Senior Administration Officer - Leaving Violence Program

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
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Tracking Code
4936-689
Job Description

In this newly created role, weโ€™re on the search for an experienced and passionate administration professional to support our Leaving Violence Program (LVP) teams across Australia.

54 reasons is Australiaโ€™s leading child rights organisation โ€“ no ordinary not-for-profit.

Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, weโ€™re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the childโ€™s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

In this part time (0.6 FTE, days flexible) permanent position, youโ€™ll provide effective and efficient day-to-day administrative support to our LVP teams based across Australia, Ideally, youโ€™ll be based in Melbourne, though other locations may be considered, and will report to the Service Manager LVP.

You will make a difference by:

Supporting HR processes and workforce management, including timesheets and rostering, for our LVP team Providing support for internal meetings, including diary management for senior teams, and development and distribution of team agendas and minutes Supporting staff with administrative and operational tasks (e.g. timesheets, system access, logging IT requests) and working with excel spreadsheets

A place to feel valued:

Youโ€™re an adaptable all-rounder, with a proven background in administration or office management support and youโ€™re willing and able to learn new systems. Your organisational skills alongside your attention to detail will support the efficient and effective running of the team. Youโ€™re personable and friendly, and youโ€™ll easily build strong positive relationships with all stakeholders.

This role requires:

Strong computer literacy and data entry skills (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, excel proficiency and graphics) Exceptional customer service skills Highly developed verbal and written communication skills Strong time management and organisational skills Rapport building and relationship building abilities Experience as a rostering or payroll officer would be highly desirable

A place to belong:

At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Award rate salary (SCHADS Level 3.1 โ€“ currently $38.65 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits - use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you! Flexible work, including working from home (WFH) or from our modern Melbourne office, which is a pet and child friendly work environment Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure youโ€™re able to perform at your optimum Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. Weโ€™ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if thatโ€™s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

Weโ€™d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the โ€˜Applyโ€™ section.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Applications Close: Monday 21st July 2025.

Position Description: โ€“ Senior Administration Officer - LVP

For more information about a career at Save/54 reasons, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didnโ€™t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. Weโ€™re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported โ€“ no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

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