Executive Assistant (Monash Arts)
Job No.: 695322
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $100,155 - $108,106 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Opportunity for a highly organised, proactive and tech-savvy EA
- Support a globally ranked Top 1% Faculty in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Clayton campus location including hybrid working arrangements
About Us
Monash Arts is one of Australia’s largest and most vibrant arts faculties, renowned for its breadth across the humanities, performing arts, languages and social sciences. With a strong commitment to interdisciplinary innovation, the Faculty delivers world-class programs through six schools and across six campuses—both locally and internationally—spanning undergraduate to postgraduate study and research. Our academic community is distinguished by its research excellence and deep engagement, bringing cutting-edge scholarship into the classroom to inspire the next generation of global thinkers and leaders.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the Faculty General Manager, this role provides strategic administrative support to the Dean and Faculty General Manager. Driving operational excellence within the Faculty, some key duties include but are not limited to:
- Providing high-level executive support to the Dean and Faculty General Manager including diary management, travel coordination and meeting management
- Preparing, editing and coordinating briefings, presentations, reports and minutes as required
- Using Google suite applications and other internal systems and technologies
- Acting as the key liaison point between the Faculty Executive Team and external stakeholders
- Providing advice and responsive client service on Faculty matters while exercising discretion and sound judgement
About YOU!
This role is suited to a dynamic individual who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment. Being highly organised and detail-oriented, you will be a strong multi-tasker with the ability to manage competing priorities. You will demonstrate experience managing senior stakeholders, and supporting written communication, presentations and reports for the same. Additionally, you pride yourself on resourceful and solutions focused, managing complex administrative priorities.
If this sounds like you, apply with your updated Resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the role, including the following:
- Your experience providing excellent and professional administrative and executive support services in a busy and complex environment; and
- Highly developed computer literacy, including your experience using business software such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite, including generative AI tools.
For further instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Learn more about Monash.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries:
- Dr David Stewart, Interim Faculty General Manager, +61 3 9905 2748, david.a.stewart@monash.edu (enquiries only)
- Ms Mariessa Peiris, Recruitment Manager, +61 3 9905 8075
Position Description: Executive Assistant
Applications Close: Wednesday 15 July 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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