Senior Academic Services Officer (HEO 5)

• Based in Allied Health and Human Performance at the City East Campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 20 June 2025
• Commencement Salary: $76,304 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You are a motivated senior administration officer with the ability to provide advice and solutions through logical, creative and innovating thinking. You have high-level project coordination and interpersonal skills with the ability to appropriately communicate and build relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

About the Role 

Reporting to the Team Leader: Academic Services, you will be responsible for providing leadership to the Academic Services Officers, coordinating key projects, liaising with key stakeholders to resolve issues, providing guidance and advice, and ensuring the consistent interpretation of policies and procedures. You will also undertake administrative activities associated with the delivery of the Academic Unit’s programs and its research and consultancy activities.

About UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance 

The University of South Australia (UniSA) is Australia’s University of Enterprise. We are South Australia’s largest university and one of the very best young universities in the world. At UniSA, we are authentic, resilient, and influential - and we deliver results. We pride ourselves on our dynamic and agile culture, which embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Plus, we are committed to the principles of excellence and equity.

The UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance Academic Unit offers a wide range of degrees and conducts research in the fields of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, medical radiation sciences, medical sonography, speech pathology, clinical exercise physiology, exercise and nutrition, health sciences, public health, exercise and sport science, and human movement.

Essential Skills and Experience 

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or demonstrated equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated previous experience working in a senior administrative position in a complex organisation, involving the provision of advice and recommendations to senior staff
• Highly developed research and analytical skills and experience in the interpretation and application of policies and procedures
• Highly developed organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and projects within tight timelines
• High level verbal and interpersonal skills including experience in liaising with people at all levels both internal and external to an organisation to deliver quality customer service
• Demonstrated experience in writing briefings and/or reports for a wide range of audiences

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Access to great personal development opportunities 
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 
• Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on-site gym membership 
• A variety of leave arrangements

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment.  Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA .  The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.  

Please address your cover letter to Amra Delibasic, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6194. 

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 10 June 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment. 

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