Business School

An opportunity to do meaningful work that will have a genuine impact

Plan for your future with a generous 17% superannuation allowance

Fantastic team culture with the option for 1 day WFH

Based at our vibrant and picturesque St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

17% superannuation contributions

17.5% annual leave loading

Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

On campus childcare options

Cheap parking (from just $5 a day)

Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity

The Senior Project Coordinator (Strategic projects and Research) leads, and is responsible for, the successful development and management of selected priority strategic projects including coordinating the School's Research portfolio activities.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of priority projects nominated by the Director of Research and Strategic Projects Manager.

Manage the School Research Portfolio, in collaboration with the Director of Research and other project leads to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Introduce and maintain quality measurement practices for projects, which may include analysis and audit of project proposals and current activities.

Build a robust communication and engagement plan for priority projects, ensuring internal and external stakeholders are active participants in initiatives and activities

In conjunction with the Marketing Team, develop and embed a sustained marketing plan for external communication of relevant School strategic and research activities, including the design and development of reports.

Provide quality data analysis and reporting as required for strategic and research projects.

Provide support to Strategic Project Team members where required as nominated by the Team Manager.

Any other duties as reasonably directed by your supervisor.

This is a full-time continuing position.

At HEW level 7, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $93,254.55 - $101,680.96 plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $109,107.82 - $118,966.72 annually.

About You

Postgraduate qualifications in project management, business or related field, or significant progress towards such qualifications, and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

Demonstrated experience in successfully managing the delivery of projects and change within a large organisation, including a solid understanding of people and process issues in implementing new business processes, programs and systems.

Demonstrated expertise in writing for internal and external communications, project/program documents and governance committees including the development of key messages and effective dissemination to diverse audiences using a variety of communication channels.

Demonstrated commitment to delivery of outcomes, and a self-motivated, positive and proactive approach to achieving goals through effective team and individual work.

Knowledge of the use of a wide range of computer applications in a network environment (particularly Microsoft Office and data management systems) in a large to medium sized organisation or the demonstrated ability to acquire such knowledge.

Desirable

Demonstrated ability in the management of new strategic projects, including a well-developed understanding of project management principles and techniques.

A PhD and/or understanding of research processes.

Experience working in the higher education sector.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Trisha Barbour at [email protected]

For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Cover letter addressing the ‘About You' section

Resume

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected]

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Monday 2nd October 2023 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-29301