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Broaden your career within one of QLD’s largest employers.
Belong to a vibrant community where your work genuinely makes an impact.
Work at UQ’s hub for health research, just minutes from the Brisbane CBD
Based at Herston
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 flexible start/finish times and purchased leave
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
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The Project Assistant supports the delivery of projects by completing a range of activities, including coordinating, and developing project administrative processes, coordinating project-related communication, stakeholder engagements and project documentation. We are looking for a highly motivated Project Assistant with project coordination and administrative skills, including excellent time management, attention to detail, competency in a range of office-related functions and the ability to deliver outcomes in a time-constrained context.
MadeHer project
Menstrual disorders – irregular, heavy, or painful periods – and pelvic pain are common among adolescent girls and disrupt life activities. Not enough is known about the maternal and early life factors linked with these conditions. The MadeHER study is establishing a cohort of mothers and daughters to collect new data to address this evidence gap. A Project Assistant is required to support a range of MadeHER activities, particularly those related to recruitment of adolescent girls.
Key responsibilities will include:
Project related Responsibilities: Coordinating project communication, including drafting emails, documents, and other materials (e.g., recruitment flyers)
Assisting with the development of project plans and evaluation processes
Operational Office Responsibilities: Organising and supporting the delivery of project-related activities, events, and engagements.
Facilitating efficient functioning of the MadeHer office's day to day procedures and operations, and assurance of standards and logistics.
Stakeholder Management: Liaising with internal and/or external project stakeholders, to answer routine inquiries and provide updates regarding the status of the project.
This is a part-time (80%), fixed-term position for up to 12 months.
At HEW level 4 the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $71,640 - $75,957, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $83,818 - $88,870 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.
About YouCert IV or Diploma with relevant work experience; Cert III with extensive relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. Experience/training in health sciences, public health or psychology will be well regarded.
Demonstrated proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Experience using project management software/programs or the ability to quickly learn new programs.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to connect and communicate with adolescent girls will be highly regarded.
Effective time management skills
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Lexie Prokopuk **************@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact ***********@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Comprehensive cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
Resume
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 14th March 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-35224). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Monday 25th March 2024.
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