Deakin University
Senior Project Officer
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Business Operations and Strategy
Part-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.
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Why Deakin University
Deakin University aims to be a catalyst for positive change for the individuals and the communities it serves. This will be achieved by ensuring our teaching, research, partnerships and international programs are relevant, innovative and responsive. By pursuing these objectives, Deakin aspires to be recognised as Australia’s most progressive university.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the daily operations of the Deakin-led cohort study “Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study: Bumps, Babies, and Beyond”. The Senior Project Officer will be responsible for managing the current wave of data collection “Life at 15”, including participant recruitment, follow-up, and reimbursement; ethics modifications; participant engagement and communications; and participant tracing.
The Senior Project Officer will also work with the principal investigator, Associate Professor Delyse Hutchinson, and other investigators across several institutes as well as project staff and stakeholders to facilitate the successful running of this NHMRC-funded study.
This unique role requires a strong communicator who is able to manage multiple stakeholders and has the confidence to conduct themselves in a professional yet friendly manner. Experience working with longitudinal studies and/or with families in a research setting is desirable.
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
Research software, survey assistance and statistical advice is available to you.