Senior Portfolio Support Officer

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Higher Education Level 6 | $86,737 - $92,481 p.a.
• Location: Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

About the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Research is a fundamental cornerstone of our mission as a university. Through research, and research-led teaching, we build and develop the knowledge and capabilities that improve lives and enhance society as a whole.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Leadership Team will comprise the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Training and Capabilities) and Dean of Graduate Research, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Enterprise and Infrastructure), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Impact), and the Chief Research Development Officer. This Team together with the Research Development and Support (RDS) and the Office of Graduate Research (OGR) Teams provide leadership and support to achieve the University's research goals.
The Portfolio includes:
The Research Development and Support (RDS) Team works with Flinders researchers, Colleges, Institutes and Centres, other portfolios and external stakeholders to proactively support research.
The Office of Graduate Research (OGR) Team provides support, expertise and guidance for prospective and enrolled HDR students, HDR supervisors and Colleges through each stage of candidature and professional development.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Portfolio Support Officer who will coordinate a range of complex administrative and organisational tasks and functions. This role will be performed within the DVCR Portfolio Leadership Team including the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Impact) and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Enterprise and Infrastructure).
The Senior Portfolio Support Officer is to ensure that a range of incoming matters and general enquiries across functional areas are progressed and resolved in a timely and efficient manner, either directly or by referral to the appropriate officer.
This role also involves:

• Email management
• Calendar management
• Arranging conferences, events and functions
• Managing diaries, preparing agendas, taking minutes and undertaking follow up work as required
• Preparing, compiling and editing a range of complex reports, presentations and management papers, through assisting with material and drafts as required.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a commitment to high quality outcomes, have a great attention to detail, with the ability to collate and analyse information from a wide range of sources and tasks.
You will also demonstrate the following:

• Excellent written communication skills with capacity to prepare correspondence, agendas, minutes, briefs and other documents and respond to enquiries autonomously.
• Experience in the provision of high-level administrative services, including an ability to use judgement, initiative and confidentiality to ensure high level support for the activities of the Portfolio.
• The ability to relate to a wide range of staff at all levels with strong, effective and diplomatic interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Provide support and mentorship to Portfolio Support Officers.

The ideal candidate will also have relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So,

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus

, and (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

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Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of
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Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm:
16 Feb 2024
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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