Senior Project Officer

uq; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 97,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave 26 weeks

17% super

Leave loading 17.5%

Hybrid work options

Health programs

Study for Staff program

On-campus childcare

Parking

Salary packaging

Job summary

The Senior Project Officer role at University of Queensland, UQ Business School in St Lucia, Brisbane, is a full-time fixed-term position up to 12 months. You will provide project management advice and coordination across the Indigenous Business Hub and Strategic Projects, turning ideas into planned initiatives and outcomes.

Requires a tertiary qualification in business (or related field) and project management accreditation, with strong organisational, communication and cultural capabilities

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business or a relevant discipline.
• Project management accreditation or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience providing project management support within complex environments.
• Strong organisational and administrative capabilities with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated cultural capability and relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to prepare reports and stakeholder materials.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management advice and support for strategic projects.
• Plan and deliver Indigenous Business Hub activities, including events and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate research grant submissions with stakeholders.
• Contribute to business cases and project plans with budgets and milestones.
• Develop project documentation, data, reports and communications.
• Support reporting for Strategic Directions and accreditation requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Cultural capability

Negotiation skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in business or relevant discipline

Project management accreditation

Job description

Senior Project Officer

Full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 12 months

Base salary will be in the range $97,269 to $104,349 + 17% super (HEW Level 6)

Based at our St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity

Join the UQ Business School as a Senior Project Officer and help deliver purposeful projects that strengthen the School's Indigenous Business Hub, Strategic Directions and accreditation activities. Working within a small, collaborative and high-performing team, you will provide project management advice and coordination across a diverse portfolio, build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities and project partners, and work closely with internal stakeholders to translate ideas into well-planned initiatives and meaningful outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Provide project management advice and support for strategic projects aligned with the Indigenous Business Hub and the Strategic Projects team.
• Support the planning and delivery of annual Indigenous Business Hub activities, including events, logistics, stakeholder engagement, data collation and project communications.
• Coordinate research grant submissions with relevant stakeholders, ensuring activities align with UQ policies and procedures.
• Contribute to business cases and project plans that incorporate budgets, risk assessments, task allocation, resource coordination, schedules and clear delivery milestones.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, data collections, reports, presentations and communication materials that monitor progress and share project outcomes.
• Support reporting for the School's Strategic Directions and accreditation requirements, working collaboratively with the Manager, Strategic Projects and internal teams.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in business or a relevant discipline, project management accreditation, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing project management support within a complex, multifaceted work environment.
• Strong organisational and administrative capabilities, with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate multiple projects and activities.
• Demonstrated cultural capability and experience building respectful, reciprocal relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations.
• Experience working in partnership with Indigenous stakeholders, together with lived experience and/or cultural knowledge, would be highly regarded.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing and interpreting project plans, reports, flowcharts, presentations, schedules and stakeholder materials.
• Strong interpersonal, consultation and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively with community partners and stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with an adaptable, innovative and solutions-focused approach.
• Knowledge of strategic planning and performance review processes in the tertiary education sector would be highly regarded.

About UQ

UQ is committed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' learning, discovery and engagement, and to playing a leading role in reconciliation in Australia. Guided by the University's Strategic Plan, Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy, we work in partnership with communities to embed reconciliation across our operations.

As part of the UQ community, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.

Benefits

• Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave
• 17% super
• 17.5% leave loading
• flexible and hybrid working options
• health and wellbeing programs
• a heavily discounted Study for Staff program
• on‑campus childcare
• affordable parking
• salary packaging

Other Information

Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply.