About the Role

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Acting General Manager, Policy Director, Engagement Leads, and other key team members to provide vital administrative support across a variety of areas. Your adaptability, eagerness to learn, strong time management skills, and confidence to ask questions will set you up for success. With plenty of variety, this is a role you can truly make your own — shaped by your individual strengths and preferred working style.

Duties and Responsibilities

• First point of contact for telephone enquiries, as well as meeting and greeting visitors (including offering refreshments where appropriate)
• Coordination of meetings (internal team meetings as well as external meetings for members and other key stakeholders) including organising catering
• Provide support to the General Manager with diary, email, and travel coordination as required
• Data entry and CRM database administration
• Maintain office facilities and order stationery supplies
• Provide administrative assistance for engagement and policy activities such as meeting coordination or communications
• Other administrative duties as necessary to support this growing organisation

Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Flexible approach towards working in a newly established organisation that is still in the process of creating structure - with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Demonstrated experience in administration - having previous experience working within a small business environment would be of benefit (but not essential)
• Conscientious and positive attitude towards helping others within the team
• Strong sense of initiative and willingness to learn
• Collaborative and approachable working style with strong interpersonal skills
• Lived or living experience of mental ill-health or suicidality

Note: If you feel you meet some but not all of the above criteria, please feel free to contact Pure Source Recruitment directly to discuss the role further.

Benefits and Culture

• This is a part-time role working 24 hours per week, across the days and times to work within your personal needs
• Opportunity to make an impact, engaging with people with lived and living experience of mental ill-health to influence and inform improvement of the Queensland mental health system
• Join a team where equity, respect, empathy, and collaborative teamwork are embraced
• Eligible for salary sacrificing benefits

Equity of access

The MHLEPQ is focused on the abilities of candidates to do the best possible job and will therefore work proactively with candidates to overcome any barriers for the right candidate taking the job. Such accommodation can include but will not be limited to:

• Environmental modifications where possible to ensure accessibility and an accommodating work environment
• Flexibility around the days and times you work
• Opportunities to step up and step back where required for self-care

About the Company

The Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland (MHLEPQ) is a not for profit organisation funded by Queensland Health. MHLEPQ’s role is to provide policy advice and system advocacy for, and with, consumers of the Queensland mental health system, and in particular those who are marginalised or disadvantaged. It operates on the principles of equity, access, cultural safety, recovery, and human rights.

Please include a covering letter outlining your interest in the position.

Click on the "Apply Now" button, or for a confidential discussion, please contact Tracey Montgomery on 07 3846 7730.

All Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by email or phone.