Reference Number: REF2079J

Company Description

Creating a brighter future for all

Griffith University is a progressive, values-led university dedicated to learning, leadership, and innovation. This is your chance to help us achieve our vision to transform lives and add to human knowledge and understanding in a way that creates a future that benefits all.

Since opening in 1975, Griffith has grown from one campus and 451 students to become a comprehensive, multi-campus institution, with 50,000 students and more than 200,000 graduates.

Job Description

Griffith Sport, a department of Corporate Services within Griffith University is responsible for a diverse range of sport and recreation activities, services and facilities for students, staff and the external community across Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast.

We are looking for an Event Coordinator to be responsible for providing support and assistance for the planning, coordination, execution and review of Griffith Sport Events, Programs and Activities. The primary focus of this role is to provide high level support to on-campus recreational engagement events (eg market days, show days, chill out weeks etc) including online student events, as well as sport event management support to our major sporting events. This role is also responsible for the casual workforce and large event volunteer program which supports our events. Success in this role requires collaboration with the Event Manager, wider Griffith Sport team, current students, members of the community and external providers.

The role is ideal for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who strives for continuous improvement and innovation, who has a focus on providing a positive impact to the student experience and the wider community. You will be joining a hard-working and passionate events team with an extremely positive culture, highly driven to succeed. 

What we can offer

This is a 2 year fixed term, full time position, primarily based at the Griffith University Nathan campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University, and the department is responsible for event provision on the Brisbane and Logan campuses, you will be required to work across other campus locations.

The full time equivalent base salary will be HEW Level 5 range $74,016 – $83,033  per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $86,599 – $97,149 per annum.

Qualifications

• Completion of Bachelor level qualifications in Sport and/or Event Management combined with relevant experience working in a tertiary environment and/or the sport and recreation industry.
• Current Driver’s Licence 
• Current First Aid and CPR Certification
• Current Blue Card

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Highly developed communication, organisational, and administrative skills with effective people management skills.
• Self-motivated and able to demonstrate a high level of individual initiative, discretion, attention to detail and judgement to perform duties and manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Management of casual staff and volunteer programs.
• Passion for the event, engagement & sport industry.
• Ability to easily integrate into a team setting and be able to adapt to a very diverse environment with competing priorities on a daily basis.

Additional information

As a values-led organisation, at Griffith University, we’ve worked hard to create a dynamic and strong organisational culture. We support the professional and personal development of all our employees and invest in the skills of our people. We offer:

• mix of on campus and work from home options available and a supportive work environment.
• salary packaging options and corporate health discounts.
• generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave and leave loading.
• support with future learning opportunities through our educational staff assistance scheme.

Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. For more information please visit our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page.

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