Rural Programs Administrative Officer | VIC

GP Training
GP Training Operations
VIC Other
Full Time, Permanent

22/8/2024

$8+,152 + super and salary sacrifice
Full-time permanent opportunity with genuine hybrid working options
Victoria based - (preferred location: Churchill)
About the RACGP
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the voice of general practitioners (GPs) in our growing cities and throughout rural and remote Australia. For more than 60 years, we’ve supported the backbone of Australia’s health system by setting the standards for education and practice and advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Australians.

We foster the future of general practice through our profession-led, community-based training model for the Australian General Practice Training Program and other training pathways. We train GPs to deliver quality, whole-person care to patients across Australia, support their ongoing professional development and provide a point of connection for GPs serving communities in every corner of the country.

We’re committed to diversity and social inclusion and encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If you require any support or adjustments to participate in any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.

About you
As our Rural Programs Administrative Officer, you’ll have excellent customer service and administration skills, as well as highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Ideally, you’ll be someone who can work independently as well as part of a wider team. To thrive in this role, you’ll have:

experience in supporting the delivery of the AGPT program or similar program (preferred but not essential)
proven administration and event/meeting coordination skills
excellent communications skills with a strong track record in managing the coordination of competing tasks and priorities.
ability to autonomously resolve complex issues through the gathering and analysis of information to achieve the best outcome.
experience working in health and/or education setting.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the Manager Rural Pathways and Rural Generalist Training, you’ll support the Rural Programs Portfolio in reviewing, planning, implementing, and monitoring policies and processes that underpin/enhance the rural programs. In addition, you’ll:

contribute to process reviews aimed at adhering to best practice methods and maintaining interface with other business requirements and systems.
participate in presentations associated with training requirements and processes across the regions.
work with administrative staff and leaders to ensure an appropriate interface is maintained between rural programs and other business processes.
attend and provide administrative support to rural programs related educational activities and events handling and distribution of rural programs related correspondence as required.
The Benefits

Full charitable salary packaging arrangements
Hybrid working arrangements
Professional Development Program
High-profile health and education organisation where progressive leadership, innovation integrity, collaboration and accountability are valued.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position

To Apply

We will commence the recruitment process after the application closing date.

Towards the end of the process, applicants will be asked to complete pre-employment screening, which may include reference checks and/or a National Police Check. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.

For a copy of the position description, visit https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/careers/position-descriptions

RACGP internal applicants, please notify your current manager of your application for any internal RACGP opportunities.

Applications close: 6th September 2024

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The RACGP acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways in which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and culture, and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.