We’re looking for an experienced professional to provide efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the RBA’s International Policy & Engagement team across a range of tasks, including travel bookings, schedule coordination, record management, and liaising with stakeholders.

• Play an important role supporting the RBA’s international engagements, including its technical cooperation program, participation in the International Monetary Fund, G20, Bank for International Settlements and other global and regional forums.
• Apply your skills to varied and meaningful work that contributes to international efforts to address the challenges facing the global economy and financial system, and to improve the international financial architecture.
• Full-time fixed term contract until May 2028 in a hybrid and flexible work environment.

About the team

You’ll be part of a small and dynamic team that is responsible for the RBA’s engagement in global and regional forums, and for maintaining relationships with other central banks. The RBA’s participation in international forums contributes to better global and regional outcomes, ensures that Australian interests are considered, and allows the RBA to gain and share knowledge with overseas counterparts. The team also leads the RBA’s provision of technical assistance to foreign central banks particularly those in the Asia Pacific region.

The International Policy & Engagement team is part of the RBA’s International Department, which is also responsible for the Bank’s foreign exchange operations, investment of international reserve holdings of gold and foreign exchange, and for providing regular advice on developments in international financial markets to the Governors and the Reserve Bank Board.

About the role

As the team’s Senior International Engagement Coordinator, you will act as a key point of coordination in managing internal and external meetings, travel arrangements, records, and other administrative tasks as required.

You’ll be involved in a variety of activities including:

• Coordinating technical cooperation with other central banks, including proactive organisation of internal and external meetings, booking of meeting rooms and resources, catering, room set up, registration and collection of external guests and recording of meeting information in the relevant registers.
• Logistical support for the RBA’s participation in key international forums including registrations, coordinating bilateral meetings, and other travel arrangements.
• Proactive inbox management for the Technical Cooperation team, flagging emails for action within deadlines and following up.
• Booking of domestic and international travel and financial requisitions as required.
• Working closely with the offices of the Governor, Deputy Governor and other senior executives, especially in the lead up to key international meetings.
• Effectively managing records and other sensitive documentation.
• Providing a range of administrative support functions such as preparing documents, maintenance of registers and databases and maintaining email distribution lists.
• Proactively suggest and implement improvements to team processes.

About you

You are a proactive and adaptable professional with excellent organisation, administration and time management skills, and a strong desire to learn. We are looking for someone who brings initiative and curiosity and is excited to work with the team to develop new and efficient processes.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Proven strong organisational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple and often conflicting tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong skills in MS Office tools (in particular Outlook; also Word, PowerPoint, OneNote and SharePoint) and content or document management software (e.g. TRIM).
• A proactive approach to work with the ability to work autonomously, employ initiative to find solutions, prioritise and exercise discretion.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to be flexible when change occurs.
• Willingness to support and where necessary guide others to succeed in their tasks and objectives.
• The ability to build trusted relationships quickly and work productively with a wide variety of stakeholders to enable tasks to be actioned efficiently.

The successful applicant will need to apply for an NV1 security clearance.

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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