Administration Officer, School Operations

• Full-time, Continuing position

• HEW 6 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You

In this role, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing administrative systems, processes, and practices to optimise support for the School of Computing Technologies. You will have exceptional organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently. Collaboration with both professional and academic colleagues is essential to ensure seamless coordination, delivery, and evaluation of administrative processes. In addition, you will operate with a high level of autonomy, exercising initiative and self-management across a diverse range of functions and responsibilities.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:

• Demonstrated experience in the provision of high-level administrative support.

• Ability to work independently and to use initiative to take responsibility for following through enquiries, correspondence, and activities.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads, organise own work and others to meet deadlines and work efficiently and accurately in a busy and complex environment with large volumes of activity.

• Ability to quickly learn, adapt and understand new systems, applications, and databases.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision for completing administrative tasks.

• Highly developed interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to work co-operatively as a member of a team and ability to effectively communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds at all levels of an organisation.

• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and diplomacy with an outcome focused approach.

• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking ability and flexibility to adapt work practices and models according to need.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the College

The STEM College (“the College”) holds a leading position and expertise in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health (STEM) fields.  We are uniquely positioned to influence and partner with industry, as never before.

The College is a community of exceptional STEM researchers, teachers, inventors, designers and game-changers, supported by talented professional staff. We offer higher education programs across all STEM disciplines at the Bachelor, Master and PhD levels, and ensure our students experience an education that is work-aligned and life-changing.

The College is renowned for its exemplary research in many STEM areas including advanced manufacturing and design; computing technologies; health innovation and translational medicine; nano materials and devices; and sustainable systems. Our brilliant researchers attract funding from government and industry sources.

Industry is at the heart of what we do. It ensures our research has real world impact, and our students are truly work-ready.  Under the leadership of Deputy Vice-Chancellor STEM College & Vice President, Digital Innovation, we have established new hubs of industry-connected digital innovation and endeavour and are engaging with global STEM organisations at scale.

Our diversity and shared values empower our work, and we are proud of the College’s inclusive, caring culture. We offer a safe, dynamic work environment, and support every member of our community of achieve their potential. The College appointed Victoria’s first ever Dean of STEM, Diversity & Inclusion in 2020, and this role drives gender equity, diversity and inclusion strategies across the College.

The STEM College employs 1,000 staff who deliver onshore and offshore programs to approximately 20,000 students.

We are here to positively impact the world and create the next generation of STEM leaders.

https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/stem-college

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Daniela Amato via email [email protected]. 

Position Description – Administration Officer, School Operations

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Applications Close:
10 Apr 2024 11.59 pm

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