• Based in the Uni SA Research Office at the City West campus
• Full-time, continuing position
• Commencement Salary: $87,955 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You are a motivated professional with a strong attention to detail, who can successfully build and maintain relationships with a broad variety of stakeholders and manage competing priorities. You demonstrate initiative and can work autonomously to support the ongoing management and reporting of research projects.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager: Research Projects Management, as the Research Reporting Officer you will coordinate the verification and submission of annual financial reporting activities to external funding bodies and Government agencies and contribute to the continuous improvement of systems and processes to support the research project management lifecycle. You will do this by monitoring the investment and performance of major research initiatives, compiling statutory government research reports, and responding to ad hoc requests for research and financial data from both external and internal clients.

About the Uni SA Research Office

The Uni SA Research Office provides support for the management of research and administers internal and national competitive research grants and projects. It is also responsible for ensuring the responsible and ethical conduct of research and for developing and implementing strategic initiatives to improve the quality of the experience and outcomes for postgraduate research students.

About Uni SA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Excellent numeracy skills, including the ability to understand and interpret financial data
• Highly developed analytical and information literacy skills to locate, evaluate and compile relevant resources to generate reports
• Ability to use initiative to achieve specified outcomes, working both individually and as a team member
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel spreadsheets, with the ability to manipulate and present data for different audiences
• Experience, or a passion for, working in research environments is highly desired
• Experience in the use of corporate project management and finance systems such as Research Master and Finance One is desired

Benefits

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

• Access to great personal development opportunities
• Work life flexibility including working from home, family responsibility leave and individual flexibility agreements
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
• Staff study support
• Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on-site gym membership

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at Uni SA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Henry Ferris, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Uni SA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6618.

Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 3 November 2024

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on recruitment@unisa.edu.au. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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