Academic Programs Assistant

**Role type**:Fixed-Term for 8 Months
**Faculty**:Melbourne Law School
**Salary**:UOM 4 - $78,824 to $83,655 p.a. plus 17% super
- Be part of a dynamic, service-oriented team at one of Australia’s leading law schools, where your contributions will directly enhance the academic experience of students and staff alike.
- Play a vital role in supporting the effective delivery of assessment and timetabling activities within the Melbourne Law School’s Academic Support Office, contributing to the smooth coordination of teaching and learning operations across undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Enjoy a fantastic benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

**The University of Melbourne**
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**Your next career opportunity**
As the Academic Programs Assistant within the Academic Support Office at Melbourne Law School, you will play a vital role in supporting the effective delivery of key teaching and learning operations. Working as part of the Program Delivery team, you will contribute to the administration of assessment and timetabling processes across undergraduate and graduate coursework programs, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely service delivery in a dynamic academic environment.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Administering assessments and results processes by collating and uploading marks, supporting the distribution and return of assessment materials, maintaining relevant records in university systems, and ensuring timely responses to staff and student enquiries.
- Supporting timetabling activities by entering and updating data in university scheduling systems, monitoring enrolments, assisting with class registration, and ensuring the appropriate allocation of teaching spaces.
- Contributing to key academic events and operations by assisting with planning and delivery of major faculty events such as Orientation and Open Day, and undertaking other duties as required to support the broader Teaching and Learning team.
- Ensuring compliance and upholding quality standards by adhering to University policies, statutory obligations, and risk management frameworks, including responsibilities related to occupational health and safety.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are a dependable and meticulous individual who brings clarity, initiative, and a solutions-focused mindset to a dynamic academic environment. With a collaborative spirit and strong interpersonal skills, you build positive relationships with colleagues, academic staff, and students alike. Calm under pressure and highly organised, you are adept at managing competing priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. Your ability to communicate with confidence, adapt to changing needs, and work both independently and as part of a supportive team will be essential to your success in this role.

**You will also**:

- Hold a diploma-level qualification with relevant administrative experience, or a Certificate IV combined with practical work experience.
- Possess well-developed written and verbal communication skills, along with excellent attention to detail and sound organisational capabilities.
- Bring proven experience in delivering administrative support with mínimal supervision, exercising initiative and anticipating operational needs.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

**Your new team - Melbourne Law School**
Melbourne Law School is Australia's first all-graduate law faculty. Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to teach law, and awarded this country's first law degrees. The Law School is now fully graduate with its Juris Doctor for admission to practice recognised as a high level qualification in Australia and beyond. Coupled with the unrivalled excellence of the Melbourne Law Masters and its excellent Research Higher Degree programs, the Law School offers a unique opportunity for the integration of scholarship and teaching.

Its faculty is a vibrant community of creative scholars, committed to a highly collegial, research-intensive institutional life. The Law School has particular strengths in comparative analysis. It aims to integrate teaching with research and engagement activi