Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Salary: $75,011 - $86,158 (UOM 5)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Full time - 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Faculty of Arts 

The Faculty of Arts is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages people with diverse experiences to apply. This includes First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, Deaf and hard of hearing people, people with a disability, LGBTIQ+, and neurodiverse people. If you have any accessibility requirements for the application or interview, please contact us. We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. A position description is available in alternate formats if required, including USB, Large Print and Plain English.

The Faculty actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of people from all backgrounds and is committed to diversity and inclusion practices to achieve our vision.

About the Role

Located in the Faculty of Arts, the Academic Support Office (ASO) supports the development, delivery and quality assurance of teaching and learning activities. The ASO manages essential functions in the following key areas: selection, scholarships, undergraduate, graduate coursework and graduate research programs, student enrichment and eTeaching and eResearch.

The role of Academic Programs Officer sits within the Curriculum Delivery Support Team in the ASO. The Academic Programs Officer plays a key role in the successful operation and organisation of the ASO’s activities and provides high level administrative support across the Faculty. The role will work collaboratively across the ASO to deliver high quality support in the administration of undergraduate, honours and graduate coursework programs in Schools and the wider Faculty.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Manage the interface with Student and Scholarly Services (SaSS) in relation to student timetabling, supporting seamless management and advice to students
• Provide successful teaching and learning support across the Faculty including results processing, production of the timetable, and other teaching and learning activities
• Manage advanced standing/credit, Study Abroad/exchange requests and the Dean’s Honours List and provide support for student enquiries

About You

Your outstanding communication skills will allow you to work collaboratively and flexibly within a team environment with changing demands, as well as maintain effective working relationships. Your ability to exercise sensitivity and discretion will be an important factor in this role, as will maintaining a high level of awareness of university policies and procedures, issues and activities relevant to the area of responsibility.

Ideally, you will further have:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and or equivalent mix of education and relevant experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with an ability to relate positively on an individual basis with a wide range of people from students to senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent and informed judgement in problem-solving.

To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits.

Be Yourself

At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.

*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Position Description: Academic Programs Officer_0034365.pdf

Applications close: 27 Jan 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time