HR Administrator - 3 month temp

Job No: GC201925
Location: Darlinghurst, NSW

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes, with over 700 scientists, students and support staff. We pioneer study into the most widespread diseases affecting our community today, including cancer, neurodegenerative and mental diseases, disorders of the immune system, diabetes and obesity, osteoporosis and other skeletal disorders. 

The Human Resources Team at Garvan provides a range of strategic and operational services for the Institute and its people. These areas include employee engagement, policy development, recruitment and retention, and performance management. The team's focus is on supporting the strategic objectives of the Institute as well as its people and aims to develop a positive, engaging and high performance culture.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated full-time HR Administrator to join our friendly team for a 3 month period. This is a busy role covering activities such as drafting a range of staff-related correspondence including contracts, transfers, changes, advice, probation, termination etc., maintaining staff files, updating employee details in the HR database, attending to staff queries, and general administrative duties.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a social, inspiring workplace, located in modern offices with on-site café, close to public transport and restaurants. You will be joining a collaborative and well established team and rewarded with a competitive salary.

About You

As the go-to person you will possess a professional and positive attitude with the ability to follow through and resolve issues, and: 

  • Have prior experience in a similar role
  • Strong administrative and coordination skills
  • Excellent customer services skills and ethics
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
  • Have worked with 1 or more HRIS’s (preferably Workday)
  • Have sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted via the Garvan Careers site via the link below. Applications from other sites/channels will unfortunately not be considered.

https://garvan.applynow.net.au/jobs/GC201925

Your application should include: 

  • A cover letter
  • Your resume including referees
  • Copies of relevant qualifications / academic transcripts

Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible to apply for this role.

Closing Date

As we will be reviewing applications as they are received, we encourage you to submit yours as soon as possible.

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