About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Continuing

Position Summary

Availability:
Continuing | Part-Time (0.5FTE)

Compensation:
Higher Education Officer Level 5

Salary Range:
$72,885 - $80,438.

Reporting to:
Senior Research Support Officer
Research Development and Support

Under general direction, the Research Support Assistant will provide research administrative support to Research Development and Support, College(s) and related Institutes and Centres.

This position provides research administration support and assistance to researchers with the submission of grants and tenders, research data capture, communication research activities and capabilities and providing secretariat support to committees and/or working groups.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Research Support Assistant is accountable for:

• Providing administrative and research support for researchers within a College(s) and its Institutes and/or Centres.
• Investigating and assembling information on a wide range of issues for communication to a wide internal audience including Heads of Colleges and Flinders University researchers.
• Producing and editing reports, presentations, and other documentation.
• Maintaining databases and web pages.
• Providing administrative support to relevant committees and working parties which may include facilitating the preparation of agendas and meeting papers, minute taking, and follow up actions.
• Performing the administrative aspects of the preparation and submission of applications for grants and tenders.
• Identifying and disseminating information about research and funding opportunities through a range of communication channels.
• Communicating about research related matters with staff.
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the role as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.
• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion of a degree, or equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills, together with the ability to engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to apply analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent time management skills and demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and monitor workflows.
• Demonstrated well-developed computing skills in using office computer applications, including the Microsoft office suite, web pages and databases.
• Demonstrated experience in research administration.

For more information regarding the position, or to have a confidential discussion, please contact: Jikke Adema

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

Flinders University has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all new staff members to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to medical exemptions and limited exemptions.

Information for Applicants:

You are required to provide a suitability statement of no more than three pages, addressing the key capabilities of the position as outlined above. In addition, you are required to upload your CV.

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59pm:

07 Jun 2022