Project Officer (HEO 5)

• Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2022 at City East campus
• Commencement Salary: $71,205 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Based in Clinical and Health Sciences and reporting directly to the Manager: Veterans’ Mates, the Project Officer is responsible for facilitating the Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) activities of the Veterans’ Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans’ MATES) Program.

The Project Officer will also undertake high level administrative duties and provide support to the Data and Security staff.

About Veterans MATES

Established by the Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the Veterans MATES program has improved the health of veterans by providing up to date health and medicines information specifically tailored for veterans and their general practitioners. The activities of the Veterans’ MATES program are underpinned by the guiding principles of Australia’s National Strategy for Quality Use of Medicines. Utilising DVA’s health claims data, Veterans’ MATES provides direct patient-based feedback to general practitioners. This is supported with educational materials developed by a clinical panel, which are peer reviewed and overseen by a national representative editorial committee. Pharmacists and veterans also receive supporting educational material. The program is funded by DVA.

Core Responsibilities

• Facilitate and administrate the Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) activities of the Veterans’ MATES Program
• Act as first point of contact for health professionals including responding to enquiries regarding the accreditation process and the provision of activity points upon completion of learning activities
• Act as a point of contact for visitors and health professionals including responding to enquiries regarding accreditation processes
• Provide a high level of customer service when responding to general telephone and email enquiries from University staff and students and external partners
• Undertake integrated data analysis to prepare activity reports for professional organisations in consultation with the data and statistics team
• Provide executive support by preparing agendas and papers, distributing documentation to key stakeholders, minute taking and following up of action items

• Current registration as an Education Activity Representative or registration process currently in progress
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high attention to detail and flexibility
• Ability to collect, analyse, interpret and communicate data from a variety of sources
• Highly developed analytical and business writing skills with the ability to provide clear and concise correspondence, reports and documentation
• Ability to build relationships with a diverse portfolio of stakeholders with demonstrated high levels of customer service
• Ability to work with both autonomy and collaboratively within a team environment

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

• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Flexible working conditions
• Employee assistance and development programs
• Staff study support

Applicants are required to upload a cover letter and resume only.

Please address your cover letter to Sara Heidrich, Recruitment Consultant. 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 3607.

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 22 November 2021

To be eligible to apply for internal positions, you must either be an Australian Aboriginal Peoples, or 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 appointment.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check (NPC) being obtained and maintained.

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