Team Leader, Clinical Unit Administration and Engagement

• Greater Brisbane Clinical School

• Broaden your career within one of QLD’s largest employers.

• Be part of an organisation with a meaningful purpose and impact

• Culture committed to excellence and innovation.

• Based at Woolloongabba

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave.

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity 

The Team Leader, Clinical Unit Administration and Engagement is a senior member of the Greater Brisbane Clinical School team with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the South Learning Community. This includes overseeing the operational and administrative support services for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. This role will develop and lead a high performing team and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

This role will primarily be based at the South Learning Community (PA-Hospital, with some travel to QEII Hospital and Redland Hospital) and reports to the Senior Manager, Greater Brisbane Clinical School.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Lead, develop and motivate the administrative and operational team in providing high level, accurate and timely support services for both staff and students.

• Oversee the administrative support required to implement various learning experiences and student assessments, clinical placements, and workshops.

• Advising academic and professional staff on university policies, ensure compliance and consistent implementation of University policies/procedures as well as Medical School guidelines.

• In collaboration with the Senior Manager, Greater Brisbane Clinical School prepare an annual operations budget, exercise financial delegation for operations expenditure and identify cost saving measures.

• Ensure transparent and effective communication channels and reporting mechanisms are in place for stakeholders.

This is a full-time (100%), continuing position.

At HEW level 7, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $96,649 - $105,244, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $113,080 - $123,136 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

About You  

• A degree with at least four years subsequent relevant experience (health related would be advantageous); or extensive experience and management expertise in technical or administrative fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Successful track record and sound understanding of effective stakeholder engagement including relationship building, understanding stakeholder needs, translation of strategic objectives into operational activities.

• Proven ability to project manages multi-task, prioritise work and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated experience in supervising administrative functions and managing staff across multiple locations.

• Ability to gather, interpret and use data, information, and insights.

• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, outcomes-focussed, teamwork.

• High level of interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.

• Proficiency in relevant technologies, including MS Office Suite, and the capacity to take up new technologies if required to meet the needs of the role (i.e. communication technologies)

• It would be desirable to demonstrate relevant experience within the university sector or similar other large, complex organisation is highly desirable. 

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sarah Wishart, Senior Manager - Greater Brisbane Clinical School via email: [email protected] or phone 0405 017 695.

For application queries or a full job description, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Comprehensive cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section.  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected]  

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Friday 19th April at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-36881).
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