Open Day Event Assistant (Casual)
Job No.: 693103
Location: Parkville campus
Employment Type: Casual
Duration: 16-weeks
Remuneration: HEW 5, $54.39 per hour (loaded casual rate)
- Be inspired, every day
- Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions
- Be a part of an inclusive, collaborative community
The Opportunity
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Marketing team is looking for an Open Day Event Assistant to assist us with preparing for the Faculty’s upcoming Open Day events in August. This role will be required to commit to 3-4 days of work per week for up to 16 weeks between May - August.
2026 Monash Open Days will take place on Sunday, 2 August (Clayton campus) and Sunday, 16 August (Parkville campus) - a limited amount of weekend and overtime work is required in this role.
The role will report to the Faculty’s Student Recruitment and International Development Manager under close supervision and will be required to undertake most of their work hours in-person from the Faculty Marketing office.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- End-to-end organisation of key aspects of our Open Day program such as our campus tour training and event program, and visitor activations program;
- Marketing-aligned tasks to support successful promotion of the events;
- Administrative and logistical tasks to ensure smooth preparations and running of the event, including scheduling meetings and communicating with stakeholders.
- Assisting with onboarding and coordination of student ambassadors.
What we are looking for. The successful candidate will:
- Have demonstrated organisational, event and/or project management experience;
- Have demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and meet deadlines for positive outcomes;
- Be comfortable with multi-tasking;
- Be able to commit to a minimum three days of work per week for the duration of their contract, as well as a limited amount of weekend and out-of-hours work. The role is based at the Monash Parkville campus but will also require limited travel to the Monash Clayton campus.
Desirable but not mandatory:
- Comfortable with public speaking;
- Interest in social media content creation and comfortable being on camera;
- Interest in taking part in adjacent student recruitment events, such as attending recruitment expos.
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To Apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position (No more than 300 words)
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
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.
Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please get in touch at hr-recruitment@monash.edu and we'll be happy to assist.
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.
Enquiries: Helen O’Keeffe, Student Recruitment and International Development Manager, helen.okeeffe@monash.edu
Applications Close: Tuesday 5 May 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
Please submit your application as soon as possible for this fabulous opportunity to join Monash University. Interviews will be held as strong applicants are identified.
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