Project Officer

The Faculty of Business and Law comprises of Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School; which ranks in the top ten business schools across Australia. Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and offers a wide range of internationally recognised courses. We are also proud to be an advanced signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

The Faculty of Business and Law are looking for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join their successful Executive Education team, working with the Director and Program Coordinators in this full time, fixed-term role. As the Project Officer, you will provide high level administrative and operational support to the team and assist with the development, coordination and implementation of a variety of projects.

• Provide administrative and logistical support, including planning, tracking reporting, quality management and communications.
• Resolve operational problems and assist in the development and implementation of initiatives, processes and systems for effective and efficient administration of the project.
• Assist in identifying impacts and risks associated with the project and report on and support the Project Lead with the management of these.
• Build relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders and service providers, including industry groups.
• Work collaboratively with academics and industry representatives to deliver successful program outcomes.

• Completion of a relevant degree will be highly regarded but is not essential. You may have an equivalent combination of relevant work experience and/or education/training.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to organise time and work activities according to priorities and to meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills with the ability to consult and liaise effectively with a diverse range of people and with cross cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated effective written communication skills with the ability to construct clear and concise correspondence and documentation.
• Proven ability to work well in a team, including respecting difference, leading, supporting others, accepting direction, and working to group goals.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving work environment.
• Previous experience in a tertiary environment.

• A level of fitness commensurate with the position.
• The ability to travel interstate and/or overseas when required.
• The ability to work outside of normal office hours when required.
• A willingness to help out other team members and to conduct tasks outside the parameters of this job description if required.

• Collegial and collaborative team environment.
• Professional development opportunities.
• The opportunity to be involved with a variety of unique and interesting projects.
• A vibrant campus with gym, childcare, wellness programs, medical and counselling services.
• A generous superannuation scheme.
• A flexible working environment.

For details of Curtin’s employee benefits please visit https://about.curtin.edu.au/jobs/

Curtin University does not require you to address the selection criteria, however your cover letter and CV should include sufficient information to allow us to assess your claims against the selection criteria.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a National Police Clearance.

Tuesday 19th of March 2024 at 1:45pm

To view a copy of the role’s Position Description, please copy and paste the following link into your browser:

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As this is a Fixed-term role, you will require permanent work rights in Australia for the duration of the position to be considered.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Dr Steve Brown, Director Executive Education at [email protected] or 9266 1360
Valuing Diversity and Inclusion
At Curtin, we are committed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander reconciliation, diversity and social justice and aim to create an inclusive environment where our staff and students are valued and inspired. This includes a supportive recruitment process should you require any access assistance.
Disclaimer
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.
If you have any queries in relation to this application process, please contact our careers team on 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1).

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.