Receptionist/administration Officer

**Receptionist/Administration Officer**:
**Position Number**: 0064886
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department**:Deanery
**Salary**:UOM 5 - $83,159 - $95,518 p.a**_._** plus 17% super
- **Provide front-line services, support daily office operations, and assist with administrative tasks to ensure smooth workflows.**:

- **Be the welcoming face of the Deanery, delivering exceptional communication and support with professionalism and positivity.**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**
The Receptionist/Administration Officer serves as the first point of contact for the Deanery, providing friendly and professional front-line services to staff and visitors while ensuring smooth daily office operations. Reporting to the Deanery Administration Manager, this role includes managing enquiries, supporting administrative tasks and projects, maintaining Deanery systems, and assisting with meeting coordination. Success in the role requires strong communication, prioritisation, and organisational skills, along with a positive attitude and keen attention to detail.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Interpret and resolve administrative queries efficiently, identifying solutions to problems as they arise.
- Collaborate with the Administration team to provide general and project-specific administrative support, as directed by the Deanery Administration Manager.
- Oversee relevant systems, including room-booking systems, shared resource calendars, and meeting room equipment.
- Assist the Governance Manager, with Faculty Executive Committee meetings, including:
**Who We Are Looking For**

You will also have:

- Completion of a diploma qualification and at least 2 years’ subsequent relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.
- Experience in liaising with senior executives and professionals, including handling confidential information, and knowing when to escalate appropriately.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a flexible attitude to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues using sound judgement.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences**
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Led by the Dean, Professor Jane Gunn, the faculty is Australia’s overall leader in clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences, and sits at the heart of a flourishing ecosystem of globally recognised health and biomedical organisations across Victoria. Partnerships are key to our continued success in education, research and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our communities.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

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