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Administration and Communication Coordinator

Employer
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Location
Adelaide, Australia
Salary
$80,405 - $88,737 p.a. pro rata + 17% superannuation
Closing date
11 Feb 2025
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Position Details

  • 2 Year Contract | Part-Time at 0.6FTE
  • Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $80,405 - $88,737 p.a. pro rata + 17% superannuation
  • Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

The Administration and Communication Coordinator will play a key role in supporting the success of the Discipline of Trauma and Injury, which conducts research aimed at understanding the nature, causes, and effects of human injury. This research is crucial for developing injury prevention strategies and support initiatives. With strong industry and consumer engagement, the Discipline works with diverse data sources, ranging from clinical epidemiological repositories to community co-design efforts for injury prevention programs. Our team brings specialised expertise in Indigenous research methodologies, consumer engagement, co-design, epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health, enabling us to address a wide array of challenges related to trauma and injury.

In this role, the Administration and Communication Coordinator will be primarily responsible for managing the office’s administrative functions and communication processes. Additionally, the Coordinator will provide executive support to the Discipline Lead, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and effective coordination within the team.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this job.

About You

To be successful in this role you will exhibit:

  • A tertiary qualification in business, administration or other relevant qualifications; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training
  • High-level organisational skills and proven ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines
  • Proven experience with complex diary management and high attention to detail
  • Demonstrated experience working with a high degree of confidentiality and integrity, and the ability to work flexible hours, as required
  • Proven ability to take the initiative and anticipate and respond to business requirements
  • Well-developed level of computer literacy with excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications, particularly, Outlook, Teams, Word and PowerPoint as well as CanvaPro.

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 servicesgym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

About the College of Medicine and Public Health

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.

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.
  • It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Vulnerable People registration which is satisfactory to the University.

How to Apply and Information

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

11 Feb 2025

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.

Flinders. Fearless.

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