Project Assistant, NGV Contemporary
Share
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
VPS 2.2: $70086 per annum 12% superannuation
Full Time Fixed Term for 2 years
Closing date for applications: 5pm on 06 March 2026
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking a Project Assistant who will contribute to the successful delivery of the NGV Contemporary project through administrative and project support to the Department project teams and senior staff.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
Working with the Project and Sustainability Coordinator you will deliver project support to the NGV Contemporary project including developing project plans tracking and monitoring timelines preparing reports and other communications and tracking budgets to support the timely delivery of project activities. Other key responsibilities will include:
- Delivering effective and efficient administrativesupport to the NGV Contemporary project including coordinating teammeetingsrecordingand tracking of meeting outcomesand coordinatingthe delivery of agreedoutcomes.
- Providing assistance to the Project and Sustainability Coordinator and other senior staff with research writing and preparation of presentations with a focus on museum best practice.
- Working collaboratively and effectively with staff and teams across NGV as well as NGV Contemporary project partners.
To be successful you will haveprevious experienceproviding high quality administrative and project supportcoupled with a relevant tertiary degree. You will have proficiency in MS Office products (including Word Excel and PowerPoint) and experience with Adobe suite. You can prepare briefs letters emails and reports using clear concise and grammatically correct language and have the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information and will have excellent interpersonal skills with an emphasis on tact and discretion.
You support others in the time management of their tasks uses time efficiently develops realistic action plans and takes an organised methodical approach to work recognising barriers and effective ways to deal with them. You observe fine details identifying gaps in information and looks for logical sequences of information highlighting practical considerations of plans and activities. You can establish and maintain relationships with people at all levels building trust through consistent actions values and communications.
Knowledge of MS Project and CAD would be advantageous.
Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
For more details please refer to the attached role statement.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this role please go to Begin Application and include the following documents in your application:
- A resume/CV
- A cover letter
- A statement addressing the key selection criteria in the role statement
Applications close at 5pm on 06 March 2026.
If you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments such as the role statement in an accessible format (e.g. large print) please contact the Human Resources team at or by using the National Relay Service on 133 677 and asking for.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- Bluebeam
- Construction Experience
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Office Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Administrative Experience
