Fantastic opportunity to provide exceptional administration support
Full-Time, continuing position
Competitive salary on offer + 17% super + great employee benefits

**Our Organisation

RMIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise. Our mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation, teaching and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for our students, getting them ready for life and work.

The College of Design and Social Context encompasses RMIT University’s renowned art, architecture, design, built environment, communication, and social science disciplines. The college has 24,500 students and over 1,000 staff located in 8 schools.

the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies is one of RMIT’s largest schools. The School’s vision is to contribute to a just and sustainable world, and to deliver education, training and research in four areas of focus:

Criminology, legal and justice studies
Global studies, languages, translating and interpreting
Social work, youth work, community services and social policy
Sustainability and urban planning

The Role and Your Responsibilities

The Academic Services Coordinator is responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of academic and student administrative support and advice to staff and students across the School’s disciplines. The main function of the role is to coordinate tasks and administrative staff, in collaboration with the Team Leader, Academic Services. In addition, the role is responsible for handling more complex processes and tasks within the team.

Skills & Experience Required

To be successful in this role, you will have proven experience providing a high level of timely and accurate administration services to various stakeholders, such as staff, students and committees. Exposure leading and mentoring other administration staff within a collaborative and dynamic team is essential to this position. This role will contribute to continuous improvement by undertaking project work aimed at increasing operational efficiency and excellent staff and student service.

You will have the ability to engage and build relationships with all levels of stakeholders, have excellent organisational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks within conflicting deadlines. You will have a high level of computer literacy including the ability to coach and train others in new systems and processes. In addition, you will have a high proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word and Excel) and exposure to IT databases.

Previous experience working within a tertiary education setting with exposure to academic administration services, policies and procedures, is advantageous.

Qualifications

You will have:

Relevant undergraduate degree, and/or
Significant practical experience in an administrative or coordination role

Please note that this role will require satisfactory confirmation of a Working with Children Check.

To Apply

For further information please contact Anna King, Manager, Academic Services on +61 3 9925 3153. To view a position description please see below.

Download File PD - Academic Services Coordinator.doc

Applications close on Monday 28 January 2019.

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.**