Senior Lecturer - Rural and Remote Health Medical Specialist

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position Summary

Fixed-term, part-time 0.6 FTE (full-time negotiable) available until March 2022
Compensation Grade:
Higher Education Officer Level 4
Salary Range:
$64,438 - $69,498
Reporting to the Project Director, Remote Primary Healthcare Manuals in the College of Medicine and Public Health, and working under routine to general supervision, the Support Officer will assist and provide administrative support in relation to the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals Project.
The position is required to assist in the day-to-day administrative operations of the project including communicating with service providers and stakeholders, formatting documents and maintaining files and databases. This position will also provide administrative support to relevant committees, team members and supervisors by facilitating and coordinating committee meetings and associated activities including drafting agendas, meeting minutes and correspondence as well as arranging appointments, travel and accommodation bookings, circulating documentation and other general administrative tasks.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Support Officer is accountable for providing effective, efficient and timely administrative assistance and operational support to the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals Project including:

• Administrative support to the project team and committees by arranging meetings and appointments (including venues, travel and accommodation), preparing agendas and minutes; coordinating and circulating correspondence, documentation and following up on actions
• Liaison with project collaborators and service providers to support project activities and responding to enquiries and communications
• Contribute to effective business systems through maintaining databases, preparing reports and drafting and editing documents to comply with formatting requirements
• Upload content and files to content management systems
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion of a diploma level qualification or Certificate IV with relevant experience working in an Indigenous health setting or community/human services sector, or an equivalent combination of experience and /or education/training.
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, including interacting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Good organisational skills with demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills, including preparation of minutes and formal documentation
• Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team and work independently, under the direction of leadership to achieve project goals.
• A commitment to the University's social accountability mandate and to the principles of affirmative action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Proven ability and experience in the use of computer based programs, especially Office and data management applications to store and report on data

Desirable

• Identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

Northern Territory Government legislation (the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007) now requires all individuals in child related employment or whose duties involve, or are likely to involve, contact with a child, to hold a valid ‘Working with Children Clearance’ (Ochre Card). This position involves child related work and is assessed as requiring a Working with Children Clearance/Ochre Card.

For application enquiries please contact: Mrs Anthea Brand

Information for Applicants:

You are required to provide a suitability statement of no more than three pages, addressing the key capabilities of the position as outlined above. In addition, you are required to upload your CV.

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications to be submitted before:

13 Nov 2020

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position Summary

Fixed-term, part-time 0.6 FTE (full-time negotiable) available until March 2022
Compensation Grade:
Higher Education Officer Level 4
Salary Range:
$64,438 - $69,498
Reporting to the Project Director, Remote Primary Healthcare Manuals in the College of Medicine and Public Health, and working under routine to general supervision, the Support Officer will assist and provide administrative support in relation to the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals Project.
The position is required to assist in the day-to-day administrative operations of the project including communicating with service providers and stakeholders, formatting documents and maintaining files and databases. This position will also provide administrative support to relevant committees, team members and supervisors by facilitating and coordinating committee meetings and associated activities including drafting agendas, meeting minutes and correspondence as well as arranging appointments, travel and accommodation bookings, circulating documentation and other general administrative tasks.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Support Officer is accountable for providing effective, efficient and timely administrative assistance and operational support to the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals Project including:

• Administrative support to the project team and committees by arranging meetings and appointments (including venues, travel and accommodation), preparing agendas and minutes; coordinating and circulating correspondence, documentation and following up on actions
• Liaison with project collaborators and service providers to support project activities and responding to enquiries and communications
• Contribute to effective business systems through maintaining databases, preparing reports and drafting and editing documents to comply with formatting requirements
• Upload content and files to content management systems
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion of a diploma level qualification or Certificate IV with relevant experience working in an Indigenous health setting or community/human services sector, or an equivalent combination of experience and /or education/training.
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, including interacting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Good organisational skills with demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise work to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills, including preparation of minutes and formal documentation
• Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team and work independently, under the direction of leadership to achieve project goals.
• A commitment to the University's social accountability mandate and to the principles of affirmative action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Proven ability and experience in the use of computer based programs, especially Office and data management applications to store and report on data

Desirable

• Identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

Northern Territory Government legislation (the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007) now requires all individuals in child related employment or whose duties involve, or are likely to involve, contact with a child, to hold a valid ‘Working with Children Clearance’ (Ochre Card). This position involves child related work and is assessed as requiring a Working with Children Clearance/Ochre Card.

For application enquiries please contact: Mrs Anthea Brand

Information for Applicants:

You are required to provide a suitability statement of no more than three pages, addressing the key capabilities of the position as outlined above. In addition, you are required to upload your CV.

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications to be submitted before:

13 Nov 2020