Position Details

• Six-month contract | Full-time or part-time
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 pa plus 17% super
• Location: Darwin / Larrakia Country
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About the Role

The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8 (1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1995 (NT). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The successful candidate will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

The Project Support Officer will provide accurate, efficient and timely operational and administrative support to the eGFR3 Study. The Project Officer will assist with secretariat duties of the eGFR3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Governance Group and supporting community researchers. In addition to this, the Project Support Officer will provide administrative support to the Clinical Research Professor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advancement.

The key responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to:

• Building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with internal and external staff to ensure the efficient delivery of support services in a professional and culturally sensitive manner.
• Assisting with administration required for research participant tracing, data collection and archiving. This includes travel arrangements for the Study team, community researchers and facilitators.
• Managing correspondence, calendar and appointments.
• Identifying and implementing problem-solving solutions and making recommendations.
• Assisting the Study team to maintain project governance processes, primarily through liaising with and supporting stakeholders.

About You
This position will require someone with high-level administration skills, exceptional attention to detail and strong time management. The tasks will be varied and the successful candidate will be adaptable and flexible, as well as capable of building relationships with many stakeholders.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate the following, among other capabilities listed in the position description:

• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a culturally safe manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a work context.
• Effective communication skills with capacity to prepare correspondence, agendas, minutes, briefs and other documents and respond to enquiries confidentially and autonomously.
• Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills with demonstrated ability and willingness to maintain collaborative partnerships with a variety of stakeholders from diverse cultures at a variety of levels, internal and external to Flinders University.
• Willingness to learn about research governance structures

Information for Indigenous Applicants

About Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT
At Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT, our aim is to be a hub for innovative health research, education, and workforce development across the Northern Territory. We engage with students, community, and stakeholders to provide critical programs, such as the Northern Territory Medical Program, Paramedicine, Rural Clinical School, and the University Department of Rural Health.

Our postgraduate education pathways (Remote Health Practice program), provides workforce development through Indigenous health and clinical skills training, and we have a community driven research program led by researchers committed to improving health outcomes. We work alongside Poche SA+NT focussing on Indigenous leadership capacity development and developing the Indigenous health workforce. All activities are driven by our values which focus on the long-term and short-term needs of the NT community.

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
• Six weeks' Annual Leave

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. 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.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

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.
• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
• Northern Territory Government legislation (the Care and Protection of Children Act 2007) now requires all individuals in child related employment or whose duties involve, or are likely to involve, contact with a child, to hold a valid 'Working with Children Clearance' (Ochre Card). This position involves child related work and is assessed as requiring a Working with Children Clearance/Ochre Card.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000013481 Project Support Officer
• You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Diana Mosca.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Tuesday, 20 May 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.