"Project Officer: MinEx CRC (HEO 5)"

• Based in the Future Industries Institute at the Mawson Lakes Campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 3 August 2025
• Commencement Salary: $76,304 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role 

Reporting to Professor David Giles, Research Professor and John Ralston Chair of Minerals and Resources Engineering at the Future Industries Institute and Chief Scientific Officer of MinEx CRC, you are responsible for providing project and administrative coordination, communications and event management for the Mineral Exploration (MinEx) Collaborative Research Centre (CRC). 

Utilising your project management skills, you will monitor project milestones, financial positioning and provide advice and recommendations to keep projects on track and ensure outcomes are achieved. 

Working closely with the Communications Officer: MinEx CRC, you will implement the MinEx CRC communications and marketing plan, while maintaining and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  

About the Future Industries Institute 

Based within UniSA STEM, the Future Industries Institute brings together world-class strength in high-tech manufacturing, nanomedicine, minerals and resource engineering plus environmental science, with the end goal of building economic growth through innovative partnerships and translational research. The Institute builds on the significant capability, infrastructure and reputation of the University’s existing research strengths and substantial research infrastructure and supports state and national research priorities. 

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field with experience or demonstrated equivalent experience, knowledge and skills 
• High-level project coordination experience, including demonstrated ability to monitor multiple projects with a high degree of autonomy 
• Well-developed problem-solving skills relevant to project management experience 
• Demonstrated understanding of finance administration, including reconciliations 
• Highly developed oral and interpersonal communication skills, including demonstrated experience in working effectively with people in a research environment, at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation 

Benefits 

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
• Work life flexibility including working from home, family responsibility leave and individual flexibility agreements 
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 
• A variety of leave arrangements 

Culture 

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment. Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career 

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. Applicants are required to upload a resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria.

Please address your cover letter to Sara Heidrich, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6400.  

Applications close: 11:30pm Monday 2 September 2024