Events and Project Officer

University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking an Events and Project Officer to provide project coordination and operational support across two teams within Sydney Future Students. You will plan and deliver on-campus and off-site engagement initiatives and events aligned with participation strategies.

You will report to the Events Manager and collaborate with Outreach and Access and Engagement and Partnerships to coordinate a wide range of projects. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Cultural competence and understanding of under-represented cohorts.
• Experience coordinating events and engagement activities tailored to specific audiences and cohorts.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills to build relationships with suppliers, schools, students and university staff.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, take initiative and resolve operational matters.
• Experience with project coordination, understanding lifecycle, documentation and methodologies, with an interest in process improvement and student experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation and delivery of on-campus and off-site engagement initiatives and events.
• Support recruitment activities for under-represented cohorts, including low SES, rural and remote, and Indigenous students.
• Collaborate with Outreach and Access and Engagement and Partnerships to ensure timely delivery of projects.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Cultural competence

Events coordination

Stakeholder management

Independent & collaborative work

Process improvement

Job description

We are in a period of exciting development and transformation within our Domestic Recruitment and Access team, part of Sydney Future Students, as we aim to maximise our school engagement activities across both widening participation and recruitment functions.

Events and Project Officer

In this context, we have an excellent opportunity for a Events and Project Officer to provide project coordination and operational support across two teams. Utilising your planning, project management and stakeholder engagement skills, you will coordinate the implementation and delivery of on-campus and off-site engagement initiatives and events that contribute to the University's strategy to increase participation in higher education.

Reporting to the Events Manager, you will work collaboratively with Outreach and Access and Engagement and Partnerships to coordinate a wide range of projects and initiatives, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and within agreed timeframes. The Events and Project Officer will also support recruitment activities for under-represented cohorts, including low SES, rural and remote, and Indigenous students.

About you

• demonstrated organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver activities within agreed timeframes in a fast-paced environment
• demonstrated cultural competence and an understanding of the experiences and needs of under-represented cohorts
• experience coordinating events and engagement activities, with the ability to tailor activities to specific audiences and cohorts
• well-developed interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, business partners, schools, students and University staff
• demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, take initiative, exercise sound judgement and resolve operational matters as they arise
• experience with project coordination, including an understanding of the project lifecycle, project documentation, standards and methodologies, with an interest in process improvement and delivering an excellent student experience

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.