Job opportunity

The Western Australian Museum’s vision is to be an excellent and vibrant Museum, valued and used by all Western Australians and admired and visited by the world.

The WA Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an equitable and diverse working environment and providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and young people. The Museum values the importance of a work environment which is representative of the wider community and which supports a variety of perspectives.

Conditions
This is a full time, fixed term vacancy until 30 June 2020 with the possibility of extension/s. There will also be a Pool running for a period of 24 months from the initial appointment. Applicants deemed suitable will be placed into a pool where appointments may be considered for similar vacancies for full-time, part-time, casual, fixed term or permanency.

Location
This position is located in central Perth, at Gordon Stephenson House, One40 William Street. This is ideally located above the under-ground rail link and within easy walking distance of the bustling café, tourist and shopping districts.

Job Description
As the Administrative Assistant you will provide administrative and secretarial services for the New Museum Project. This includes basic financial and human resources administrative processing, diary co-ordination and records management and project administration of records.

Within this role you will also be required to utilise your good interpersonal skills, ability to undertake research and analysis of data and exhibit your experience in the use of word processing, spread sheet, relevant software and data base management.

Please refer to the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for a more comprehensive outline of the duties involved and the specific work related requirements your application should address as per the below instructions.

How to apply for this position

• Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;
  • a comprehensive CV
  • no more than a two (2) A4 page (Word or PDF document) outlining your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work-Related Requirements - Essential Criteria 3, 4, 6 and 8 only that are listed on the attached Job Description Form
• For further details on how to apply please read the attached ‘Applicant Information Package’.

To submit your application, please click on the Apply for Job button.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 7905 or email recruitment.wamagwa@museum.wa.gov.au for further assistance.

Please note that all of the Essential Work-Related Requirements will be assessed at some stage during the selection process.

For further job related information, please contact Trish McDonald on (08) 6552 7650 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

NO FAXED, LATE OR PROFORMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

To avoid last minute congestion of the system which may result in your application being received after the closing time and therefore not be eligible, please endeavour to submit your application well before the closing time.