Senior School Officer

• $84,470 to $93,865 pa (HEW 5)
• Fixed term with potential for extension, Full time, Joondalup Campus
• Open to candidates with relevant working rights

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

JOONDALUP CAMPUS

$84,470 to $93,865 pa PLUS 17% SUPERANNUATION

FIXED TERM, FULL TIME

Edith Cowan University

Are you ready to belong to a dynamic community where courage, creativity, and optimism are essential elements of our DNA? At ECU we’re inspired by the incredible achievements of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament and a lifelong champion of education. Empowered by her legacy, we’re united in our vision to lead the sector in educational experience and expand our impact through world-class research.

Embrace an opportunity to become part of something extraordinary.The School of Education

The School of Education is one of the largest providers of Initial Teacher Education in Australia, with over 5,000 students and 140 employees. We take pride in our purpose: "transforming lives through education," which is pursued through our vision: "to lead in inspiring educational practice and impactful research that positively contributes to students, schools, and communities worldwide."

We recognise that our people are the key to our success and at the centre of everything we do. We have a supportive culture and high levels of staff satisfaction and we invite you to join our team and contribute to making ECU a great place to work.About the Opportunity

The role will focus on creating and maintaining solutions to support a broad range of processes contributing to the daily functioning of the School. There will be a particular focus on providing support for administering the School’s human resources/staffing contracts, financial processes, project-based tasks and event planning, other general administrative work, SharePoint, executive diary management, and coordinating committee meetings including minute-taking. When problems arise, you will be expected to generate solutions in consultation with academic staff, your leader, and senior colleagues and implement them successfully. The position operates in a changing environment and therefore requires agility to respond to such change.About you

You will be a self-motivated, solutions-focused individual who thrives in a busy and complex environment and enjoys working collaboratively. You will have experience and expertise in a client-focused approach, be organised, and can provide high-level administration including the coordination of complex processes whether in higher education or another industry.

You will work in a supportive environment as a member of the School’s Operations Team, reporting to the Team Leader Operations. On a day-to-day basis you will work closely with academic and professional colleagues in the School. You will often interact with other schools, central university services and key external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Required

• Advanced level skills in the use of Microsoft Office suite of products to create elegant data management solutions.
• Confidence and self-direction in learning new and evolving technologies.
• Attention to both precise detail and the bigger picture of data management requirements and the needs of the end user.
• The ability to use initiative to identify problems, think creatively about their resolution and create solutions, knowing when to escalate problems to their manager for assistance.
• Independence in working on directed goals and tasks and managing competing priorities and
• Customer-focused with the ability to work collaboratively in support of academic and professional colleagues and external stakeholders, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience in an extremely fast-paced environment in higher education.

Benefits of working at ECU

At ECU we’re committed to fostering a positive employment experience and believe this is fundamental to the success and satisfaction of our employees. Growth and development matter here, because we recognise people are at the centre of everything we do. Our thriving work culture is guided by the ECU values and complemented by a range of employee benefits; visit our website to read about flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlements, our commitment to Wellbeing, exclusive corporate discounts and industry-leading superannuation.Contact

Please contact Narelle Harvey, Team Leader Operations on 63049861 or n.harvey@ecu.edu.au for more information.Application Process

Please upload an up-to-date resume summarising your experience and achievements, along with a brief covering letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the selection criteria.Advert Closure

Applications close Tuesday, 3 March 2026 at 11:30pm AWST.

ECU reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date, and encourage applicants to submit their applications early.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RELEVANT WORKING RIGHTS TO FILL THIS POSITION.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace with specific strategies and initiatives in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age and faith. For more information on our commitment to equity and diversity, please visit our Inclusive Workplace website.

At ECU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively encourage people with disability to apply to ECU. To discuss how we can support adjustment requirements, please contact the person listed above.

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