• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: Continuing      
• Remuneration: Level 6 $103k + 17% superannuation & leave loading  
• Location: Kensington, NSW
• Benefits: Cultural Leave and Indigenous Employee Network

This position is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only.

UNSW has obtained an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) to designate and recruit professional and academic positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, to fulfil UNSW’s goal of a representative workforce rate.

Why your role matters

The Executive Assistant is a pivotal role within the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous (DVCI) Division, delivering high-level executive support to the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement and Research and the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education.

This dynamic position requires sound judgement, initiative, and discretion to manage complex enquiries and support strategic priorities. You will provide seamless diary management alongside high-level administrative, communications, and logistical support, ensuring operations run efficiently and effectively.

Reporting to the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education, this role is ideal for a proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Specific accountabilities include:

• Proactively provide executive support and assistance, whilst exercising discretion, initiative and confidentiality at all times.
• Undertake diary, email and document management, including the monitoring and prioritising of emails and assisting with the preparation of official correspondence such as Governance paper submissions.

• Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external, Indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders, maintaining effective and professional channels of communication, interpreting requests and correspondence to prioritise, and facilitating timely resolution of urgent matters.

• Use superior interpersonal, culturally responsive communication and organisational skills to initiate and maintain productive working relations.

About You:  

• This position is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only. UNSW has obtained an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) to designate and recruit professional and academic positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, to fulfil UNSW’s goal of a representative workforce rate. Evidence of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status will be required.
• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• High level organisational skills with proven ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines in culturally diverse contexts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to liaise effectively with all levels of staff and range of external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects and initiatives, monitoring, and delivering projects within agreed timeframes.
• Advanced level of computer literacy, working with a range of computer systems and applications, including Outlook and MS Teams.
• Superior time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Proven organisational skills and the ability to operate autonomously while demonstrating strong initiative and a proactive approach to driving process improvement

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW.

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working options.
• Career development opportunities.
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

Establishing your status as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person means any person who:

• is of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
• identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• is accepted as such by the community in which you live and or have lived.

All offers of employment will be subject to prior submission of satisfactory proof of Aboriginality. For more information on what constitutes as proof of Aboriginality, please email n.chenhall@unsw.edu.au

Get in Touch: Nat Chenhall – Manager Indigenous Employment

n.chenhall@unsw.edu.au

How to Apply: Submit your CV & Cover Letter addressing your suitability to the role before 11.55pm Monday 4^th May 2026. Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

Job queries contact: Chloe Gane, Talent Acquisition Consultant E: chloe.gane@unsw.edu.au  (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)

Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:- 

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.