Office & bookshop manager (Darwin)
LONG TERM | AUSTRALIA
We are looking for people to manage the Darwin office of our partner organisation, the Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL), including the running of a small bookshop.
Prefer long term, but open to 1 year or more commitment.
We don’t pay a wage or salary, but instead expect you to fund yourself for the time you work with us. We do not sponsor visas for overseas workers with one exception – we are willing to consider someone who is a member of an overseas Wycliffe organisation planning to come long term, and raising their own support (including covering visa expenses).
Responsibilities:
- Assist with telephone, email & in-person enquiries
- Tell visitors about the work of AuSIL
- Manage physical and digital archives
- Bookshop sales, order and arrange stock
- Manage social media, newsletters and websites
- Apply for project funding and submit reports
- Manage volunteers & bookshop staff
- Organise workshop logistics (in Darwin & in community)
- Basic IT support by setting up new laptops for translators and troubleshooting issues
- Support team members with their administration and HR needs
- Organise team meetings and conferences
- Buy office/kitchen supplies
- Collect mail
- Liaise with Wycliffe and SIL re HR needs
Qualifications:
- intermediate computer skills
- strong administrative skills
- relates well to and enjoys helping others
Language and Culture Training:
- four weeks’ language and culture training called Launch
- orientation workshops, held at our National Centre in Kangaroo Ground, Victoria
- on-field cultural orientation
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