Operations Coordinator – Library For All (A social enterprise of Save the Children Australia)

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia & Library for All, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

This is no ordinary opportunity.

Our Operations Coordinator has the power to change the lives of millions of children around the world.

Reporting to, and supported by, the Head of Programs, this role creates a positive impact for children globally by supporting Library For All’s operations, publishing, and sales activities.

We’ve already changed the lives of more than 250,000 children, and with your help we can grow that to 20 million before the end of this decade.

Library For All is a place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

We offer you: A place to make a difference

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. In this full-time, maximum term (initial six month contract with strong possibility of extension) role, you’ll work as a part of our Library for All team in either Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Operations Coordinator plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children.

You will make a difference by:

• Provide general administrative support to the team, including meeting coordination, documentation, and assisting with ad hoc projects as needed.
• Provide general administrative support to the CEO, including diary management, travel booking and financial acquittal activities.
• Provide general logistical support at the Brisbane warehouse, if location allows.
• Assist with tracking, budgeting, and financial reporting to support operational transparency and accountability.
• Provide administrative support for the acquisition and development of content assets (manuscripts, images, illustrations, contracts, print and digital publications), including, but not limited to, data entry, records management, and image research.
• Support the selection and/or creation of descriptions, keywords, and other relevant metadata.

A place to feel valued

We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means having:

• Experience in providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment, including advanced use of EXCEL, Teams and SharePoint.
• Strong organisational skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Proven experience in individual time management and prioritization of tasks across a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience working in a not-for-profit or educational publishing environment (highly advantageous)

A place to belong

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation.

In addition to working at the leading edge of education technology alongside a team of highly engaged professionals we offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Commitee).
• Full salary packaging benefits
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the Apply option, which will redirect you to the main ad on our Careers Page where you will also be able to access the full Position Description.

Applications close 9am AEDT, Monday 23rd December 2024.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full-time maximum term, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Library For All is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Library For All is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Library For All is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.