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The University of Adelaide

Senior Project Officer: Curriculum

FULL TIME

November 3, 2024

(HEO 7) Salary range: $98,343 - $109,989 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Full-time fixed term contract until 31 December 2025

Based in the Integration Management Office (IMO) in the Curriculum Domain in the Adelaide CBD

We are seeking a Senior Project Officer to contribute to one of the largest changes to higher education in Australia over the past 30 years and help shape the new Adelaide University.

About You

We are seeking an experienced senior project officer who has exceptional organisation and time management skills to work in a changing and fast paced environment. Your high level of initiative and problem-solving skills allows you to work autonomously, and your excellent communication and interpersonal skills allow you to collaborate and work as part of a team. Your success in this role will be driven not only by your experience in managing complex projects but also by your ability to communicate effectively and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

About the role

As the Senior Project Officer you will be responsible for leading the planning and delivery of projects in support of the Project Managers and Project Leads in the creation of the new Adelaide University. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams at both Universities and within the IMO, supporting project activity, and ensuring projects are delivered within scope, quality, schedule and budget. Additionally, you will assist project teams with complex administrative and technical tasks to assure the implementation and timely delivery of project activity, and you will be responsible for producing high-quality outputs, analysis, and establishing relationships by collaborating with colleagues from both Universities.

Core Responsibilities

Collaborate with senior IMO staff to provide coordination, oversight and execution of program deliverables, by:
- Support project progress according to timelines, milestones and deliverables in the project plan
- Support the preparation and communication of high-quality reports, memorandums and presentations related to project delivery
- Support working groups, committees and meetings with key stakeholders, including preparing and distributing meeting agendas, minute taking and follow up action items as require
- Review and provide input to resourcing forecasts and plans to ensure that activity is supported

Act as the relevant reference point for the interpretation and application of the University’s policies and procedures for the Domain

Essential Skills and Experience

Proven project management skills in coordinating large-scale, complex projects through completion, adhering to methodologies, reporting, timelines, scope, quality, and budget requirements
Strong analytical abilities to gather, synthesize, and reconcile diverse information, analysing both strategically and in detail
Experienced in applying effective problem-solving skills and being innovative and creative in generating solutions and facilitating workshops and discussion
Excellent relationship management skills with the capacity to engage, influence, and negotiate effectively with senior stakeholders
Outstanding communication, organisational, and time management skills, demonstrating high attention to detail in preparing briefing papers, managing documents, and working autonomously under competing demands

About the new Adelaide University

The University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide are working together to create a new Adelaide University that will make transformational investments in teaching, learning, research and innovation at scale for South Australia and beyond.

The new Adelaide University will be a future-focused university, a magnet for talented staff and students alike. Combining the strengths of the University of South Australia and The University of Adelaide to deliver nation-leading curriculum and student experience, greater access to education, and world-class research excellence, the new institution will be recognised as one of the world’s top 100 universities.

Benefits
The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Express your interest now!

Applicants are required to upload a cover letter and resume. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Hinnd Ahmadie, Recruitment Partner:IMO. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact University of Adelaide Talent Acquisition Program talentacq@adelaide.edu.au using job reference number 515301.

Applications close: 11:30pm Monday 18 November 2024

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Applications will be jointly assessed by both the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide in the creation of the new Adelaide University.

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