Vacancies

Senior Administration Officer

• Part time opportunity
• Newly created role in a newly established CSU Research Centre
• Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, including university staff, researchers, professionals, children, families, and international organisations

The role

• Part Time – 17.5 hours per week, Fixed Term (until December 2027)
• Level 6 - $44, 672 to $48,319 p.a. (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst

Apply now to join the Children’s Voices Centre (CVC) as the welcoming face of our team. As the Senior Administration Officer, you will emphasise inclusivity, diversity, social justice, equity, capacity building, innovation, and fun. You will work closely with the Centre Director, Associate Directors, and Research Manager to support the Centre’s activities and create opportunities for collaborative interdisciplinary research. Engage with internal and external researchers, stakeholders, and national and international organisations to implement research translation activities, professional development courses, and resource development.

This is your unique opportunity to be part of a vibrant and inclusive team dedicated to making a difference in research with children, for children and about children.  Your responsibilities will include: overseeing the Centre’s financial operations; providing high quality executive support to the Director and leadership team of the CVC; coordinating and overseeing the administration of governance requirements of CVC; providing high level administrative support for the establishment and monitoring of contracts. You will support research activities with children, families, communities, professionals and organisations. You will also enjoy working in a supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

If you are passionate about social justice, equity, and innovation, we would love to hear from you.

About you

• Proven experience in administrative and financial management, preferably in a higher education institution
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders including children
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting
• Display a commitment to inclusivity, diversity, and social justice

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Division of People and Culture here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a “statement of suitability” demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod | Director, Children’s Voices Centre | smcleod@csu.edu.au | Ph: (02) 6338 4463

Closing Date: 11 pm, 11 March 2025

Advertised: 25 Feb 2025 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 11 Mar 2025 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time