Senior Project Officer (HEO 7)

• Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
• Full-time (1.0 FTE), fixed term contract until 31 December 2025 in The Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research & Enterprise
• Starting salary: $96,696 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager: Research and Enterprise,  you will provide a broad range of high level project and operational functions related to the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise (DVC:RE). You will establish strong networks and working relationships with key staff in the Portfolio and University to support the work of the Portfolio.

Core Responsibilities 

• Prepare submissions, presentations, briefings, discussion papers and reports on behalf of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise (DVC:RE) Office and Portfolio in response to a range of requests from internal and external offices/agencies
• Provide high level support to the DVC:RE and, Portfolio Manager in the delivery of strategic initiatives by developing and documenting evidence-based implementable plans
• Coordinate and track internal and external business flowing through the Office of the DVC:RE, including assignment of tasks to appropriate officers, in regular liaison with the Portfolio Manager
• Under broad direction from the Portfolio Manager, develop and review papers from the DVC:RE Office for ELT and other University Committees of Academic Board and Council
• Coordinate, edit and review papers and prepare the agenda for Research Leadership Committee meetings and provide executive support
• Provide support to the DVC:RE and Portfolio Manager through researching initiatives, trends, issues and practices at both the local and national level

• Tertiary qualifications in a field relevant to the operations of the Portfolio and experience, or demonstrated equivalent experience, knowledge and skills
• Demonstrated high level written communication skills, and demonstrated ability to write complex reports, business cases and other documents both for internal and external audiences
• Highly developed critical thinking, conceptual and analytic skills and experience in undertaking quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• Demonstrated experience in using data as a basis for preparing presentations, written reports and recommendations for senior staff
• Demonstrated ability to undertake complex projects with a high degree of autonomy.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience in working effectively with people at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation
• Highly developed negotiation skills, and a proven ability to collaborate with others to achieve outcomes

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA . The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.
Please address your cover letter to Alex Koszegi, Senior Consultant: Talent Attraction. 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 5983.

Applications close: 11:30pm Sunday 7 April 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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