Academic Programs Coordinator

**Job no**: 0053160
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Faculty**:Science
**Department/School**:Science Secretariat
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $92,749- $100,397 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Work with academic leaders to enhance teaching excellence.**:

- **Drive new initiatives and support ongoing administrative functions.**:

- **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 Academic Programs Coordinator, reporting to the Manager, Curriculum and Teaching Support, plays a crucial role in collaborating with the Faculty's academic leadership and central services to drive projects and processes enhancing teaching and learning excellence.

With a focus on new initiatives, the role oversees the coordination of projects, programs, and events while supporting ongoing administrative functions.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Work collaboratively with academic leadership, colleagues and beyond the immediate work unit and central services to facilitate the development and delivery of faculty-wide programs and events.
- Work collaboratively across the wider Faculty Student and Academic Services team to support the student experience through integrated programs design.
- Contribute to the Faculty’s teaching and learning practices through championing successful technology solutions and identifying opportunities to enhance the Faculty’s capabilities and usage of technology.

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will possess highly developed organisational and planning skills, encompassing project and program planning, management, event organization, as well as communication planning, evaluation, and reporting. Additionally, you will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including proficient report writing skills, essential for effectively conveying ideas and findings.

You will also have:

- A relevant tertiary qualification, and experience within a student advising or administrative role, or an equivalent combination of relevant work experience, education and/or training.
- High-level interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise and work effectively with a range of people across all levels of the organisation and the capacity to initiate and build strong working relationships with academic and professional staff from across the University
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously but also as a member of a project team, working closely with stakeholders and initiating dialogues with system specialists

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 - “ The Faculty of Science “**

Science at the University of Melbourne is among the most highly ranked Faculties of Science in Australia*. Science is defined by its research excellence in the physical and life sciences and is at the forefront of research addressing major societal issues from climate change to disease. Our discoveries help build an understanding of the world around us.

We have over 150 years of experience in pioneering scientific thinking and analysis, leading to outstanding teaching and learning and offer a curriculum based on highly relevant research, which empowers our STEM students and graduates to understand and address complexities that impact real world issues and the challenges of tomorrow.

**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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