Position Details

• Fixed Term for 10 Months| Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 p.a.
• Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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Acknowledgement of Country:

Flinders University acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which its campuses are located. These are the Traditional Lands of the Arrernte, Dagoman, First Nations of the South East, First Peoples of the River Murray & Mallee region, Jawoyn, Kaurna, Larrakia, Ngadjuri, Ngarrindjeri, Ramindjeri, Warumungu, Wardaman and Yolngu people.

We honour their Elders past, present and emerging.

About the Role

The College Support Officer provides timely administrative, records management, and organisational support to the College leadership team. Working within a pooled support model, the role addresses a broad range of enquiries and ensures efficient coordination across functional areas.

With a strong service focus, the College Support Officer supports the Dean of Research and their portfolio, while contributing to a positive and professional environment. The role also offers opportunities for ongoing skill development through collaboration with experienced colleagues.

In addition to the above, the College Support Officer will:

• Identify and contribute to continuous improvements in systems, processes and service delivery, participating in learning and development activities and effectively collaborating with all staff to ensure a positive workplace culture.
• Prepare, edit and distribute professional-standard written material, including correspondence, reports and presentations.
• Build and sustain positive working relationships with a range of key stakeholders relevant to senior leadership.
  
  

About You

As the successful candidate, you will be a self-motivated and flexible professional with strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. You will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, a customer-centric approach, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.

Your problem-solving skills, sound judgement, and initiative will be key in supporting the College of Science and Engineering leadership team. You will actively contribute to a positive team culture while maintaining a high level of confidentiality and responsiveness to the needs of the College.

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

• Commitment to high quality outcomes, including an attention to detail, the ability to research and collate information from a wide range of sources, and an ability to relate tasks to the wider context.
• Sound knowledge of contemporary administrative systems, software, and practices.
• An ability to interpret and apply a range of relevant policies and procedures within a large and complex organisation.
  
  

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Flinders University has proudly received our inaugural Cygnet award in recognition of our unwavering commitment to reduce barriers to attraction and retention, and foster opportunities, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

About the College of Science and Engineering

At the College of Science and Engineering we believe in the power of science and engineering to solve real world problems. We strive to advance fundamental science, to create new technologies, and to work across discipline boundaries. Our interests scale from the sub-atomic through to entire oceans, forests and beyond. We seek to understand the past, but also to create the world of the future. Our College is an exciting place to research, study, and work, supported by best practice teaching methods, practical work-related learning, and advanced facilities.

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
• Professional Staff Development Fund
• 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 National Police Certificate 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: JR0000013351 College Support Officer
• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• To find out more information on this opportunity, we strongly encourage you to contact Natalie Ciccone.
• 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), Tuesday 29 April 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.