Project Officer (Indigenous Identified)

• Employment Type: Part Time, Fixed Term for 3 years (7-hour week)
• Remuneration Level 6: $100,354 - $107,054 + 17% Superannuation Pro Rata.
• Location: Kensington, NSW (on-campus attendance with flexibility)
  
  

Why This Role Matters:

The Project Officer plays a key role providing practical and efficient project support for the UNSW Node of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (https://ciehf.au/). The role entails providing project coordination, reporting, budget and analytical support, communications development, building key internal and external relationships, including with Indigenous Partner Organizations and other Nodes of the Centre of Excellence across Australia.

The position is located in the School of Humanities and Languages, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, reporting to current UNSW Node Leader, Scientia Professor Alison Bashford. The Project Officer will also offer support to other UNSW Chief Investigators, currently Prof Jason Sharples, UNSW Canberra and UNSW-based Associate Investigators. 

This position is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants only. UNSW has obtained an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) to designate and recruit professional and academic positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons only, to fulfil UNSW’s goal of a representative workforce rate.


Accountabilities:

(please review the Position Description for a full list of Accountabilities)

• Support the delivery of CIEHF - UNSW node projects and initiatives to achieve operational and strategic goals.
• Manage the grant income and expenses associated with the UNSW Node of the Centre of Excellence
• Support the development of project plans, events and schedules and participate in planning processes as required.
• Monitor, track and report on the status of project deliverables to ensure time, cost and quality metrics are in line with approved project plans for assigned projects.
• Provide practical and proactive project support and administrative services to project team, and stakeholders
• Assess and monitor project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Develop and manage effective communications with key stakeholders, both internal and external to the project, and with Indigenous Partner Organisations.

Skills and Experience:

(please review the Position Description for a full list of Skills and Experience)

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
• Experience managing research budgets, income and expenditure
• Sound stakeholder management skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with a range of computer systems and applications, including Office 365 and Basecamp.
• Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.
• Project experience, with an understanding of the project life cycle and development of project plans, objectives and documentation.
  
  

Benefits:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. 

Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• 10 days paid cultural leave per year
• Indigenous Employee Network
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits


Role Eligibility:

Applications are only open to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, pursuant to the exemption granted to UNSW under s126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). We will only consider applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please submit your Confirmation of Aboriginality with your application.

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