About This Prospect
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Part-time (80%, Mon-Fri), fixed-term position through to June ****.
Base salary will be in the range $97,268 - $104,348 + 17% super (HEW Level 6).
On campus role based at our conveniently located Long Pocket campus
Key Responsibilities
Coordinating secretariat and administrative services, including project relevant committee meetings, activities, engagements, travel arrangements and visitor support.
Supporting the delivery cycle for TERN Australia initiatives, including project planning, milestone monitoring, reporting, evaluation and communications activities.
Reviewing and reconciling project transactions, tracking expenditure and contributing to accurate, timely financial reporting.
Providing executive assistance to the Director, TERN Australia, and helping coordinate stakeholder communications, including newsletters and webinar support.
About You
A Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and education/training, along with demonstrated experience supporting projects, operational activities or executive functions.
Proven ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain exceptional attention to detail in a fast paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports, communications materials and build productive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience coordinating operational or project activities, including monitoring progress, maintaining records and supporting the delivery of key outcomes.
Strong organisational and administrative skills, with experience providing high quality executive, office or operational support.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and the ability to quickly learn new technologies, with experience in a university, research, government or similarly complex environment being highly regarded.
Benefits
free parking
flexible start and finish times
up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave
17% super
17.5% leave loading
health and wellbeing programs
a heavily discounted Study for Staff program
salary packaging
Other Information
Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia,



criminal history checks and other integrity and conduct requirements.
This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.
You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply.
Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.
Applications
Applications close Monday 17 August **** at *****pm AEST (R-*****).
Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 26 August ****.
About the University of Queensland (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, working together to create a better world.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.
UQ's environmental research continues to explore the systems that shape resilient ecosystems, including **** research showing that unpredictable environmental events can help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations.
Read more about UQ's biodiversity research.
Benefits include free parking, flexible start and finish times, up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program and salary packaging.
Interested?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jill Penridge at ******.
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We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country.
UQ is proud to be one of Australia's leading research and teaching institutions, consistently ranking among the top 50 universities worldwide.
As a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities,



UQ is widely recognised for its intensive focus on research and teaching excellence – evidenced by our numerous accolades including more teaching awards than any other Australian University and reflected in UQ being the number one recipient of ARC Fellowships and Awards nationally across all scheme years (totalling 452 awards worth $339 million).
Our state-of-the-art facilities, libraries, and cutting-edge research centres offer unparalleled opportunities for academic and professional growth.
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Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion aims to ensure that everyone at UQ feels valued and empowered to achieve their full potential.
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