Executive Assistant to the Dean - Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Job No.: 681158
Location: Caulfield campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $96,768 - $104,450 pa HEW Level 06 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
About Us
At Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), we believe that creative thinking is essential to shaping socially responsible, culturally enriched, and environmentally sustainable communities. Based at the Caulfield Campus, the cultural heart of Monash University, our Faculty brings together world-class experts across fine art, design, and architecture to drive innovation through rigorous practice and scholarship. We are a dynamic, future-focused Faculty committed to excellence, diversity, and bold ideas. Learn more at monash.edu/mada.
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a resourceful, digitally literate, and culturally attuned Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to the Dean of Monash Art, Design and Architecture – a contemporary, collaborative, and values-driven leader.
This is not a typical EA role. While you will manage core responsibilities – complex calendar and travel coordination, supporting high-level meetings and events, and streamlining office operations – you will also contribute in areas that reflect the creative and outward-facing nature of the Faculty and help provide the foundation for the Dean to lead effectively. These include:
- acting as a key liaison with external partners across the creative, cultural, and design industries
- supporting stakeholder and relationship management initiatives and cultivating strong internal networks across the University
- assisting with the Dean’s digital and social media presence, including drafting content and amplifying Faculty activities
- helping shape communications, presentations, and events that reflect the Faculty’s creative identity
This role offers the chance to work closely with an inspiring leader while gaining first-hand exposure to networks and projects at the intersection of academia, culture, and industry. For the right candidate, it can be a springboard to future opportunities.
About You
You are a curious and proactive professional with a strong grounding in administration and executive support, complemented by experience in a creative, cultural, or design-related environment. You might come from a background as a studio manager or communications/operations lead, or arts management, and you are eager to bring that versatility, sharp eye for detail, problem-solving mindset, and emotional intelligence to a university setting.
You will demonstrate:
- outstanding organisational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities in fast-paced contexts
- excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to draft content for diverse audiences and digital platforms
- confidence in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders – from senior university leaders to cultural and industry partners
- the ability to plan, support, and deliver events with confidence and finesse
- initiative, adaptability, and a collaborative mindset, with a drive to learn and grow in the role
If this sounds like you, be part of our story and apply today! Work with us to #ChangeIt.
To Apply
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.
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria. Please refer to "How to apply for Monash Jobs".
Enquiries: Ruth Bain, Faculty General Manager, ruth.bain@monash.edu
Position Description: Executive Assistant
Applications Close: Thursday 23rd of October 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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.
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