Facilities Officer

Position Details

• Fixed Term until mid-October 2026 | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $82,657 - $91,222 p.a.
• Location: Larrakia – Darwin
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Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT

At Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT, our aim is to be a hub for innovative health research, education, and workforce development across the Northern Territory. We engage with students, community, and stakeholders to provide critical programs, such as the Northern Territory Medical Program, Paramedicine, Rural Clinical School, and the University Department of Rural Health.

Our postgraduate education pathways (Remote Health Practice program), provides workforce development through Indigenous health and clinical skills training, and we have a community driven research program led by researchers committed to improving health outcomes. We work alongside Poche SA+NT focussing on Indigenous leadership capacity development and developing the Indigenous health workforce. All activities are driven by our values which focus on the long-term and short-term needs of the NT community.

About the Role

The Facilities Officer plays a key front-line role in supporting the daily operations of rural campuses and student accommodation across the Northern Territory. Working under general direction, the position ensures a positive and welcoming experience for students, staff and visitors by overseeing facility services, coordinating maintenance activities, supporting WHS processes, and managing accommodation workflows. This role is hands-on, customer-focused and integral to maintaining safe, functional and engaging regional campus environments.

• Coordinating day‑to‑day operations across regional campuses, including student accommodation tasks, inspections, changeovers and occupancy monitoring.
• Supporting the management of contractors and maintenance activities, including scheduled works, reactive repairs and building services.
• Delivering front-of-house support, WHS orientation, and security/access coordination for staff, students, contractors and visitors.
• Managing inventories, purchasing supplies, coding invoices, and coordinating fleet vehicle servicing and bookings.

Through being student‑centred and committed to excellence, this role directly enhances the campus experience and supports the University’s mission to change 10 million lives by 2035.

About You

You are an organised, proactive and collaborative professional who thrives in a dynamic, customer‑focused environment. Confident in managing competing priorities, you bring strong communication skills, sound administrative capability and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Your commitment to high‑quality service, attention to detail and understanding of rural and remote contexts enables you to support safe, well‑maintained and welcoming campus environments.

• Well‑developed administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to exercise informed judgement and manage conflicting priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the capacity to prepare clear reports and professional correspondence
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively within a team and engage with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Sound knowledge of administrative systems, software and organisational procedures, with the ability to interpret and apply policies within a complex environment

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• 6 weeks annual leave