About This Opportunity

Health Translation Queensland is offering a full‑time, fixed‑term position (until June2027, with possible contract extension) based at the Herston Campus. The role offers a base salary in the range $97,268 – $104,348 plus 17% super (HEW Level6). The position focuses on administrative support, governance, financial administration, and project coordination to enable the smooth and strategic operation of the office.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide seamless executive support to the Executive Director, including complex diary, travel, and workflow management.
- Coordinate key governance activities such as meetings, committees, and stakeholder engagements, ensuring high‑quality documentation and follow‑up.
- Oversee financial administration including budgets, transactions, and reconciliations in line with university policy and procedures.
- Lead the organisation of projects, events, and communications that support HTQ’s strategic priorities and partnerships.

About You

- Demonstrated experience providing high‑level executive support within a complex and dynamic organisational workplace.
- Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, anticipate needs, and meet deadlines with accuracy.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with stakeholders across academia, government, industry and the broader community.
- Proven ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Strong financial administration capability,



including experience with budgeting, reconciliations and processing transactions in line with policy and procedures.
- Sound problem‑solving skills and judgement, with the ability to take initiative and resolve or appropriately escalates issues.

About Health Translation Queensland

Health Translation Queensland (HTQ) is a partnership organisation bringing together 13 of Queensland’s world‑class universities, research institutes and health services to help translate well‑evidenced research into clinical practice. As a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) accredited Research Translation Centre, HTQ works to build the capability of our research translation workforce and to remove barriers to collaboration to accelerate research translation into clinical practice.

Other Information

- Pre‑employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia and criminal history checks.
- Applicants must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment.
- Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
- We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity.
- We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process.

Applications close Monday3August2026, at11:00pmAEST (R‑66908).

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