Senior Admin & Project Lead, Materials Science (Hybrid)

UNSW International; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 115,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

UNSW Kensington Campus invites applications for a Senior Admin and Project Officer in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. This full-time permanent hybrid role focuses on high-level project support, reporting, and stakeholder engagement to drive strategic initiatives and process improvements.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the School Manager and Head of School, delivering project plans, communications, and digital infrastructure to enhance operations and performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated administrative and project experience with understanding of project life cycle and planning.
• Higher education sector experience is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor delivery of School projects and initiatives to meet goals and administrative duties.
• Oversee project plans, schedules and planning processes as required.
• Support operational activities and identify areas for improvement and process transformation.
• Provide proactive project support to the project team and stakeholders such as School Executive Team.
• Develop and manage digital infrastructure and communications to support improvements.
• Monitor, track and report on status of project deliverables to ensure time, cost and quality targets.
• Assess and manage project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Develop and manage effective communications with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Automate

Adobe Enterprise Management

Copilot

Job description

UNSW Kensington Campus invites applications for a Senior Admin and Project Officer in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. This full-time permanent hybrid role focuses on high-level project support, reporting, and stakeholder engagement to drive strategic initiatives and process improvements.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the School Manager and Head of School, delivering project plans, communications, and digital infrastructure to enhance operations and performance.