The Mathematical Association of South Australia (MASA) is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation with aims including arousing interest in mathematics, effecting improvements in the teaching of mathematics and its implications, providing means of support and intercommunication between teachers and educational institutions, facilitating the delivery of student focused mathematics activities, promoting the learning of mathematics, and advancing the view that mathematics is an important field of study.

To support the delivery of current grant funded projects, MASA is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic project officer who will undertake a role focused on the delivery of grant requirements and logistics. The role will involve working with members of the MASA Executive Committee who oversee the administration of the association.

This is a part-time contract term role (0.4 to 0.6 FTE) based at the MASA Office in Stepney. The successful applicant will be required to work from the MASA Office in Stepney, Adelaide, South Australia. Please Note – The length of this position is aligned with specific grant program timelines, in the future there may be capacity for contract extension aligned with grant extensions.

Your existing skills will assist in:

Coordinating and managing the scheduling and logistics associated with the delivery of grant connected professional learning opportunities and project events.

Coordinating the planning and implementation of grant requirements.

Administer and manage grant connected communication with potential and current project participants.

Manage grant connected databases, including maintenance of project contacts, project participants and project events.

Prepare and provide regular updates to the MASA Executive Committee on the progress of grant achievements and logistics.

Coordinating the storage of grant-related resources.

Maintain logistics and scheduling in line with grant requirements.

Other duties as required, to be advised by members of the MASA Executive Committee.

The role requires:

Experience coordinating and delivering time and budget specific grant projects

High level organisation and attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills that support collegial work across a small team and with a wide range of project stakeholders

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite

Ability to work as part of small team.

Experience managing and recording project delivery milestones and producing grant achievement reports

A current Working With Children Check

Currently living in South Australia and ability to work in-person at the MASA Office in Stepney, Adelaide.

Desirable Experience

Experience working for a not-for profit association

Experience working in the education sector, including the coordination and delivery of grant projects

Experience coordinating a range of projects across overlapping time frames

Required Application Information

Your application will involve responses to the following questions:

How many years' experience do you have working on the coordination of grant projects?

Selected examples detailing experience of grant connected project work

What key skills can you bring to the role?

What is your experience working with a not-for profit association or in the education sector?

Why are you interested in working for MASA?

Queries

Specific Application Queries can be sent to the following email [email protected]). Please do not call with queries. Please include reference to Project Officer Job Application Query in the email subject line.

Note – Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

No applications from Recruitment Agencies please.