Academic Support Officer

Description:

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.
The School of Biomedical Sciences is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences. It was established on 1 January 2015 and comprises the Departments of Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, and Microbiology and Immunology.

Situated on the University’s Parkville Campus in a rich medical practice and research precinct the School has much to offer research and teaching staff alike.

The Academic Support Officer is part of the Academic Programs Team that has responsibility for the administrative support of the School undergraduate and graduate coursework, and research training programs.

The position is responsible for the administration and support of a portfolio of subjects and related activities in coordination with the Faculty Teaching and Learning Unit and University Services.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Provide administrative support to a portfolio of subjects in relation to assessment, special consideration, results and online learning management systems
• Respond to staff and student enquiries

You have a strong customer service focus with the ability to organise your workload with competing priorities, to meet deadlines while maintaining high quality and accurate work. You are open to new ideas and ways of working Your outstanding communication skills allow you to work collaboratively and flexibly within a team environment with changing demands.

Ideally, you will further have:

• An undergraduate tertiary qualification or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Excellent written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports, committee papers, agendas and minutes, correspondence and student manuals
• Strong verbal communication skills with a proven ability to listen, understand and respond appropriately
• Excellent computer skills including a good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (in particular Microsoft Excel) as well as the capacity to learn and use in-house administrative database systems