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Salary- Support achievement of the objectives within the Faculty's Department of Finance
- Be involved in the development of administrative strategies and systems for the Faculty
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
The Strategy, Planning and Resources team within the Faculty of Business and Economics provides expertise and leadership to ensure that the Faculty and its Departments achieve their strategic and operational goals and objectives.
The Senior Department Liaison Officer is a critical role in the team in supporting achievement of these objectives within the Faculty's Department of Finance and is actively involved in the redesign of work processes and coordinating tasks with other professional staff in and across departments to ensure optimum utilisation of services.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Support the Head of Department and Deputy Head/s to ensure delivery of high quality teaching and learning throughout the Department's programs, and to innovate and continuously improve teaching and learning quality.
- Provide authoritative advice to the Head of Department, academic and professional staff on policy changes and implications.
- Act as key liaison between Head of Department and subject coordinators on all matters related to the delivery of subjects including teaching and learning induction and support for new academic staff.
- Provide program support to the Department's PhD and Honours Coordinators, including events, data collection, office allocation/resources, travel arrangements and job market support.
You will take a leading role in managing significant change in a complex environment to achieve the goals of the wider organization. You will bring highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and ability to present complex information clearly in writing and in person, persuade and negotiate, and interact effectively with staff at all levels and work independently and effectively and positively as a team member.
You will also have:
- A degree in a relevant discipline with substantial relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Highly developed organisational skills with demonstrated ability to plan, meet deadlines, prioritise workloads, monitor and evaluate to ensure the timely delivery of services.
- A high level of initiative and grit with a demonstrated ability to identify, develop and implement solutions to complex problems or new opportunities for improvement where appropriate.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, develop and implement effective workplace practices and processes and convey complex information to colleagues.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team - “The Department of Finance“
The Department of Finance is one of four teaching and research departments within the Faculty of Business and Economics. It has over 30 full-time academic staff, professional staff and finance practitioners who serve as sessional teaching staff.
The Department is home to visiting academics from around the world, runs a vibrant international Research Seminar Series and internal Brown Bag series, and hosts the annual Finance Down Under Conference.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out page!
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Kim Groizard at , with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Anna Gradoboeva via email at , ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Advertised: 04 Jan 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 14 Jan 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
