Data Entry Officer, Research Contracts

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Work type:Casual
Location:Melbourne - Burwood
Categories:Administration

Casual Hourly Rate: HEW 4 Casual - $48.41 per hour + 11.5% Superannuation

Employment Type: Casual (Approx 12 hours per week)

Location: Melbourne Burwood Campus

About the Role: 

Reporting to the Senior Contracts Manager (Research Contracts), you will work closely with the Research Contract Advisor to provide administration support to several teams across Deakin University.
Working within a busy environment, you will be pivotal to the team’s data ecosystem, entering contract information into various software platforms such as MS Excel, Smartsheet, Research Master and Content Manager.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Your ability to exercise attention to detail must be of a high standard to achieve success in this role
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills coupled with accurate data entry skills
• Exceptional organisational and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines
• A disciplined and positive attitude to your work
• On the job training and support will be provided
• This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check

Your key responsibilities will be:

• You will be required to work with software packages (such as MS Excel, Smartsheet, Research Master and Content Manager) to manage, enter, validate and file data relating to university research contracts
• Receive, collect or collate data relating to the formation of university research contracts
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to communicate and handover information once a contract has been entered into the systems and is ready for post execution management by the relevant business teams
• Triage, respond and resolve data queries as they arise in line with protocol & contract requirements
• Assist in generating or extracting ad-hoc reports based on information in existing software systems
• Ensure regular communication & escalation to expedite issue resolution of outstanding queries
• Engage in regular team meetings and planning activities
• Ability to manage sensitive information discreetly and confidential

About us:

The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years, we've achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities.

We have a network of campuses, learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne, China, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.  Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13,000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics.

As a Victorian university with a global impact, Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australia’s economy.

Applications for this position close on 16 August 2024. Please submit your updated resume and 1 page Cover Letter and contact Susan Dahne (Senior Specialist, Research Contracts) on [email protected] if you have any questions.