Expressions of Interest: Project Officer to the Provost and Chief Academic Officer (HEO 6)

• Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 30 September 2024 based at the City West campus
• Commencement Salary: $87,955 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, Office of the Provost & Chief Academic Officer, the Project Officer works closely with the Chancellery executive and executive support teams to provide high level project support on a wide range of projects of relevance to the Office of the Provost & Chief Academic Officer.

As a key professional staff member supporting the Provost & Chief Academic Officer, you will work closely with the Portfolio Manager and Executive Assistant to contribute to the effective management of projects within the Portfolio and make a positive contribution to the delivery of world-class teaching, research and education services.

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Located within Chancellery and Council Services, home to the offices of the University’s Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and coordinating portfolio senior managers, the Office of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer provides strategic support and advice to Provost and Chief Academic Officer to facilitate the achievement of the University’s strategies to develop, innovate and enhance world-leading educational offerings and curriculum design and delivery.
Essential Skills and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a field relevant to the operations of the Portfolio or demonstrated equivalent experience, knowledge and skills
• Highly developed oral and interpersonal communication and negotiation skills, including demonstrated experience in working effectively with people at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation
• Demonstrated flexibility, initiative and experience in operating in a busy and complex environment and dealing effectively with competing demands to produce high quality outcomes in limited timeframes
• Demonstrated project management experience, which involves the development and execution of complex projects
• Proven and excellent analytical, research and writing skills to enable the effective synthesis of complex information and data from multiple sources, and the provision of high-quality, evidence-based reports

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% 
• Flexible working conditions 
• 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 

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA .  Applicants should provide a cover letter and resume only.
Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, 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 5896. 

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 4 March 2024

To be eligible to apply for internal positions, you must either identify as an Australian Aboriginal Person, or be a current UniSA continuing, fixed-term or casual staff member at the time the position is advertised and have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of the appointment.

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