Parks Forum

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

(Administration all-rounder)

Salary: $38,000+

32-40 hrs per week (neg)

Parks Forum is the industry association of parks management agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand. We work with our membership to enhance and increase the significant range of environmental, social and economic benefits that parks provide to the community. 

We are seeking an Executive Officer to work in a small staff team in our Fitzroy office, providing the full range of administrative support, assisting the CEO and Program Managers to ensure highest quality services are delivered to our Board, committees and members.   The position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.  

This role involves the full range of administration tasks within a small office, including finance, supporting committees (minute taking, organising, connecting members across Australia and New Zealand), maintaining office resources, maintaining communications/ information flow and office systems.  

The successful candidate will be a strong all-rounder, experienced in an office environment, preferably in a role which requires a lot of multi-tasking. Your background and experience will reflect a range of maturity and skills including:

• Demonstrated experience in the handling of day-to-day accounts payable/receivable;
• Demonstrated experience and skills in the use of Microsoft Office suite, Outlook, and internet;
• Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of people;
• Strong organisational skills, and with great attention to detail; and
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently, within a small team, and the capacity to show initiative. 

This role is offered as a full time position, although for suitably experienced and qualified applicants, we may consider some reduction in hours to create a more flexible working week.

Further information and a full position description containing all selection criteria can be obtained on the Parks Forum website: www.parksforum.org.

 

To Apply

Provide a resume and application addressing the Key Selection Criteria by Monday 9th February 2009.

Applications can be emailed to or mailed to: 

Parks Forum

125 Victoria Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065. 

Phone: 03 9416 2080

Fax: 03 9419 0379

All applications will be held in confidence.

/ www.parksforum.org 

Please note that applications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

 

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