• Based in the Creative Unit in both the Magill and City West Campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2025

About You

You're a confident leader with proven experience managing teams in complex service settings. Known for your proactive mindset and ability to deliver high-quality outcomes, you excel at interpreting policy, juggling priorities, and building strong relationships. Experience in higher education is a bonus, but most importantly, you're ready to lead and grow.

About the Role

Reporting to the Program Services Manager, you’ll lead and support a team (across multiple locations) who are responsible for a range of general administrative activities. As the key liaison between the Academic Unit and Central Units, you’ll ensure correct and consistent interpretation and application of university policies, support teaching activities, and drive service excellence. You'll need to be able to work at both City West and Magill campuses.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

About UniSA Creative

At UniSA Creative, we focus on developing creative professionals equipped with the skills and knowledge to influence our cultural landscape and to meet future industry demands. Our research explores the complexities of the world around us, with unique cross-disciplinary collaborations that produce inspired, human-centred solutions.

Essential Skills and Experience

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or demonstrated equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Strong transformational leadership capabilities, demonstrated by experience in leading and managing a team in a complex service environment
• Demonstrated previous experience working in a senior administrative position in a complex service environment, including leading a team
• High level verbal and interpersonal and problem-solving skills including experience in liaising with people at all levels both internal and external to an organisation to provide advice and recommendations to senior staff
• High level writing skills appropriate to prepare briefings and/or reports based on self-initiated or directed research, investigation and analysis

Benefits

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.

Culture

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.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Georgia Borg, Consultant; Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 7120. Please note applications will not be accepted via email and must be uploaded via the Working at UniSA Portal.

Applications close: 11:30pm Monday 5 May 2025

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 [email protected]. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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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