Administration Assistant

Administration Assistant page is loaded## Administration Assistant remote type:
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Support Services Office - Richmond time type:
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End Date:
March 10, 2026 (27 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-7532
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* Employment Type:

** Fixed term contract until mid Nov 2026
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* Hours:

** 76 hours/fortnight
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* Location:

** Mercy Health Corporate Office, 2/12 Shelley St, Richmond VIC 3121
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** Resume & cover letter
** Contact:
** Jackie Mc Namara
** Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
**** Where there’s care, there’s You.
** For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people at every stage of life. Across our aged care homes, hospitals and research facilities, and across numerous cities and towns, we're on a journey to keep growing our impact for the next hundred years.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
** At Mercy Health, it's all about taking what we have and making it better.
**** To do that, we need you.
**** Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
**** About the opportunity:
** We are seeking a highly organised and proactive
** Administration Assistant
** to support our Executive General Manager – Residential Aged Care Operations and General Manager – Home Care. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our national healthy ageing portfolio, offering exposure to strategic operations and leadership. You will be also supporting other leaders within the Healthy Ageing division occasionally, as directed by the GM’s. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring smooth day-to-day administrative operations, enabling our leaders to focus on delivering exceptional care and services to older Australians.

This will be a fixed term role based at our head office in North Richmond, with a view to extension.

You will:
* Provide high-level secretarial and administrative support to senior executives.
* Full diary management for two senior leaders, travel arrangements, and meeting coordination.
* Prepare professional documents including reports, presentations, and correspondence.
* Take accurate meeting minutes and follow up on action items.
* Maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information.
* Support divisional projects and initiatives as directed.
* Responsible for organising offsite meetings (small and large), sometime over multiple days
* Assistance with inbox management for 2 leaders
* Process and management of credit card and invoice expenses
** What you’ll bring:
** To thrive in this role, you will have:
* Demonstrated experience assisting senior management to maximise their value to the Organisation
* Understanding of large and complex organisations and organisational cultures.
* Experience working in the Aged Care land scape will be advantageous, not mandatory
* Outstanding administration and organisational skills.
* Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.
* Highly developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to prepare meeting minutes, correspondence and presentations.
* Exceptional time management and organisational skills.
* Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information exercising the highest degree of discretion.
* Ability to work under pressure whilst managing various tasks.
* Exercise of mature judgement within delegated authority and anticipate issues/concerns.
* A positive and proactive mindset with the ability to use your initiative to anticipate the needs of your managers’ and the teams you will be working in
** You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
*** A valid Police Check Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
** Apply now
** Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
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