UNSW
Project Officer
To improve lives globally, through innovative research, transformative education and a commitment to a just society.
Business Operations and Strategy
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Junior · A role for someone with some basic skills, good motivation and ability to learn. Typically 1-2 years of experience is required.
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Why UNSW
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities. It is ranked 19th in the world (joint 2nd in Australia) in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.
About the role
The Project Officer role sits within the Provost Office and plays a key role in providing high level project support. This role encompasses essential responsibilities such as managing Academic Calendar deliverables, reporting on budget management, facilitating communication with key stakeholders, overseeing compliance activities, coordinating events, managing SharePoint resources and handling procurement tasks.
The Project Officer reports to the Program Director, Academic Calendar and has no direct reports.
What you'll be responsible for
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Project Initiation
Manage people, materials, and budget to ensure they are efficient and effective in achieving the project objectives
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Project Coordination
Coordinate people and processes to ensure the effective and timely running of a project
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Program and Project Risk Management
Identify, assess, and manage risks that may impact the program or project's success
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Prioritization
Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions
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Verbal communication
Speaks clearly to convey information effectively to a target audience
Meet the team
