• Based in the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Enterprise at the City West campus
• Full-time, continuing position
• Commencement salary: $96,696 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You are a skilled communicator with the ability to develop and maintain strong networks and working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. You have highly developed negotiation skills and a proven ability to collaborate with others to achieve outcomes. Your written communication skills are advanced, and you will have experience in writing and reviewing reports, briefings and discussion papers.

About the Role

In this role, 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 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. You will provide high-level support in delivering strategic initiatives by developing and documenting evidence-based implementable plans.

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

• 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 negotiation skills, and a proven ability to collaborate with others to achieve outcomes

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
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Flexible working conditions
• Work life flexibility including working from home, family responsibility leave and individual flexibility agreements Employee assistance and development programs

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.

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.

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 Ruth Haren: Team Leader, 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 6530.

Applications close: 11.30pm Wednesday 9 October 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

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