25 May 2011

The Maritime Union of Australia

An opportunity is available to provide administrative and secretarial assistance and support to the Assistant National Secretary. Organising Strategy and his team within the National Office of The Maritime Union of Australia.

Reporting to the Assistant National Secretary Organising Strategy, the role is interesting and varied with responsibilities including, but not limited to:

-- Managing the Assistant National Secretarys schedule and providing preparatory briefings

-- Managing the information flow in respect to the portfolio of national and international responsibilities

-- Reviewing briefing papers and highlighting relevant issues

-- Undertaking research in matters relevant to the teams priorities and commitments

-- Supporting organizing functions, including mapping and development of plans

-- Managing the logistics of the portfolio of work

--Maintaining all information in an organised and accessible system

-- Maintaining relevant information on the website

-- General secretarial and administrative duties

To be considered for this role, you will have a minimum of 3 years experience in an office support role at a senior level; a demonstrated empathy with the labour movement would be advantageous.

Your exceptional administrative skills, advanced computer literacy, adaptability and flexibility will be the basis upon which expected outputs in an often rapidly changing environment can be met.

Your proactive and organised approach, demonstrating a sound work ethic and ability to prioritise and plan in a busy office environment, will ensure that the team delivers quality and timely outputs and is administered efficiently and effectively.

A competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience, will be offered to the successful candidate.

Applications should be forwarded to : recruit@mua.org.auand addressed to :
The Recruitment Officer
National Office
The Maritime Union of Australia
Level 2, 365 375 Sussex Street
Sydney NSW 2000

4pm 10 June 2011

Trisha Hurley

0419 528 413

recruit@mua.org.au

mua.org.au