Senior Project Officer

The Opportunity

• Full-time (35 hours week), 12-month fixed term contract, possible extension
• Hybrid/Flexible working arrangements
• $113,926-$123,302 + 17% super

The Senior Project Officer will play a key role in supporting the delivery of UNSW’s strategy contributing to the development of simple, effective and trust-based systems, aligning and streamlining internal processes to allow researchers to focus on high-impact work.

This project role is hands-on rather than technical delivery. You’ll be responsible for planning, communications and documentation across a portfolio of concurrent initiatives (typically 10–20), ensuring stakeholders remain informed, aligned and on track. The role will proactively identify risks, overlaps and opportunities for greater efficiency across projects within a large, complex organisational environment.

You will work closely with a broad range of stakeholders to support project governance, maintain clear and consistent communications, and bring structure to complex and evolving initiatives. This includes preparing high-quality reports, briefings and presentations, and ensuring project documentation is accurate and up to date.

The role requires a confident, proactive approach, with the ability to ask questions and challenge where appropriate and bring clarity to ambiguity. You will be naturally curious and analytical, able to critically assess information and connect insights across multiple streams of work.

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. We are a large organisation with a diverse and highly talented community doing extraordinary work. We are driven to be thoughtful, practical and purposeful in all we do, and this collective approach is what gives our work impact. It is also why UNSW is consistently ranked among the world’s top 20 universities in the QS World University Rankings and is a proud member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you’re seeking a career where you can thrive, be challenged and contribute to meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to benefits including:

• 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Discounts and entitlements
• Affordable on-campus parking

Who you are

You can demonstrate your experience in project management including the project life cycle and development of project plans, objectives and documentation.

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced, and success working effectively and collaboratively on initiatives with a range of people at different levels within an organisation but also to work independently.

Strong capability in Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint is essential, as well as time management skills to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative.

You’ll also be able to demonstrate your commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines, as well as health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities.

To Apply:

Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application online before 11:55pm, Tuesday 28th May 2026. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOB@UNSW.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Contact:

Shiree Thomas, Talent Acquisition Partner e: shiree.thomas@unsw.edu.au

*Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.*

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

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