Position Details

• Fixed Term until August 2026 | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

Flinders University's Marketing and Student Recruitment team is evolving in 2025, with an exciting new opening for an Events and Activation Coordinator to join their team. Known internally as the Events and Production Coordinator, this role involves coordinating University events and activations, with a with a specific focus on service delivery for the University's internal customers.

The Events and Activation Coordinator will deliver highly effective coordination of both physical and digital events, from initial enquiry right through to planning, pre-production and delivery of the event.

The Events and Activation Coordinator will also:

• Provide informed support in the development of event proposals, event plans and supporting documentation, such as run sheets, guest lists, invitation and speech notes/scripts.
• Work closely with technical and event support teams, including IDS and AV teams internally, or similar external providers to deliver event solutions.
• Update and manage internal event systems, databases, and websites. This includes tracking events and key tasks in the marketing project management tool to effectively monitor progress and assign resources.

Please note, this position may occasionally require weekend and evening hours, as well as travel to other campuses to assist with events, as needed.


About You

As the Events and Activation Coordinator, you will bring broad experience in planning and executing the technical aspects of both physical and digital events, with an excellent understanding of audio and visual requirements. You will be highly capable, showcasing excellent organisational and time management skills, and able to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.

To be successful in this role, you will also bring:

• Well-developed interpersonal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders through a variety of channels.
• Effective computer skills especially a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office package and a basic understanding of database principles.
• Experience in sourcing venues, suppliers and event equipment within budget and which will support the delivery of exceptional outcomes.
  
  

About the Marketing and Student Recruitment team

The Marketing and Student Recruitment team is evolving in 2025 with exciting new opportunities situated across our vibrant Bedford Park campus, our Tonsley campus and our state-of-the-art Flinders City Campus at Festival Plaza. Fuelled by our growth ambitions we are seeking talented team members to help us further establish our campuses as vibrant and exciting places to study.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gymand childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
  
  

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
  
  

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000012786 Events and Activation Coordinator
• You are required to submit your CV along with a Cover Letter that addresses the Key Position Capabilities outlined in the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to contact Katherine Reaiche.
• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 2 March 2025

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.