event Management or Education or relevant work experience.
- Experience coordinating events and educational workshops.
- High level of customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy with various levels of staff including senior staff, Fellows, vendors, and course presenters.
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to prepare appropriate reports, correspondence, emails and other communication.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- High level attention to detail with the ability to think laterally.
- Ability to effectively problem solve.
- Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
- Intermediate skills in MS Office Suite.
- Intermediate level understanding and knowledge of database systems and reporting, including Dynamics365.

At our organisation, we are proud to have a positive impact on improving health outcomes in the community. Our people are especially important to us; we treat everyone fairly and are mindful of our colleagues and their wellbeing. Working at RACS, you will thrive in our environment where we recognise that we are all one team. Our employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives, so by joining our team you will have:

- Flexibility to combine working from home with time spent in the office.
- RACS Professional Development Framework (Grow at RACS).
- Access to a wellbeing app.
- Additional, gifted leave at the end of the year.
- Access to online learning portal THRIVE with a catalogue of 89,000+ courses.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program which includes counselling for personal and work-related issues, support for family members, legal support, career development and planning, nutrition & lifestyle advice as well as financial counselling.

We genuinely care about our employees’ health and wellbeing and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.

How to apply?

To apply for this role please submit your application by clicking on the “Apply Now” button to submit a cover letter and resume.

Please note we will be reviewing applications as they come in.

Enquiries can be directed to careers@surgeons.org; however, applications emailed to this address will not be accepted.

RACS is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workforce. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as the traditional landowners of Australia and Māori as the tangatawhenua (people of the land) of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Māori and building an environment that is inclusive, culturally safe and appropriate.

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