Address- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Broaden your career within one of QLD's largest employers
- Plan for your future with a generous 17% superannuation allowance
- Belong to a vibrant community where your work genuinely makes an impact
- Based at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) at the Herston Health Precinct
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
- 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
- Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)
About This Opportunity
We are seeking a personable, motivated and highly organised Administration Officer to join our School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to provide a wide range of administrative support to the research team based at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
In this role, you will support the effective and efficient operation of the team including day-to-day office coordination, diary management, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and a variety of administrative tasks to support research grant applications.
This is an ideal position for those seeking flexible, part-time work in a busy, high-performing team environment.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Provide secretarial, administrative support and office coordination for the research team.
- Act as the initial point of contact for enquiries and liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain diaries and calendar, including reminders and the organisation of meetings, seminars and other research activities/events.
- Process and draft office correspondence including research grant application administration.
- Undertake general office finance reporting and administration, including reimbursements and travel claims.
- Assist with promotions and marketing for related activities.
This is a part-time (40%), fixed-term position through to 31 December 2024.
At HEW level 5, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,396 - $86,029, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,553 - $100,654 annually. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
About You
- Relevant secretarial or administrative experience.
- Demonstrated skills in providing a high level of customer service, including effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated high level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Effective organisational, time management and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working as a team member in a busy environment.
- Working knowledge of University administrative systems, policies and procedures or the capacity to rapidly acquire this knowledge.
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.
- Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Associate Professor Sarah Wallace via email at **********@uq.edu.au.
For application queries, please contact ******@uq.edu.au 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:
- Resume
- Cover letter including responses to the 'About You' section above
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 ******@uq.edu.au
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 Thursday 23 May 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number: R-38336).
