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About UNSW Law

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About the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law

The Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law is the world's leading research centre dedicated to the study of international refugee law. Founded in October 2013, the Centre undertakes rigorous research on the most pressing displacement issues in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and around the world, and contributes to public policy by promoting legal, sustainable and humane solutions to forced migration. From its principled, human-rights-based perspective, the Centre informs public policy and opinion not only through its cutting-edge scholarship but also via public events, policy briefs, consultations, parliamentary submissions, award-winning popular books and a strong media profile. The Centre provides a crucial bridge between scholarship, policy and practice.

About the role

• $72,880 - $82,467 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Part-time (21 hours per week)
• Fixed-term (2 years)

The Kaldor Centre are seeking an experienced, proactive Administrator to join their team. Reporting into the Centre’s Executive Manager, the Centre Administrator will manage all administrative functions, working collaboratively and liaising across the Centre and Faculty, as well as providing Executive Assistant support to the Centre’s Director where required. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, work well in a team environment, and will be motivated to support the Centre’s mission of advancing humane responses to forced migration.

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

• Provide varied and responsive administrative support to the Centre, including managing telephone and email inquiries, providing meeting support, and maintaining and updating the Centre’s customer relationship management (CRM) database;
• Assisting in the design, production and distribution of Centre publications and email mailouts, including the weekly news brief, event invitations, policy briefs, annual report, brochures and other materials.
• Taking a lead role in organising Centre events, including conferences, workshops and seminars.
• Managing the Centre’s website, including coordinating with the Centre’s Communications Officer regarding content planning, liaising with Centre staff for material and uploading content efficiently.
• Creating, monitoring and reporting on Centre budgets and finances in accordance with UNSW’s requirements, and coordinate financial administration, including credit card reconciliations.

Specific requirements include:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in administration or equivalent competence gained through a combination of education, training and experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills with the ability to liaise with a range of diverse stakeholders
• Self-directed and proactive, with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in website maintenance and working with email marketing platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in financial administration and ability to analyse budgets and financial reports.

UNSW aspires to be the exemplar Australian university and employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. UNSW aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion of staff, and that no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity. We encourage everyone who meets the selection criteria to apply.

A full position description is available below.