Graduate Research Officer

**Job no**: 0034372
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Faculty of Arts
**Department/School**:Academic Support Office (ASO)
**Salary**:UOM 5 - $79,961 - $91,844 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Join the dynamic Graduate Research Team in the Faculty of Arts and contribute to the planning and support of graduate research programs**:

- **Provide exceptional administrative support to graduate research students and supervisors**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**

The role requires highly developed interpersonal skills and strategies for dealing with a diverse range of stakeholders with different needs in a dynamic and complex environment. Exceptional planning and time-management skills and the ability to provide guidance to graduate researchers and academic staff based on relevant policy and procedures are also key requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Provide high-quality and timely advice and support to graduate researchers, academic staff and stakeholders in graduate research matters;
- Deliver a range of administrative tasks including managing various graduate research processes, responding to enquires, supporting committees, overseeing project administration and producing reports;
- Support a range of graduate research activities, including organising graduate research inductions, information sessions, enrichment activities, workshops and seminars, managing study spaces and coordinating research support funding schemes;
**Who We Are Looking For**
We’re looking for people who demonstrate well-developed problem-solving skills, sound judgement and display initiative. Someone who can work collaboratively across the team, faculty and university and can also manage and priorities tasks to ensure key responsibilities are met.

You will also have:

- A tertiary qualification or a mix of education and relevant experience.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders (e.g students, academics and inter-departments) and deliver high-quality customer services
- Well-developed problem-solving skills and judgement to analyse problems and provide appropriate solutions.
- Experience in providing committee support including minute taking, preparing papers and communications

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
- This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and _valid Working with Children Check_ to ensure the University provides a safe environment for everyone._

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

**Your New Team - Graduate Research Team in the Academic Support Office, Faculty of Arts**

The Academic Support Office (ASO) supports the development, delivery and quality assurance of teaching and learning activities. The ASO manages essential functions in the following key areas: selection, scholarships, undergraduate and graduate coursework and graduate research programs, student enrichment, work integrated learning (WIL), and eTeaching.

**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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