Position Details

• Continuing | Part-Time at 0.5FTE
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 pro-rata
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country  
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About the Role

Flinders University is seeking a dynamic and driven individual to join the Academic Quality and Enhancement team as a Curriculum Services Officer!

In this fundamental role, you will work in the Curriculum Management team and support the creation and management of the Universities curriculum data. As the Curriculum Services Officer, you will ensure that curriculum changes are high-quality, timely, and student focused.

You will also be responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining curriculum data in the Curriculum Management System and Student Management System in accordance with university policies and procedures.
• Providing course and topic data reports to support the Internal Course Accreditation process.
• Identifying and compiling relevant data to enable effective delivery of Curriculum Management projects.

About You

You will have excellent and experienced written and verbal communication skills, which allows you to clearly communicate trends in data and create reports. Your organisation and informed problem-solving skills will be the key to your success as you demonstrate your ability to exercise judgment to establish priorities and meet critical deadlines.

As the Curriculum Services Officer, you will also demonstrate:

• Experience in using Curriculum Management System (or similar) to maintain and report data.
• Attention to detail and the ability to process large amounts of data accurately.
• Familiarity with relevant higher education legislative requirements, standards and trends.
• Demonstrated effective to well-developed written and oral communications skills including the ability to clearly communicate trends in data and create reports.

About the Office of Academic Quality and Enhancement, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students) Portfolio

The Office of Academic Quality and Enhancement was formed in 2023 and is led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality and Enhancement). In addition to Curriculum Services the Office is also responsible for Student Policy and Integrity Services, Quality and Enhancement and Academic Quality, Compliance and Risk functions. The Curriculum Services team is a newly established team within the Office of Academic Quality and Enhancement.

The Office of Academic Quality and Enhancement is within the Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students). This Portfolio provides support to key strategic and operational functions of the University’s student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team support Portfolio leadership and facilitate dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders’ educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

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, why work at Flinders?

• 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 health care services, gym and childcare centre (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.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to contact Emma MacKenzie.
• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 8 December 2024

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

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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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

08 Dec 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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