Senior Academic Workload & Operations Officer

Menzies Research Institute; Launceston; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Tasmania is seeking a Senior Administration Officer to deliver high-level administrative and analytical support across the School’s activities. You will focus on workload allocation, using staff expertise, budget context and policy to inform planning and decision-making.

Based in Launceston or Hobart, this full-time role requires strong analytical and communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment while maintaining

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree/diploma in a relevant field with subsequent relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Well-developed analytical, verbal and written communication skills and the capacity to interpret and apply policy and institutional knowledge, prepare reports, keep accurate records and maintain confidentiality.
• Highly developed administration and organisational skills, with a demonstrated ability to work flexibly and to exercise initiative and judgement on work methods and task sequence in order to meet deadlines in a high-volume work environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support and advice to the School Workload Allocation Committee.
• Analyse academic workloads using relevant agreements, workload models, timetables and student load data to identify teaching gaps and workload imbalances and provide advice on staffing requirements across undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
• Support effective School operations across recruitment, work health and safety, space management, risk and procurement.
• Coordinate and collaborate with administrative staff to deliver effective operational support, including casual workload allocation, timesheet approvals, procurement, space management and contractor liaison.
• Analyse and report on key performance indicators, workload allocation and expenditure against budget.
• Work collaboratively with Health Operations and Support and School professional staff to improve systems, policies and procedures, contribute to projects and deliver School operational requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Administrative skills

Teamwork and collaboration

Office 365 (Teams/OneDrive)

Education

Degree or diploma in a relevant field

Tools

Office 365

Teams

OneDrive

Spreadsheet proficiency

Job description

The University of Tasmania is seeking a Senior Administration Officer to deliver high-level administrative and analytical support across the School’s activities. You will focus on workload allocation, using staff expertise, budget context and policy to inform planning and decision-making.

Based in Launceston or Hobart, this full-time role requires strong analytical and communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment while maintaining