About the College

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is a member-based organisation whose principal role is the training, assessment and professional development of emergency doctors for Australia and New Zealand.

We are a specialist medical College of over 110 employees with a strong purpose, positive environment and a CEO and Executive leadership team who lead our commitment to supporting our membership, staff and values of Equity, Respect, Integrity, and Collaboration.

The Position

Offered on a 0.8 part-time, permanent basis, the Research and Foundation Administrator supports the College’s policy and advocacy activities by providing secretariat assistance to the research-related Council of Advocacy Practice and Partnerships (CAPP) entities and other research-related office administration. This position is also a point of contact and liaison across the College for enquiries relating to research and where required, policy and advocacy.

Reporting to the General Manager, Research and Partnerships and in collaboration with other employees, you will take the lead in compiling, preparing, and distributing meeting agendas and supporting papers for allocated entities. You will be tasked with briefing the Chair ahead of all meetings, assisting committee members with travel and accommodation, taking minutes at meetings and other associated administrative duties. This is a great opportunity to use your previous experience in a research environment to assist in the strategic planning and direction of allocated entities in collaboration with relevant employees and members.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrated commitment to providing high quality secretariat services to committees.
• Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and adapt to changing demands.
• Highly developed written communication skills, particularly the ability to record meeting summaries and associated action points accurately and efficiently and prepare written reports and correspondence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals as well as collaborate effectively as part of a busy team.
• A research administrative background is highly desirable.

What's on Offer

ACEM offers excellent staff benefits including:

• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible work arrangements
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Active corporate social responsibility including Casual Friday Charity and Community Week
• Ongoing employee development and training

For further information, please contact Human Resources via email [email protected], using the subject line: Research and Foundation Administrator enquiry via EthicalJobs, or via phone (03) 8679 8811.

To apply for this position, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and follow the instructions. A position description is available below. We note that you must have the right to work in Australia to apply for this role.

ACEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer who promotes, embraces and values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori are encouraged to apply.