Recruitment Events Assistant

• Focused on high-impact global research, high-quality teaching and active engagement with both industry and the community
• HEW 4, $61,934 - $65,545 plus 17% super
• Full-time, ongoing, Hawthorn location

About Swinburne

Swinburne University of Technology has a long, proud history of educating and training students for over 100 years. Swinburne focuses on providing high-quality, career-oriented education with strong links to industry and the community. Swinburne currently has over 54,000 students.

Swinburne’s emphasis is on high quality, engaged teaching and research in science, technology, business, design and innovation – teaching and research that makes a difference in the lives of individuals and contributes to national economic and social objectives. 

Swinburne is a progressive university that aims to increase Australia’s capacity in science, technology and innovation as the drivers of modern, internationalised economies and workplaces. Our university is focused on high-impact global research, high-quality teaching and active engagement with both industry and the community.

About the job

The Recruitment Events Assistant is responsible for assisting with the planning and organisation of major events such as those linked to VTAC campaigns with the objective of growing student recruitment through generation of enquiries and raising awareness of the Swinburne brand.

The role supports recruitment event logistics, including venue management, coordinating event set up, liaising with event presenters and suppliers and arranging collection of leads from prospective students.

The Recruitment Events Assistant will support the Recruitment Events Specialist to ensure Swinburne fulfils sponsorship packages linked to Student Recruitment objectives.

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Completion of an associate degree/diploma level qualification in marketing/ Communications or equivalent with relevant work related experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Experience in event administration or coordination
• Excellent time management skills including the ability to prioritise and manage numerous tasks to tight deadlines

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description.

Benefits 

To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

Further information, contacts and support

The diverse culture within Swinburne is a source of strength. We have an inclusive working environment with employees from a variety of backgrounds. We acknowledge that diversity in the university workforce increases the effectiveness of teams and our capacity for innovation. We welcome applications from Indigenous people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2016 and of key initiatives such as our Pride@Swinburne Strategic Action Plan and our Reconciliation Action Plan which are integral components of our 2025 vision to be world class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation. Swinburne has also received the Victorian “High Commendation” Multicultural Excellence Award (Business Category).

To start an application click on 'apply' at the top of this page (which will take you to the Swinburne job page, where you can also find the Position Description) and submit a resume, cover letter and response to the Key Selection Criteria, as listed in the Position Description.

Swinburne University of Technology is a Child Safe Organisation and as part of this commitment, we require all employees to have a current Working with Children’s Check. 

All appointments are subject to a valid Working with Children’s Check, therefore it will be a mandatory requirement to have and maintain a current Working with Children Check.

Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Cristyn Jenvey on +61 (0)3 9214 8554. 

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on +61 (0)3 9214 8600 (option 2).

Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au, or our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Officer, Sherrin Trautmann on strautmann@swin.edu.au

Position number: 33133
Applications close at 5pm, Wednesday 30 May 2018