- Play a central coordination role supporting Finance, Corporate Planning & Governance, and Digital, Technology & Data across Zoos Victoria
- Provide executive and administrative support to the CFO while helping keep meetings, procurement, governance and team activities running smoothly
- Enjoy a varied role where strong organisation, initiative and attention to detail will make a real difference to the effectiveness of several key corporate functions
- Band 4 - From $88,445 per annum plus 12% Superannuation

About Us: Zoos Victoria operates four landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.

The Role: The Support Officer - Finance, Corporate Planning & IT provides essential administrative and coordination support across Finance, Corporate Planning & Governance, and Digital, Technology & Data. The role supports effective day-to-day operations by coordinating meetings and team activities, maintaining systems and documentation, supporting purchasing and procurement processes, and assisting with governance and compliance activities. You will also provide executive support to the Chief Financial Officer, including diary management, meeting coordination, preparation of materials and action tracking. Acting as a central coordination point across a lean and integrated team, the role helps ensure administrative processes are organised,



effective, responsive and consistently delivered.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support across Finance, Corporate Planning & Governance, and Digital, Technology & Data, including meeting scheduling, preparation of materials and action tracking.
- Provide executive support to the CFO, including diary management, meeting coordination, preparation of agendas and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate purchasing and procurement administration, including raising purchase orders, goods receipting, supplier onboarding and supporting purchasing requirements across the function.
- Support governance and compliance processes, including coordination of Board Committee meetings, preparation and distribution of papers, document collation and tracking of actions.
- Maintain records, shared documentation, templates and general office administration to support consistent, efficient and well-organised team operations.

The ideal candidate will have:

- Experience in an administrative or coordination role, ideally supporting teams within a structured and process-driven environment.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities effectively.
- High attention to detail and accuracy,



together with a proactive, practical and solution-focused approach.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and provide responsive support to leaders and stakeholders.
- A strong systems and process mindset, together with a high degree of professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.

A relevant qualification in administration, business or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required. Experience in a government or complex organisational environment, or supporting procurement or finance-related processes, will be highly regarded.

For more information on this role, please refer to the position description below.

Please submit a maximum two page cover letter, and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' link below.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Christine Tipton - [email protected]

Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 20th November 2026.

At Zoos Victoria we value diversity, celebrate difference and work to be inclusive in everything we do. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. In addition, Zoos Victoria will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability, illness or injury. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please advise via [email protected] or visit https://www.zoo.org.au/about-us/careers/inclusion-and-diversity/ for more information.

📌 Support Officer - Finance Corporate Planning and IT - Zoos Victoria
🏢 Zoos Victoria
📍 Victoria