Teaching and Academic Resource Officer

**Teaching and Academic Resource Officer**:
**Position Number**: 0034080
**Location**:**Parkville
**Role type**:**Full-time; Fixed-term for 9 months (parental leave)
**Faculty**:**Business and Economics
**Department/School**:**Strategy, Planning and Resources
**Salary**:**UOM 6 - $96,459 - $104,413 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Coordinate and provide support for the Department’s engagement activities and events, such as research seminar series and conferences.**
- **In collaboration with other team members, coordinate and administer all special and alternative exam timetabling requirements by liaising with academic staff in the Department, FBE ASO and Central Examinations and being able to make decisions in a timely manner to resolve issues.**
- **Coordinate resource allocation, including equipment and physical working space, for academics, visitors, executives-in-residence and PhD students.**

**About the Role**
This multifaceted position will see you collaborate closely with academic and professional staff to ensure the smooth planning, delivery, and review of vital administrative processes, from academic and students support to event coordination and exam logistics. With a focus on excellence and innovation, you’ll provide invaluable support across academic services, resource management, and engagement activities. As a trusted partner to our academic community, you’ll help shape an environment where teaching and research flourish, ensuring the department’s activities run like clockwork.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing Academic and Administrative Support: Managing resource allocation and ensuring efficient use of equipment, workspace, and administrative processes.
- Coordinating Event and Engagement Activities: Liaising between academic and professional staff. Handling communications, booking venues, and overseeing logistics to ensure successful event execution.
- Managing Examinations and Timetabling: Coordinating special and AEA exam timetabling and resolving student-related issues. Ensuring timely processing and uploading of special exam results.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You are highly organised and proactive individual with an innate ability to prioritise, multitask, and remain composed under pressure. Your exceptional interpersonal skills enable you to build and nurture strong relationships, fostering collaboration and mutual respect. With a keen eye for detail and a problem-solving mindset, you approach challenges with creativity and sound judgement, knowing when to take initiative and when to seek input. As a natural team player, you demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to creating a positive and supportive working environment, inspiring confidence and delivering excellence in all that you do.

You also have:

- A degree in a relevant field, complemented by pertinent professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Exceptional organisational abilities, with a proven capacity to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, perform effectively under pressure, and ensure tasks are completed to a high standard.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify challenges and develop proactive solutions to drive improvements in operational processes.

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 - Faculty of Business & Economics**
The Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne has been preparing students for exciting and challenging careers in industry since 1924. We have developed an outstanding reputation, locally and internationally, for the quality of our teaching and research. The Faculty has an active board of business leaders, government representatives and community leaders who contribute to the implementation of our vision.
Further information about joining the Faculty is available here.

**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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