Administration Assistant
The Salvation Army Australia
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Blackburn, Victoria
Contract type: Full time
Number Of Positions Available
1
About Us
The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia's largest and most-loved charities. We believe in doing good that transforms lives and futures for the better. It is this belief which drives us to find new ways and places where we can make a difference. From times of personal crisis to moments of national grief, we are always here — providing support, safety, community, and opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration
1
About Us
The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia's largest and most-loved charities. We believe in doing good that transforms lives and futures for the better. It is this belief which drives us to find new ways and places where we can make a difference. From times of personal crisis to moments of national grief, we are always here — providing support, safety, community, and opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day administration support to the SAID department, ensuring efficient management of the office, schedules, and workload
- Prepare and format a range of high-level reports, documents, and presentations to support the Head of SAID
- Attend and minute SAID meetings, track action items and follow up on outcomes
- Organise domestic and international travel arrangements for the SAID team, including bookings, itineraries, and visa processing
- Plan and coordinate internal and external events and meetings: managing invitations, attendees, agendas, minutes, and resources
- Maintain sound document and record management systems to ensure accessibility, accuracy, and confidentiality
- Process team expenses and manage invoicing in line with organisational financial procedures
- Relevant Business qualification such as Certificate IV or Diploma in Business Administration
- Significant demonstrated equivalent of relevant experience, knowledge and skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders
- High level of organisational skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- An understanding of governance models in the NGO/charity sector (desirable)
- An understanding of international Community development (desirable)
- A knowledge of the ACFID Code of Conduct, DFAT accreditation standards (desirable)
The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration
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