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Play an essential role in supporting administrative functions that directly contribute to patient care and service delivery.

About the role: 

The Administration Assistant is accountable to the Director Digital Health SALHN and plays a key role in delivering high-quality, timely, confidential administrative support to the Director and will assist in the effective delivery of administration support for the team.

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing efficient and effective administration support to the Director Digital Health, SALHN.
• Providing executive officer support to committees including agenda preparation, minute taking and follow up of action items
• Assisting with recruitment process and completing HR paperwork.
• Ensuring an accurate, efficient and effective administrative support service is provided by developing, monitoring and modifying as required appropriate administrative office and organisational systems and procedures.
• Monitoring and reviewing assigned projects including negotiating and defining risk and utilizing project management methodologies, schedules and resources.
• Alerting staff to emerging issues and enquiries, and assisting in responding to such enquiries
• Reviewing processes, reporting, standard letters and communication materials.

About you:

• Extensive experience in the provision of secretarial services to senior managers.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of committee papers, taking minutes at meetings, and following-up action items.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people in a verbal and written manner.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner.
• A resourceful and resilient personality with an approachable manner.
• High level of personal organisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Interpersonal skills consistent with providing high level quality customer service and maintaining the trust and co-operation of others.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Alli DeLaine, Project Officer, Allison.Delaine@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 3 June 2026

Attachments:

• Administration Assistant Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 940174