Project and Administration Officer - Adelaide CBD, Australia - University of South Australia

University of South Australia

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Adelaide CBD, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only

Fulltime, continuing position based in the Finance Unit at 101 Currie Street
Salary: $73,341 $86,642 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Project Officer and Administrator to be responsible for providing high level support to the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Executive and the wider Finance Unit.

You will also be responsible for managing small to medium size projects within the Finance Unit that may have University-wide impact.

About the UniSA Finance Unit

The
Finance Unit is the central business unit which provides financial services to the University and is part of the Resources Portfolio led by the Chief Operating Officer.

The Finance Unit is committed to implementing effective financial and commercial practices to support the University's needs.

Achieving this will require the transformation of the finance function to be business partners to support the University to thrive in a competitive and rapidly evolving global environment.

The University's model of financial service delivery changed when all finance functions moved to an integrated service delivery model. This was to improve consistency of finance operations and to develop 'whole of institution business partnering' within the University. Finance will evolve to deliver a high level and sustainable best practice as a business unit across the University.

Core Responsibilities

Identify and implement initiatives that continually improve the administration and functioning of the Finance Unit
Manage projects across a range of areas such as process improvement, online form development impacting the University and contributing to large scale Universitywide projects and business improvement initiatives
Provide high level, executive support to the Finance Executive, including calendar management and travel coordination as required
Establish and maintain networks and positive working relationships with relevant staff at all levels of the University as well as the Finance Unit's external clients in order to inform and support the work of the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Executive
Develop content and material for the Finance Unit website and maintain the website to ensure it is current, reflects best practice and is in line with University standards and policies

Essential Skills and Experience

Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation
Experience with project management and undertaking projects in a large and complex organisation
Highly developed organisational and time management skills, including high levels of initiative to effectively plan and prioritise deadlines
High level computing and administrative skills including a sound working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, experience in creating and maintaining web pages and experience with administrative information systems (electronic and paperbased)

Benefits
Getting a great job working with the best is just the start.

UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

Access to great personal development opportunities
Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
Flexible working conditions including the capacity to work from home on an ad hoc basis
Employee assistance and development programs
A variety of leave arrangements

How to Apply
Please address your cover letter to

4759.

Applications close: 11.30pm Wednesday 11 January 2023
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