The Opportunity

The KidsResearch Institute’s Facilities Management team look after our buildings,assets and amenities in order to maintain a modern, vibrant and unique workingenvironment. Based in Perth Children’s Hospital, our workspace and facilitiesspan across three floors and include over 600 workstations, laboratories,bioresources, seminar rooms and event space.

We are nowlooking for a Facilities Officer to help ensure the day-to-day smoothmanagement and operation of our wonderful workspace by providing administrativesupport and maintenance tasks whilst providing excellent customer service.

The Role

As part of theFacilities Management team, you will manage a range of administration duties such as raising Purchase Orders, monitoring queries within the service desk, ordering consumables and allocating ID badges to new employees and contractors.You will also carry out manual tasks including supporting the loading dock,receiving good and deliveries assisting with event setups.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Assistwith requesting quotes for required services, purchasing, and thereconciliation of invoices.
- Assistwith Institute asset management program including service docket.uploads/administration, data entry, preventative maintenance schedulingetc.
- Assistwith function and meeting room set ups.
- Actas a point of contact for general queries around our services.

Convenientlybased at Perth Children’s Hospital, this is an ongoing, part-time position, 0.8 FTE (Monday – Thursday).

About You

The ideal applicant will have strong administrationskills, including knowledge of Teams or similar calendar bookings, previousexperience working in an operational role and pride themselves on theirsuperior customer service skills.

Along with this, you must also have the followingskills and experience:

- Administration experience in an operational environment e.g.



stock control, warehousing or logistics.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise effectively whilst working towards deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience working in a customer facing environment.
- Physical fitness and capability which will allow manual work.
- A full clean drivers’ licence, and able to drive the institute vehicles to other locations.

AtThe Kids Research Institute Australia, we are committed to building a workplaceculture thatreflects the communities we serve. We actively recruit,support and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderpeople, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diversecommunities, LGBTQIA+ people, people of all ages, and those with diverse livedexperiences. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitmentprocess and in the workplace, ensuring everyone has the opportunity tothrive.

If you meet many, but not all, of the rolerequirements, we encourage you to apply. We also welcome you to mention anycareer breaks in your cover letter to help us understand your journey.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion isreflected in how we:

- Support staff-led inclusion and allyship groups.
- Offer flexible work practices that recognise different needs and life stages.
- Provide training, development and mentoring opportunities to increase inclusive leadership and create an environment where all staff can thrive.




- Partner with communities to strength cultural awareness and belonging.
- Ensure adjustments and accessible practices are available for diverse community groups.
- We continually strive to measure our progress and improve where we can.

Alongside our inclusive culture, you’ll enjoy:

- Extra annual leave at Christmas and Easter.
- Salary packaging and entertainment advantages.
- Health and wellbeing programs with weekly events.
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Recognition and professional development opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning.
- Modern offices with sit-to-stand desks and end-of-trip facilities.
- Staff discounts on travel, IT, stationery, and access to corporate health insurance.

Contact Name: Will Burdge

Contact Email:

Closing Date: 02/09/2026 -We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.

The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to beingchampions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourageapplications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability.As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of thefirstAustralian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity(SAGE)pilot program.

We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the healthand wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people areat the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment andCareer Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.

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