Graduate Research Support Officer, the University of Melbourne. Parkville, Melbourne VIC. Student Services, Other (Education & Training). Part time. UOM 5: $83,159-$95,518 p.a. plus 17% super. Job no.: 0064446. Location: Parkville. Role type: part-time (0.5 FTE); continuing. Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning. Salary: UOM 5: $83,159–$95,518 p.a. plus 17% super.

Provide administrative support for graduate research processes and enquiries in the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning. Play a key role in enhancing the graduate research experience through efficient coordination and communication. Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role: The Graduate Research Support Officer supports graduate research administration within the Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning. Reporting to the Coordinator, Graduate Research, the role encompasses a range of responsibilities, including processing candidature variations, assisting with pre-admission and selection processes, handling communications and enquiries, coordinating logistical matters,, and contributing to a positive and productive work environment.

Your responsibilities will include processing graduate research candidature variations, such as leave requests and study-away applications, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies. Supporting pre-admission and selection processes by compiling applications and assisting with pre-assessments. Responding to enquiries from prospective and current graduate research candidates and supervisors, providing accurate and timely information. Assisting with the delivery of graduate research development activities, including seminars and workshops. Maintaining effective records and maintaining current knowledge of key processes.

Who We Are Looking For You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage consultative relationships with key stakeholders. Your strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and capacity to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines will enable you to work efficiently as part of a dynamic team.

You will also have a tertiary degree with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience. Demonstrated ability to provide accurate and timely advice on graduate research candidature and admissions to staff and students. High-level computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and database applications, with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and tools. Experience using enterprise systems at the University of Melbourne, including the Graduate Research candidature management system. For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD. This role requires that the successful candidate undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guaranteeing a secure environment for all individuals at the university. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia. Your New Team: The Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning. The Faculty of Architecture, Building, and Planning is the leading educational and research institution in the Asia-Pacific region addressing the design and realisation of inhabited environments. It actively seeks to extend the linkages between education, research, and practice in the built environment and maintains excellent and extensive relationships with members of the built environment professions, government, professional associations, and the wider community.

The faculty has over 200 staff and 3000 students, one third of whom are international. It is responsible for the undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree and offers majors in architecture, landscape architecture, property, construction, and urban planning. The Faculty’s graduate school, the Melbourne School of Design (MSD), teaches accredited masters courses across the professional disciplines of architecture, construction management, landscape architecture, property, urban design, and urban planning.

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