SEAM Centre Manager

• School of Engineering
• Full time, 12-months fixed term position, Hawthorn. Part-time options may be considered.
• HEW Level 7 salary plus 17% superannuation

About the Job
Swinburne University of Technology is the Administrative Organisation to the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM). SEAM was funded for five years in partnership with other universities, research organisations and industry partners with the aim of training early career researchers in an industrial context.

As the SEAM Centre Manger, you will provide key administrative support to enable SEAM to achieve the goals and outcomes as articulated in the Centre proposal. You will coordinate the administrative, operational, financial, logistical and strategic activities of the Centre, across Swinburne University, University of South Australia and RMIT University. 

This position is responsible for the SEAM operational activities, such as financial monitoring, governance maintenance and reporting, website maintenance, project management, marketing and communications, and events. You will liaise regularly with staff from Swinburne Research, Research Finance, Human Resources Offices and with staff across RMIT University and University of South Australia.

About you 
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Demonstrated experience in the administration of complex research projects/programs with proven ability to ensure effective completion of tasks within deadlines.
• Demonstrated budget administration skills and experience, including the ability to monitor complex budgets, and understand and interpret financial reports.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster effective working relationships, build and maintain effective networks and work effectively with stakeholders both internal and external.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively write and communicate using clear and concise language in varied forms (emails, documents, reports etc.)
• Demonstrated community and staff engagement skills including the ability to encourage a collaborative work environment and an orientation towards achievement of goals.

Qualifications

• Completion of a relevant tertiary qualification with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

To Apply 

Please submit your

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Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]  

Applications Close: Monday, 31 October 2022 at 5pm. 

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance. 

Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact [email protected]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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