The Children's Diabetes Centre is based at the Telethon Kids Institute and Princess Margaret Hospital (www.childrensdiabetescentre.org.au) and was established in 2015 by a Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia. Living with this chronic and incurable disease has a major physical, emotional and financial impact on individuals and their families. Our uniquely holistic research program incorporates state-of-the-art technologies, therapies and education that are all aimed at improving the quality of life for young people with Type 1 Diabetes.
The opportunity:
The purpose of this role is to provide effective personal administration support to the Co-Directors of the Children's Diabetes Centre. The position also supports the work of the research team to enable smooth functioning and achievement of goals within time constraints.
The role:
- Assist and manage the Co-Directors' with diary management, monitoring and responding to emails and prioritising correspondence, organising meetings and handling travel arrangements.
- Event management including organising team events and staff functions
- Ensuring all invoices and payments are processed and maintaining the centres finance filing systems
- Provide support to the Research Manager for document management including the formatting/typing of correspondence, submissions, agenda's and presentations
- Coordination of submission process for grants and funding opportunities from national and international institutions and funding bodies, and post-award activities such as progress and financial reporting
- Assisting the research team with administrative activities as required
- Managing office requirements including printers, petty cash, stationary and study archiving.
How to apply:
Candidates can learn more about the role, role requirements and the Telethon Kids Institute here.
To apply you can send your CV and covering letter to applications@telethonkids.org.au.
For further information about this position please contact: charles.czank@health.wa.gov.au.
Closing date: Friday, 3rd February at 5pm.