Program Development Officer

**Job no**: 0058659
- **Location**: Parkville
- **Role type**: Full-time; Fixed-term for 12 months
- **Department**: Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
- **Salary**: UOM 7 - $102,338 - $110,780 p.a. plus 17% super
- Provide analytic and process development support across a broad range of business processes underpinning research platforms
- Amazing 12-month professional development opportunity
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment

**About the Role**
The Program Development Officer - Business Processes (PDO-BP) is part of the Research Infrastructure team within RIC that supports the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (DVCR) to deliver on the University’s ambitions for research and innovation, as articulated in Advancing Melbourne 2030.

This is a 12-month professional development opportunity, covering this currently vacant role in the research infrastructure team. As Program Development Officer you will primarily supports this portfolio through the provision of high-quality coordination, along with project and strategy development for the University’s state-of-the-art research infrastructure portfolio.

You will work to advance the implementation of the University’s collaborative research infrastructure strategy to improve the business processes that underpin the University’s research infrastructure and platform provisioning.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing high quality project administration/coordination to the portfolio of activities delivered by the RIC Research Infrastructure team
- Strategic analysis and development of business processes to improve the coordination and efficiency of Research Platform operations
- Assisting with annual space, budgeting and reporting processes

**Who we are looking for**
We’re looking for someone with demonstrated project management capability and high level attention to detail. You will have excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to liaise and work effectively with stakeholders at multiple levels.

You will also have:

- A tertiary degree in a technical discipline such as Science, Engineering, Biomedical with subsequent relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Experience in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of complex datasets and the subsequent presentation of findings and recommendations
- Ability to conceptualise complex project information, to work with and manage ambiguity and to identify and follow up issues

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your new team - Research, Innovation and Commercialisation**
Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) is the central facilitator of research funding in the University, taking advantage of the full diversity of research funding opportunities.

The Research Infrastructure team, part of the Office of Research Management within RIC, provides strategic and operational support to the research infrastructure ecosystem across the University including operational and development support for research platforms and support to strategically important, high value funding and commercial development opportunities across the University, to deliver high quality research outcomes for the University - this is done in close partnership with Chancellery (Research and Enterprise).

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

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