Research Coordinator

**Job no**: 0056945
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Part-time or Full-time (0.8-1.0FTE): Fixed-term for 3 years
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $89,182 - $96,536 p.a. plus 17% super

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About - The Melbourne School of Population and Global Health**
Approximately 300 academic and professional staff work across the School and its partner agencies. The School’s total budget is in excess of $50m. There are approximately 120 higher degree research students (predominantly PhD).

**About the Role**
This is an exciting opportunity to provide administrative and managerial support to the BeST BOWEL Cancer Screening project, funded by an NHMRC Synergy Grant. You will join a team of academics who will develop and test interventions to increase uptake of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The project being led by Professor Mark Jenkins is located within the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Responsibilities include:

- Organize and facilitate meetings, include diary booking, agenda setting and distribution, collating minutes and action points, and following up on delivery of action points.
- Assist with project coordination: creating tasks and deadlines under supervision, assisting with staff and stakeholder coordination to ensure deliverables are met.
- Organize and deploy IT solutions to project management, and prepare and monitor budgets for projects.
- Process financial transactions including purchasing card coding, supplier payments, purchase orders, reimbursement of general and travel expenses.
- Secretariat functions for meetings and conferences including scheduling, venue & catering booking, coordination and registration of participants and minute taking.

**About You**
You have the demonstrated ability to work as a member of a research team and interact in a courteous and effective manner with academic, administrative and support staff and have strong organisational skills and initiative in problem solving.
You possess the ability to communicate well, effectively, and in a friendly manner with people from a very diverse range of backgrounds and the ability to plan and organise, showing excellent time management skills and strong attention to detail with limited supervision.

You will also have:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field, with subsequent relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training
- Previous experience in a broad range of administrative duties including booking travel, processing financial transactions (coding purchasing cards), managing accurate records, coordinating meetings, and providing committee support such as drafting agendas, minutes and facilitating the follow-up of action items.
- Demonstrated experience in administering and working on complex research programs, including program reporting for national and international funding bodies, project management (e.g. using Project management software).
- A high degree of proficiency in a range of software packages including the Microsoft Office suite - and Teams, SharePoint and other IT supports for project management and coordination

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

**Be Yourself**
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim