People & Culture Administration Officer
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Job Summary
Theres something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.
A place to make a difference:
In this full-time maximum term (9 months) role youll work as a part of our P&C team in our Melbourne head office to help us create lasting change for children everywhere.
Were embarking on a major People Technology transformation over the next nine months and are seeking a shortterm P&C Administration Officer to provide highquality support across the People Operations team. As the first point of contact for general P&C enquiries youll assist managers and employees with onboarding job changes offboarding and other core processes using your strong organisational skills and attention to detail to manage competing priorities and maintain excellent service throughout this period of change. Youll also play an active role in fostering a positive team culture and championing great employee experiences across the organisation.
You will make a difference by:
- Responding to daily P&C enquiries submitted through the Service Hub ensuring timely and helpful support.
- Carrying out general administrative tasks for the P&C team including guidance on standard processes invoice management and handling data requests or reconciliations.
- Overseeing the endtoend parental leave process from initial employee enquiry through to payroll updates and returntowork arrangements.
- Managing job change requests and award step increases across the Service Hub Oracle and supporting Excel workflows.
- Providing onboarding and offboarding support during peak periods or when team members are on leave.
A place to feel valued:
Your deep expertise in handling fast paced high volume administrative tasks (with a P&C focus) will be invaluable.
This role requires:
- Strong customer service focus with experience supporting both internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Outlook Excel).
- Experience using ticketing tools (e.g. Freshservice) and maintaining P&C systems ideally Oracle.
- Excellent communication time management and organisational skills.
- Able to work under pressure with high attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
A place to belong:
We are diverse personalities backgrounds and talents embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation and offer a range of rewards for your effort including:
- Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
- Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
- Internal employment and development opportunities
- Support for workplace wellness including access to our free confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
- Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We have a highly inclusive culture and diverse workforce reflecting the communities we serve allowing you to bring your whole self to work (if thats what you want!).
- Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
- Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure youre able to perform at your optimum
Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.
Does this sound like the place for you
Wed love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
Applications close COB Friday 13th March 2026.
Position Description People & Culture Administration Officer
For more information about a career at Save visit our Careers Page.
We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didnt quite hit the mark for you please let us know at Were dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported no matter your race ethnicity gender age disability sexuality neurodiversity culture and beliefs.
Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check a Working with Children Check and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.
If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role please contact for further support.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Administrative Functions
- office supplies
- Personnel Matters
- Records Management
- Office Procedures
- Space Management
- Daily Operations
- Administrative Policies
- Personnel Management
- Administrative Services
- Interpersonal skills
- Telephone Calls
- Travel Arrangements
- Administrative Procedures
- Word Processing
About Company
Australia’s largest aid and development agency dedicated to helping children. We protect and support children in need. We save lives in emergencies. We speak up for children’s rights.
