The University of Sydney Business School 
Dean’s Unit
Reference no. 2493/1217 

• Great role working on interesting and varied projects across the Business School
• Located at our Camperdown Campus
• Full-time, fixed term for 10 months, salary: $90,160K to $98,225p.a. plus leave loading and super

About the opportunity 

The Senior Project Officer is responsible for providing project management support to multiple work streams within a multi-faceted program of work, including establishing project teams, developing and implementing project plans, managing project financials and preparing status reports in line with broader project governance requirements. The incumbent will manage multiple work-stream stakeholders and communications, ensuring effective collaboration and team work with other project teams and stakeholders across the University.

In this position, you will:

• provide support and project management advice during project organisation and establishment
• manage the development and implementation of multiple work stream project plans
• implement project governance and reporting procedures to monitor project delivery
• build relationships and manage communication with each project’s various stakeholders.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Senior Project Officer (Strategic Implementation) who possesses: 

• tertiary qualifications and/or relevant work experience, preferably in project management and administration
• experience project managing multiple work streams, or working in large complex projects and ability to work according to strict deadlines and manage various demands
• experience managing a diverse group of key internal/external stakeholders on large or complex projects
• numeracy skills together with experience in controlling income/expenditure for reconciliation/budget tracking, and managing invoice payments and purchases for a project
• strong communication, analysis, planning and organisational skills.

There will be a number of projects working with the University wide finance and IT units, so the ability to work on these type of projects (e.g. disaster recovery replacing computers and piloting of Office 360) would be highly regarded and we are interested to hear about this aspect in your application.

About us

The University of Sydney Business School has a global reputation for excellence in dynamic, industry-connected teaching, learning and research.  The Business School is large by international standards, with 445 (FTE) highly qualified staff and 7,605 (EFTSL) students from diverse backgrounds enrolled in a comprehensive suite of undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research programs including the MBA and the Global Executive MBA.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ more than 6,000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.   

How to apply

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11.30pm, 19 March 2018 (Sydney time)

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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